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1
According to “Trashing Teens,” the worst part of the current way in which teens are treated is the:
A)double standard of the juvenile-justice system.
B)high divorce rate among married teens.
C)adversarial relationship between parents and teens.
D)waste of a capable labor force.
2
As reported in “Trashing Teens,” American psychologist G. Stanley Hall’s contention about adolescence was:
A)that the whole concept runs contrary to evolution.
B)demographically demonstrable.
C)that adolescents should be part of the work force.
D)wrong.
3
As noted in “Trashing Teens,” the system of conferring rights on young people (advocated by the author) is based on competency tests.
A)True
B)False
4
As reported in “Profile in Caring,” Steve Culbertson of Youth Service America contends that young people involved in community service are more likely than others to do all of the following except:
A)graduate from high school.
B)get good grades.
C)go to college.
D)use drugs.
5
As noted in “Profile in Caring,” Kaleigh Gerlich’s volunteer work:
A)is in the same field as her future vocational plans.
B)helps her relate to people of all ages.
C)was required by her school.
D)involves building homes for those affected by disasters.
6
As observed in “Profile in Caring,” a recent study found that volunteering leads to better mental health.
A)True
B)False
7
According to “A Peaceful Adolescence,” the roots of misconceptions about teenagers go back to:
A)Sigmund Freud.
B)psychologists who were primarily looking for explanations of why things went wrong.
C)the 1960s, when youthful rebellion was a national phenomenon.
D)a psychological study using only 70 subjects.
8
Amanda Hund, the student profiled in “A Peaceful Adolescence,” meets with her doctor father weekly for:
A)horseback riding.
B)kidney dialysis.
C)breakfast.
D)family counseling.
9
As given in “A Peaceful Adolescence,” one way peers can help each other is demonstrated by the teen girls who agree that they will not drink out of open cans at parties because they do not know what could be in them.
A)True
B)False
10
As related in “Something to Talk About,” the majority of online teens:
A)maintain a blog.
B)post videos online.
C)never post comments about photos.
D)have a profile on a social networking site.
11
As explained in “Something to Talk About,” Facebook is a site that focuses on:
A)information synthesis.
B)mutual support and accountability.
C)social networking.
D)competition.
12
As pointed out in “Something to Talk About,” girls have always demonstrated a more aggressive adopting of online messaging than boys.
A)True
B)False
13
The two main issues identified in “Youth Participation” as stemming from putting just one or a few young people into an organization are tokenism and:
A)irrelevance.
B)exclusivity.
C)marginalization.
D)infantilization.
14
As noted in “Youth Participation,” adults in favor of adult-controlled policies tend to see youth as either problems to be fixed or:
A)students who should focus on academics.
B)masses of uncontrollable hormones.
C)future leaders not yet ready to make policy decisions.
D)dependents to be taken care of.
15
According to “Youth Participation,” one area in which youth participation has yielded few positive results is the classroom.
A)True
B)False
16
As detailed in "Healthier Students, Better Learners," the Center for Disease Control has identified all of the following behaviors as among those causing the most serious U.S. health problems among people over five years old except:
A)alcohol and other drug use.
B)high-risk sexual activity.
C)unintentional injury.
D)poor dietary choices.
17
According to "Healthier Students, Better Learners," the Health Education Assessment Project provides educators with a:
A)wide range of assessment items developed in a variety of formats.
B)wide range of assessment items developed in one consistent format.
C)concise range of assessment items developed in one consistent format.
D)concise range of assessment items developed in several formats.
18
As noted in "Healthier Students, Better Learners," the behaviors that cause health risks to children over the age of five generally fade away as the children enter adulthood.
A)True
B)False
19
According to “Mental Assessment Test,” more colleges and universities are scrutinizing the character of applicants because of:
A)increasing dropout rates.
B)concerns about safety and liability.
C)federal mandates.
D)rising costs.
