Sophie was brought to the women’s health clinic by her mother to have her first gynecological exam and to explore options for birth control. Sophie was nearing the end of her freshman year of high school and reports that she has a boyfriend. Sophie’s mother expressed concerns that her daughter may be sexually active because all she seems to care about is spending time with her boyfriend and never wants to be at home. Also, the mother reported that Sophie used to enjoy doing all the things her mother enjoyed like shopping, watching “chick-flicks,” and other “girly things,” but over the past year Sophie seems to have turned into a different person. “All she wants to do now is play video games, talk on the phone with her friends, and spend time with her boyfriend. It’s like I hardly even exist anymore.” Sophie insisted that her mother leave the room when it came time to perform her well-woman examination. As soon as her mother left the room, Sophie told the doctor that she was not sexually active and didn’t see the point of going on birth control. She said she was embarrassed that her mom even suggested that she get on the pill because she was committed to abstinence until marriage. Sophie said, “My mom can’t deal with me growing up, that’s all. If my boyfriend wanted to have sex with me right now, he wouldn’t be my boyfriend anymore. I like my friends and they’re not nearly as dramatic as my mom has been.” Then she added, “My mom and dad have always been there for me. As far back as I can remember, they talked to me about how to make good decisions, pick good friends, how to treat people, and how to do the right thing. Now that it’s time for me to do those things on my own, my mom is freaking out. I know if I make a mistake, they’ll help me out. I know she loves me but sometimes it’s like she doesn’t even know who I am.” Sophie’s exam was unremarkable, and her mother was called back into the room to discuss Sophie’s concerns and whether or not birth control would be prescribed.
Sophie’s statement regarding the support, guidance, and love experienced to this point of her life suggests that:
Group of answer choices
establishing love relationships will be relatively easy.
her self-concept is inflated.
her self-system is well developed.
she relies on her friends and boyfriend to make decisions for her.
