Reference no: EM133326006
Questions
1. Marijuana is by far the most commonly used and abused substance.
True
False
2. Life course persistent offenders have histories of aggression identifiable as early as age ___.
3. Problems during adolescence are not biologically rooted or caused by the _____________ changes of adolescence.
4. The more drugs a person uses, the less natural dopamine circulates in the brain.
True
False
5. All of the following are important environmental contextual factors in the availability of drugs except:
the community's norms regarding drug use
the degree to which drug laws are enforced
the manner in which children are parented
6. According to the Monitoring the Future Briefing and Press Conference from 2012, 44 percent of ____-graders perceive daily marijuana use as risky.
7
9
12
7. Psychotherapy is a type of counseling aimed at helping the child learn to express and ______ anger in more appropriate ways.
8. All of the following are behaviors associated with ODD except:
Negativity
Defiance
Premature sexual initiation
9. The most effective approach in helping adolescents with substance abuse problems is to address their ___________ to use drugs as well as the environment in which they live.
10. Adolescents who abuse substances exhibit all of the following cognitive difficulties except:
Processing Speed
Attention
Abstract reasoning