20
As reported in “Mental Assessment Test,” in her application materials, Emily Isaac included references to her:
A)trouble in middle school.
B)being asked to leave a school because of a confrontation with another student.
C)battle with depression.
D)documented troubles in school.
21
As stated in “Mental Assessment Test,” counselors agree that full disclosure to admissions officials is the best approach.
A)True
B)False
22
According to “Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males,” key risk factors for the development of body dissatisfaction include all of the following except:
A)internalization of socially-prescribed body ideals.
B)media influences.
C)heightened control-related beliefs.
D)messages of parents and peers.
23
As noted in “Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males,” research suggests that the boys with the highest level of body satisfaction are those who:
A)mature later than average.
B)mature earlier than average.
C)are overweight.
D)are underweight.
24
As pointed out in “Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males,” the majority of adolescent boys and girls report significant distress about their body size and shape.
A)True
B)False
25
According to “Goodbye to Girlhood,” experts are concerned that girls at younger and younger ages are being encouraged by marketers and media images to:
A)be sexy.
B)deny their sexuality.
C)hate their gender.
D)emulate boys.
26
As claimed in “Goodbye to Girlhood,” the average age that girls become concerned about looking good for others is:
A)7.
B)12.
C)18.
D)4.
27
As noted in “Goodbye to Girlhood,” young boys and girls are equally sexualized in current marketing campaigns and media messages.
A)True
B)False
28
As reported in “Influence of Music on Youth Behaviors,” the majority of study participants were:
A)between 21 and 25 years of age.
B)male.
C)nonwhite.
D)not enrolled in college.
29
As pointed out in “Influence of Music on Youth Behaviors,” the study found a significant negative association between alcohol use and:
A)world music.
B)heavy metal.
C)reggae.
D)punk.
30
As stated in “Influence of Music on Youth Behaviors,” country and western music was associated with less club drug use.
A)True
B)False
31
According to “Researchers Examine the Impact of Early Experience on Development,” security of attachment in infancy:
A)was of little importance when later quality of parental care improved.
B)predicted social competence age by age.
C)ceased to be of predictive value beyond early childhood.
D)did not predict quality of later relationships.
32
In discussing the clinical implications of the research conducted, the author of “Researchers Examine the Impact of Early Experience on Development” suggests a renewed focus on:
A)inherent biological variations.
B)continuity of representations.
C)remediating negative support structures.
D)the lived experience of the child.
33
As reported in “Researchers Examine the Impact of Early Experience on Development,” ADHD was found to be a development construction rooted in experience.
A)True
B)False
34
As given in “Adolescent Stress,” environmental events or conditions that threaten, challenge, exceed, or harm the psychological or biological capacities of the individual constitute one definition of:
A)pollution.
B)stress.
C)psychopathology.
D)angst.
35
As stated in “Adolescent Stress,” one of the central hypotheses advanced by the authors is that stressors lead to:
A)urban poverty.
B)high dropout rates.
C)conceptual models.
D)psychopathology.
36
According to “Adolescent Stress,” stressful life experiences predict psychological problems in adolescents over time.
A)True
B)False
37
According to “Coping with Stress,” coping is distinguished from the broader classification of stress responses by being:
A)an involuntary response.
B)internal rather than external.
C)both physical and psychological.
D)a voluntary, controlled response.
38
As detailed in “Coping with Stress,” the particular focus of the authors’ research is the significant risk for adolescents associated with living with a:
A)depressed parent.
B)bipolar parent.
C)schizophrenic parent.
D)obsessive-compulsive parent.
39
As identified in “Coping with Stress,” disengagement coping refers to efforts to distance oneself emotionally, cognitively, and physically from the stressor
A)True
B)False
40
As profiled in “ADHD and the SUD in Adolescents,” the rates for ADHD and SUD for adults in the United States are:
A)unknown.
B)about 5 percent for ADHD and between 10 and 30 percent for SUD.
