Fill in the Blank Quiz


1		An example of an externalizing disorder is .


2		Problem behavior theory suggests that syndrome is a result of unconventionality.


3		The three most frequently used drugs among adolescents are , , and .


4		About of all American high school seniors have tried marijuana.


5		One disturbing trend in drug use among American teenagers is the drop in age at which young people begin to with drugs.


6		Adolescents who experiment with substances, but are not frequent users appear to be psychologically and socially .


7		youth have higher rates of substance abuse than Hispanic and African American youth.


8		An example of a status offense is .


9		Violent crime among young people is in the United States.


10		Official arrest records the amount of juvenile crime in the United States.


11		Young people who have a problematic early history, and whose violent behavior began in childhood, have a prognosis for improvement.


12		Adolescents who begin to commit illegal acts during the teenage years are categorized as evidencing antisocial behavior.


13		About percent of the adolescent population in the United States runs away from home at some point during their teenage years.


14		Teenagers with no previous history of problems tend to commit illegal acts .


15		antisocial behavior is best dealt with through early intervention with families.


16		Less than percent of American adolescents are clinically depressed.


17		Some have proposed the hypothesis to account for the increase in female depression in adolescence.


18		About percent of American adolescents have thought about suicide.


19		About of all suicide attempts among American adolescents are successful.


20		Over the last 40 years, suicide attempts among American adolescents have .


21		The model has been used to account for the onset of depression.


22		therapies have been found to be more useful treatments with depressed individuals than therapies.


23		Primary prevention programs tend to be given to as opposed to a targeted high risk group.


24		Individuals who use coping strategies as opposed to coping strategies tend to handle stress better.


25		is a leading cause of death among adolescents.

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