Reviving Ophelia

Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, Ph.D

Chapters 1 - 3.

1. When Piper states “Something dramatic happens to girls in early adolescence”, what does she mean? Give examples.

2. Identify three factors that make girls vulnerable.

3. How to girls sometimes react to rape?

4. Briefly describe how adolescence affects young girls in the following areas:

Physical (Selves)

Emotional

Thinking

Academic

Social Arena with family

Social Arena with peers

Spirituality

Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, Ph.D.

Chapter 4

Identify specific challenges facing parents when the adolescent is:

ADOPTED (Franchesca)

HAS EXPERIENCED A MAJOR ILLNESS (Lucy)

COMES FROM A MINORITY FAMILY WITH DIFFERENT VALUES (Leah)

COMES FROM A CONSERVATIVE FAMILY (Jody)

COMES FROM A PERMISSIVE FAMILY (Abby and Elizabeth)

COMES FROM A LASISSEZ-FAIRE APPROACH (Rosemary)

Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, Ph.D.

Chapter 5

What problems complicate the mother-daughter relationship in adolescence? What advice can be given to mothers?

Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, Ph.D

Chapter 6
What problems complicate the father-daughter relationship during adolescence? What advice can be given to fathers?

Chapter 7
What are the effects of divorce on an adolescent?

Reviving Ophelia by Mary Pipher, Ph.D

Chapter 8.

1. Identify the symptoms of depression which are often exhibited in teenage girls.

2. Define the following:

“grieving for the lost self”

“failure to thrive”

3. Describe what happens when girls experience the pain of depression.