C)about the same, 20 percent for each.
D)widely varying by locale and socio-economic groups.
41
As noted in “ADHD and the SUD in Adolescents,” it is considered unlikely that SUD is a risk factor for ADHD because:
A)there are so many more ADHD sufferers than there are SUD sufferers.
B)SUD manifests itself earlier than ADHD.
C)there appears to be no relationship between the two conditions.
D)ADHD manifests itself earlier than SUD.
42
As explained in “ADHD and the SUD in Adolescents,” ADHD and non-ADHD substance abusing teens generally chose different substances to abuse.
A)True
B)False
43
As noted in “Supporting Youth During Parental Deployment,” youth outcomes to which parental deployment has been linked include all of the following except:
A)negative behavioral adjustment.
B)poor academic performance.
C)eating disorders.
D)increased impulsiveness.
44
As reported in “Supporting Youth During Parental Deployment,” in the summer 2004 focus groups, the largest percentage of participants had family members deployed in the:
A)Air Force.
B)Army.
C)Marines.
D)Navy.
45
As discussed in “Supporting Youth During Parental Deployment,” the at-home parent is the linchpin in the well-being of the adolescent with a deployed parent.
A)True
B)False
46
As stated in “When Play Turns to Trouble,” characteristics of the computer/video games most apt to be overplayed include that they:
A)are played as individuals.
B)offer actual prizes.
C)involve risk.
D)involve role-playing.
47
As pointed out in “When Play Turns to Trouble,” the only behavioral addiction specifically listed in the American Psychiatric Association handbook is:
A)compulsive game playing.
B)viewing pornography.
C)compulsive shopping.
D)pathological gambling.
48
As noted in “When Play Turns to Trouble,” more females than males admit that they have felt addicted to games.
A)True
B)False
49
As reported in “Aggression in Adolescent Dating Relationships: Predictors and Prevention,” psychological or emotional violence:
A)is mostly perpetrated by girls against boys.
B)rarely leads to physical violence.
C)involves verbally abusive and coercive tactics.
D)always involves threats.
50
As noted in “Aggression in Adolescent Dating Relationships: Predictors and Prevention,” negative impacts of dating aggression reported by both genders include increased likelihood of:
A)dropping out of school.
B)risky sexual behavior.
C)disordered eating.
D)suicidal thoughts.
51
As pointed out in “Aggression in Adolescent Dating Relationships: Predictors and Prevention,” psychological and emotional aggression may be a stronger impetus for ending a physically aggressive relationship than is the severity of the physical aggression.
A)True
B)False
52
As stated in “A Host of Trouble,” studies about young people and alcohol indicate that:
A)there is no correlation between alcohol use and other substance abuse by young people.
B)young drinkers are more likely to have unwanted sex.
C)alcohol has no long-term health effects.
D)early alcohol consumption does not affect brain development.
53
In discussing legal-liability issues, the author of “A Host of Trouble” notes that:
A)homeowners’ insurance must cover liability for all behavior by minors.
B)social-host cases are easy to litigate.
C)some homeowners’ insurance does not cover legal fees.
D)liability laws are standard across the United States.
54
As reported in “A Host of Trouble,” alcohol-related fatalities remain the leading cause of death among teens.
A)True
B)False
55
As presented in "Great Expectations," commitment and marriage offer:
A)almost no long-term rewards.
B)few physical and financial rewards.
C)real physical and financial rewards.
D)no benefits in modern society.
56
As brought out in "Great Expectations," children:
A)solidify a marriage.
B)are the compelling reason to get married.
C)are an enormous threat to a marriage.
D)should always come first in a good relationship.
57
According to "Great Expectations," commitment and marriage offer real physical and financial rewards.
A)True
B)False
58
According to “Reclaiming ‘Abstinence’ in Comprehensive Sex Education,” abstinence-only-until-married programs:
A)have not been adequately funded by the federal government.
