Which of the following is true about anorexia nervosa?
A. Presently, about 50 of anorexic girls die of starvation.
B. A biochemical abnormality may be causally related to this disorder.
C. It is known as the binge and purge syndrome.
D. It is equally common among males and females.
E. Its onset is usually in early childhood.
Question 2...Factors contributing to adolescent suicide include all of the following except:
A. Chronic depression.
B. Feeling of irreparable aloneness.
C. Having the opportunity to talk about suicidal thoughts.
D. Unresolved feelings over loss of a parent at an early age.
E. Feelings of helplessness or powerlessness.
Question 3...A reasonable concern regarding zero-tolerance policies for possession of illicit substances on school grounds expressed by Finn et al. (2003) is:
A. Affected students may be protected by IDEA and stay on campus anyway.
B. They tend to single out only those students who have poor judgment and get caught.
C. Those students most in need of counseling or drug treatment may be unmotivated to return to school, thus exacerbating drug use.
D. Students who possess substances are often holding them for someone else and should not be targeted for removal from school.
E. They are inequitably administered, with less punitive consequences for children with EBD.
Question 4...According to the Centers for Disease Control, recent studies indicate that:
A. Less than 5 of U.S. students have been under the influence of alcohol or marijuana during school hours.
B. Approximately 25 of high school students reported episodic heavy or binge drinking.
C. The use of tobacco in younger adolescents increased from 1995 to 2002.
D. The vast majority of high school students do not report having recently drunk alcohol.
E. None of the above.
Question 5...According to Lasser et al. (2006), GLB youth compared to heterosexual youth:
A. Are no more likely to exhibit suicidal tendencies.
B. Exhibit increased rates of school failure and dropout.
C. Are less likely to abuse substances.
D. Are more likely to seek help for relationship problems.
E. Tend to use less effective visibility management strategies.
Question 6...Studies clearly identifying behavior disordered juvenile offenders with EBD are difficult to conduct primarily due to:
A. The unwillingness of subjects to participate in research studies.
B. The resistance of correctional systems personnel to the interference of researchers.
C. The differences in classification systems used by education, mental health, and correctional systems.
D. The lack of educational programs in correctional facilities.
E. The resistance of researchers to go into correctional facilities.
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