Discuss some of the early school-based attempts to prevent substance abuse and why they were abandoned
What will be an ideal response?
Knowledge-attitude-behavior model-providing information about drugs. Surveys found that students with more knowledge about a drug were more likely to be users. Affective education avoided specific discussion of drugs, worked on values, alternatives, and personal-social skills. Appeared to be ineffective; didn't present a clear enough anti-drug message.
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Personal norms are
A) norms about which behaviors are approved by the society. B) internal standards for particular behavior. C) descriptive norms of how to behave in social situations. D) all of the above
Randal is a 17-year-old whose parents have left him mostly on his own for several years. They leave for days on end to drink and gamble, leaving no food or assistance for him in the home
When they do come around, they often beat Randal and criticize him because the house is unkempt. Randal is usually on the streets vandalizing cars and getting involved in arson. Randal would be categorized as a(n) a) juvenile delinquent. b) conduct disorder. c) undersocialized delinquent. d) oppositional defiant.