B)produce material that is insulting to teens.
C)encourage teens to think for themselves.
D)include materials for lesbian and gay teens.
59
As reported in “Reclaiming ‘Abstinence’ in Comprehensive Sex Education,” polling data suggests that parents:
A)oppose any sex education in public schools.
B)oppose comprehensive sex education.
C)favor abstinence-only sex education.
D)favor sex education that is comprehensive and includes abstinence.
60
As pointed out in “Reclaiming ‘Abstinence’ in Comprehensive Sex Education,” a significant majority of teens are having sexual intercourse.
A)True
B)False
61
The magazine survey reported on in "Your Turn: Give Students the Knowledge to Make Wise Choices About Sex" found that an overwhelming majority of respondents favored:
A)sex education taught only by parents.
B)sex-education instruction only by religious organizations.
C)a comprehensive sex-education curriculum in schools.
D)schools restricting sex education to "abstinence-only" education.
62
According to "The Perils of Playing House," many younger people believe that they will always want to live with a partner prior to getting married because they are concerned about:
A)ending up divorced like their parents.
B)feeling crowded in a married relationship.
C)the difficulties of having and raising children today.
D)pursuing their own careers without making sacrifices for a spouse.
63
The inertia hypothesis, as described in "The Perils of Playing House," refers to the idea that many cohabitating couples slide into marriage:
A)because they meet with parental disapproval.
B)because they want to have children.
C)without arriving at a conscious decision to make this commitment.
D)to obtain economic benefits.
64
Although living together represents a stronger commitment than dating, as pointed out in "The Perils of Playing House," it carries few legal protections.
A)True
B)False
65
According to the author of “The Dropout Problem,” the factor most predictive of the likelihood that a student would drop out of school was:
A)poor grades.
B)low socio-economic status.
C)the number of different schools the student had attended.
D)coming from a single-parent family.
66
As reported in “The Dropout Problem,” compared with students who receive high-school diplomas and dropouts, students who receive a GED:
A)fare worse than both dropouts and students with diplomas.
B)fare better than dropouts but not as well as students with diplomas.
C)fare better than both dropouts and students with diplomas.
D)fare about the same as dropouts but not as well as students with diplomas.
67
As explained in “The Dropout Problem,” schools face a hard battle on two fronts: the need to make high school more rigorous so graduates can compete and the need to keep more students in high school through graduation.
A)True
B)False
68
Deborah Waldron states in “My Year as a High School Student” that the only differences between her and the other students in the biology class were her age and the fact that:
A)she did not have to take the tests.
B)she was pregnant with her third child during most of the year.
C)she did not need a hall pass to come and go.
D)she prefers the music of Pat Benatar to Beyonce.
69
As related in “My Year as a High School Student,” while doing a project to create a brochure about clubfoot, Deborah Waldron realized that one concept she needed to make clear to her own students was:
A)plagiarism.
B)creativity.
C)objectivity.
D)clarity.
70
One of the things Deborah Waldron appreciated, as stated in “My Year as a High School Student,” was that the biology teacher changed student seats often so that she got to know all the students in the class.
A)True
B)False
71
As reported in “School’s New Rule for Pupils in Trouble: No Fun,” among the results of the Cheektowaga approach thus far are all of the following except:
A)more homework turned in.
B)more class participation.
C)improved classroom grades.
D)fewer fights in the halls.
72
As noted in “School’s New Rule for Pupils in Trouble: No Fun,” school psychologist Laura Rogers contends that students who face detention at school are:
A)more likely to follow rules.
B)more likely to come from unhappy homes.
C)less likely to learn.
D)less likely to come to school.
73
As observed in “School’s New Rule for Pupils in Trouble: No Fun,” students in Cheektowaga Central Middle School can be banned from extracurricular activities because of their attitude.
A)True
B)False
74
According to “In an Era of School Shootings, Lockdowns Are the New Drill,” administrators in Franklin Township, New Jersey, were surprised to learn:
A)how many students kept weapons in their lockers.
