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What is the main purpose of Cognitive-behavioral therapy?
What is the main purpose of Cognitive-behavioral therapy?
- To control symptoms of depression
- To cure ADHD
- To challenge negative patterns of thought (correct)
- To promote emotional and social competencies
True or false: Early identification and assessment of child and adolescent problems can only lead to an increase in delinquency risk factors.
True or false: Early identification and assessment of child and adolescent problems can only lead to an increase in delinquency risk factors.
False (B)
True or false: The Ecological/Psychosocial Model is a unidimensional approach to understanding delinquency.
True or false: The Ecological/Psychosocial Model is a unidimensional approach to understanding delinquency.
False (B)
True or false: Prevention programs have been found to be ineffective in addressing the risk for future maltreatment.
True or false: Prevention programs have been found to be ineffective in addressing the risk for future maltreatment.
True or false: Programs like home visiting, parent training, and public education have no impact on preventing child maltreatment.
True or false: Programs like home visiting, parent training, and public education have no impact on preventing child maltreatment.
Which of the following is true about Medications for ADHD?
Which of the following is true about Medications for ADHD?
True or false: Trauma-focused Coping in Schools is not an effective intervention for childhood trauma.
True or false: Trauma-focused Coping in Schools is not an effective intervention for childhood trauma.
What is the purpose of Multisystemic Therapy?
What is the purpose of Multisystemic Therapy?
True or false: Interventions for maltreatment victims may include individual or family counseling and trauma-informed care, but not medication.
True or false: Interventions for maltreatment victims may include individual or family counseling and trauma-informed care, but not medication.
What is the purpose of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors?
What is the purpose of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors?
True or false: Mental health treatment is less effective for juvenile sex offenders.
True or false: Mental health treatment is less effective for juvenile sex offenders.
True or false: Mental health problems in children and adolescents can only be treated with medication and not psychotherapy.
True or false: Mental health problems in children and adolescents can only be treated with medication and not psychotherapy.
True or false: Comorbid problems decrease the risk of suicidal behavior in adolescents.
True or false: Comorbid problems decrease the risk of suicidal behavior in adolescents.
What is the main purpose of Behaviorally based interventions?
What is the main purpose of Behaviorally based interventions?
True or false: Behaviorally-based disorder interventions only target children and not parents.
True or false: Behaviorally-based disorder interventions only target children and not parents.
True or false: Multisystemic therapy is not effective in reducing offending and delinquency recidivism.
True or false: Multisystemic therapy is not effective in reducing offending and delinquency recidivism.
True or false: Family-based therapies have not shown promise in substance abuse treatment for youth.
True or false: Family-based therapies have not shown promise in substance abuse treatment for youth.
True or false: Substance abuse prevention and treatment programs do not exist for young people.
True or false: Substance abuse prevention and treatment programs do not exist for young people.
True or false: Residential treatment for substance abuse has shown significant improvement.
True or false: Residential treatment for substance abuse has shown significant improvement.
True or false: Mentoring programs aim to minimize risk factors and address comorbidity across problem areas.
True or false: Mentoring programs aim to minimize risk factors and address comorbidity across problem areas.
True or false: Mentoring and tutoring programs have no impact on minimizing child and adolescent problem risk factors.
True or false: Mentoring and tutoring programs have no impact on minimizing child and adolescent problem risk factors.
True or false: The impact of mentoring programs is generally negative and ineffective.
True or false: The impact of mentoring programs is generally negative and ineffective.
True or false: Cognitive-behavioral therapy is not a common treatment approach.
True or false: Cognitive-behavioral therapy is not a common treatment approach.
True or false: Programs like Nurse-Family Partnership and Healthy Families America do not provide training and support to disadvantaged mothers.
True or false: Programs like Nurse-Family Partnership and Healthy Families America do not provide training and support to disadvantaged mothers.
True or false: Substance abuse prevention can only be indicated, not universal or selective.
True or false: Substance abuse prevention can only be indicated, not universal or selective.
Study Notes
- Mental health problems do not dissipate on their own over time.
- ADHD is characterized by symptoms of hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity that impair in several areas.
- Medications do not cure ADHD, but they control the symptoms.
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapy that challenges negative patterns of thought.
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors are commonly prescribed drugs for treating depression and related problems.
- Behaviorally based interventions target both children and parents and teach broad behavioral principles.
- Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies is a comprehensive program for promoting emotional and social competencies.
- Multisystemic Therapy is designed for adolescents with severe psychological and behavioral problems.
- Substance abuse prevention is easier and less costly than providing substance use treatment.
- Mentoring and tutoring programs can minimize child and adolescent problem risk factors.
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