B)that their school was being threatened by an Al Qaeda cell.
C)that information about their school was in a laptop carried by an Iraqi in Baghdad.
D)how close they were to an underground weapons cache.
75
As reported in “In an Era of School Shootings, Lockdowns Are the New Drill,” during the emergency drill at South Brunswick the principal made note of rooms:
A)where students were not visible.
B)with no lights on.
C)where he heard giggles.
D)without adults present.
76
As noted in “In an Era of School Shootings, Lockdowns Are the New Drill,” Kenneth Trump of the National School Safety and Security Services contends that the best way to evacuate students in case of emergency is to turn them over to their parents.
A)True
B)False
77
As reported in “Effects of After-School Employment on Academic Performance,” in comparing school performance of working and non-working students, the study found that non-working students were less likely to:
A)engage in extracurricular activities.
B)be late for school.
C)do less than 60 minutes homework in school.
D)cut classes.
78
As noted in “Effects of After-School Employment on Academic Performance,” the respondents in the survey were:
A)teachers.
B)students.
C)employers.
D)parents.
79
As stated in “Effects of After-School Employment on Academic Performance,” the data in the survey was corroborated using multiple sources.
A)True
B)False
80
According to “Immigrant Youth in U.S. Schools,” research has shown that immigrant students who are pressured to adapt quickly to their host culture:
A)are more likely to experience discrimination.
B)are more likely to be bicultural.
C)have greater academic success.
D)are happier in school.
81
As noted in “Immigrant Youth in U.S. Schools,” strict laws regarding special education:
A)require schools to have on hand culturally valid assessment tools for all students.
B)exclude immigrant children.
C)do not address post traumatic stress.
D)make assessment of immigrant children extremely challenging.
82
As stated in “Immigrant Youth in U.S. Schools,” being used as interpreters for their parents reduces adaptation stress for students.
A)True
B)False
83
As reported in “Reducing School Violence,” the main focus of school-based curricular programs has been on:
A)school climate improvement.
B)reducing student-to-student aggression.
C)establishment of high-order classrooms.
D)changing the character of all interpersonal relationships in schools.
84
As pointed out in “Reducing School Violence,” all of the following aspects of school climate predict school connectedness except:
A)academic excellence.
B)tolerant discipline policies.
C)school size.
D)positive classroom management.
85
According to “Reducing School Violence,” the best approach to assure safe and successful schools is an exclusive focus on individual students.
A)True
B)False
86
As reported in “The Cultural Plunge,” most of the students surveyed evaluated the impact of the cultural plunge as:
A)none.
B)some.
C)moderate.
D)great or very great.
87
In discussing the cultural plunges required in his class, the author of “The Cultural Plunge” notes that:
A)they must occur on neutral turf.
B)students are required to take notes.
C)they must be at least an hour long.
D)religious settings are not permitted.
88
As noted in “The Cultural Plunge,” the cultural plunge was developed by the author to use in counselor education.
A)True
B)False
89
Former Secretary of Education Rod Paige, as reported in "Character and Academics: What Good Schools Do," argued that today's culture, in which children are taught no values at all, or the wrong values, has contributed to all of the following EXCEPT:
A)the growing achievement gap.
B)poor health status.
C)a decline in volunteerism.
D)overweight students.
90
In spite of national interest in character education, as explained in "Character and Academics: What Good Schools Do," many schools are cautious of engaging in character-education programs because they believe:
A)there would be protests from parents.
B)these programs would take time away from their efforts to increase student achievement.
C)there would be too much controversy over selecting the values that should be taught.
D)their teachers have no experience with teaching values or building character.
91
As pointed out in "Character and Academics: What Good Schools Do," there is no mention of building character in the language of the No Child Left Behind Act.
A)True
B)False
92
According to “High School with a College Twist,” characteristics of students who fit in well with the middle-college approach are those who:
A)get good grades.
B)have been in significant academic trouble.
C)want to start college early.
D)like school.
93
As pointed out in “High School with a College Twist,” in the middle-college program in Greensboro, North Carolina:
A)formal agreements are in place regarding the program.
B)all classes are on the campus of the one participating college.
C)students identified as troubled or at risk are welcomed by colleges.
D)colleges charge the district for use of the facilities.
94
As noted in “High School with a College Twist,” students in Guilford County Schools’ middle-college program are encouraged to participate in competitive athletics.
A)True
B)False
95
As noted in “Video Game Violence,” studies on the viewing of violent television programming have found that such viewing:
A)has no effect on women.
B)had an effect on everyone who watched.
C)was correlated to higher rates of crime in men.
D)was correlated to depression in both men and women.
96
As pointed out in “Video Game Violence,” in the study regarding inflicting punishment:
A)the negative stimulus was electric shock.
B)kids who played violent games delivered harsher punishments.
C)no students were willing to cause permanent damage to a competitor.
D)there was little difference in reactions between the two groups.
97
As stated in “Video Game Violence,” virtual fighting is just as likely to make a kid act out aggressively as is drug abuse or poverty.
A)True
B)False
98
According to "The Overdominance of Computers," the study conducted by University of Munich researchers:
A)found the more access students had to computers, the higher their overall test scores.
B)found use of computers had no impact on academic performance.
C)found the more access students had to computers, the lower their overall test scores.
D)did not control for influences others than computers.
99
In discussing the lives of children today, the author of "The Overdominance of Computers" notes that:
A)advanced technology has no effect on the way children think.
B)schools should intensify children's high-tech experience.
C)computers increase children's access to the real world.
D)school should help students develop their distinctly human capacities.
100
As pointed out in "The Overdominance of Computers," the twentieth century taught people that technology can be a mixed blessing.
A)True
B)False
101
The most common form of bullying among adolescents, as noted in "Bullying at School Among Older Adolescents," is:
A)name calling.
B)threatening gestures.
C)stealing.
D)intentionally excluding others.
102
Many experts argue, as reported in "Bullying at School Among Older Adolescents," that school violence can be attributed in large part to:
A)poor family backgrounds.
B)the sense of alienation many adolescents feel.
C)teachers' lack of concern for the welfare of their students.
D)overcrowded schools.
103
In spite of the continuing prevalence of bullying in schools, as set forth in "Bullying at School Among Older Adolescents," overall juvenile crime rates have been dropping since the early 1990s.
A)True
B)False
104
According to “Underage Drinking Debate: Zero Tolerance vs. Teaching Responsibility,” the highest risk events for teen drinking are:
A)athletic events.
B)school-sponsored events.
C)late working hours.
D)teen parties.
105
As noted in “Underage Drinking Debate: Zero Tolerance vs. Teaching Responsibility,” G. Alan Marlatt of the Addictive Behavior Center at the University of Washington argues that:
A)a drinking norm is already under way.
B)zero tolerance drives drinking underground.
C)abstinence is the only effective teaching approach.
D)public schools encourage a harm-reduction approach.
106
As pointed out in “Underage Drinking Debate: Zero Tolerance vs. Teaching Responsibility,” Mothers Against Drunk Driving opposes a zero tolerance approach to teen drinking.
A)True
B)False
107
As stated in “Problem Gambling in Youth--A Hidden Addiction,” research on gambling among young people indicates that:
A)pathological gambling is more of a problem among adults than youth.
B)gambling addiction has no correlation to other problem behaviors among youth.
C)an increasing majority of youth gamble.
D)gambling is a stigmatized behavior among youth.
108
As reported in “Problem Gambling in Youth--A Hidden Addiction,” Bob Stenander of the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery says the toughest part of his work is:
A)isolating young people from gambling opportunities.
B)putting together materials that young people can understand.
C)convincing schools to let him talk to children.
D)getting kids to understand the adverse consequences that can come from gambling.
109
As pointed out in “Problem Gambling in Youth--A Hidden Addiction,” of all the addictions treated at the Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery, pathological gamblers have the highest rate of suicidal ideation.
A)True
B)False
110
As observed in “Understanding Cutting in Adolescents: Prevalence, Prevention, and Intervention,” research on the prevalence of cutting suggests that:
A)prevalence has increased in recent years.
B)it is more common in community samples than in inpatient samples.
C)its is very uncommon among college students.
D)prevalence in general adult populations is too small to measure.
111
As reported in “Understanding Cutting in Adolescents: Prevalence, Prevention, and Intervention,” in the case study about Amanda, the student:
A)showed no signs of academic problems.
B)did not consider cutting herself worrisome.
C)reported feeling depressed.
D)had successfully made a school transition.
112
As stated in “Understanding Cutting in Adolescents: Prevalence, Prevention, and Intervention,” some students contend that cutting is an extended form of body art.
A)True
B)False
113
As reported in “Violence in Adolescent Dating Relationships,” factors associated with decreased risk of dating violence include:
A)exposure to peer drinking activities.
B)negative parent-child interactions.
C)doing well in school.
D)earlier exposures to violence.
114
As noted in “Violence in Adolescent Dating Relationships,” the region of the United States where adolescents are at substantially greater risk for experiencing dating violence is:
A)New England.
B)the West Coast.
C)the Upper Midwest.
D)the South.
115
As stated in “Violence in Adolescent Dating Relationships,” the likelihood of victimization from violence increases as the number of dating partners increases.
A)True
B)False
116
The major underlying causes of domestic violence, as put forth in "Prevention of Domestic Violence During Adolescence," include all of the following except:
A)perceived infidelity.
B)abuse of power.
C)inequality.
D)modeling of violence in the home.
117
Young people, as explained in "Prevention of Domestic Violence During Adolescence," generally respond best to messages that are presented:
A)in the form of lectures.
B)in a manner to emphasize legal sanctions.
C)in a blame-free manner.
D)by people in authority.
118
In principle, as maintained in "Prevention of Domestic Violence During Adolescence," domestic-violence-prevention efforts should involve every aspect of the social ecology, including societal, community, and neighborhood forces.
A)True
B)False
119
As defined in “Prescription for Disaster,” a “pharming party” is:
A)a sexual encounter in which prescription drugs are used to heighten the experience.
B)a party to which people bring prescription drugs to share, frequently with alcohol.
C)an attempt to break into a pharmacy to steal drugs.
D)a police raid on suspected drug dealers.
120
As noted in the box “No Laughing Matter” within the article “Prescription for Disaster,” a doctor in charge of an outpatient counseling facility feels that it is unfortunate that a fondness for prescription drugs and alcohol was a running gag on the TV show:
A)Friends.
B)The Office.
C)Will and Grace.
D)My Name Is Earl.
121
As explained in “Prescription for Disaster,” the most popular and deadly prescription drug among teens may be OxyContin.
A)True
B)False
122
As noted in “Youth’s Reactions to Disasters and the Factors that Influence Their Response,” the most prevalent post-disaster outcome is:
A)depressive and anxiety disorders.
B)impaired functioning.
C)Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
D)disturbed behavior.
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As reported in “Youth’s Reactions to Disasters and the Factors that Influence Their Response,” in the case of the shipping disaster, the best predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder were degree of exposure and level of anxiety measured five months post-disaster and:
A)media coverage.
B)subjective appraisal of life threat.
C)social support.
D)physical injury.
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As pointed out in “Youth’s Reactions to Disasters and the Factors that Influence Their Response,” studies suggest that ethnic-minority youth may be at greater risk for maladaptation in the context of disasters than youth from majority populations.
A)True
B)False





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