The early detection and treatment of individuals with potentially damaging drinking problems ...

The early detection and treatment of individuals with potentially damaging drinking problems exemplifies
 
  a. primary prevention.
  b. secondary prevention.
  c. tertiary prevention.
  d. none of the above

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Question 2

Each October, thousands of sites across the country recognize National Depression Screening Day by offering free depression screenings to interested individuals. This kind of program would fall under which of the following categories?
 
  a. primary prevention
  b. secondary prevention
  c. tertiary prevention
  d. none of the above

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Question 3

__________ involves programs that promote the early identification of mental health problems and prompt treatment of problems at an early stage so that mental disorders do not develop.
 
  a. Primary prevention
  b. Secondary prevention
  c. Tertiary prevention
  d. none of the above

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Question 4

A meta-analysis of primary prevention programs for children and adolescents (Durlak & Wells, 1997) concluded that
 
  a. such programs actually had unintended, negative effects on the majority of participants.
  b. the average participant in such programs demonstrated a better outcome than at least 50 of those in control groups.
  c. the positive effects of such programs were limited to the specific problem behaviors targeted.
  d. the positive effects of such programs did not endure over time.

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Question 5

Programs such as Head Start and Meals on Wheels are __________ programs.
 
  a. primary prevention
  b. secondary prevention
  c. tertiary prevention
  d. none of the above

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Question 6

__________ places an emphasis on counteracting harmful circumstances before they have had a chance to produce illness.
 
  a. Primary prevention
  b. Secondary prevention
  c. Tertiary prevention
  d. Traditional psychological treatment

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Question 7

Research on the JOBS program has concluded ALL BUT WHICH of the following?
 
  a. JOBS participants were re-employed no sooner than nonparticipants.
  b. JOBS participants secured better and more stable jobs than nonparticipants.
  c. JOBS participants demonstrated higher levels of self-confidence/lower levels of depression than nonparticipants.
  d. The JOBS program appeared to be cost-effective.

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Question 8

In the context of community psychology, the principle of prevention asserts that
 
  a. the identification of biological predispositions toward psychological disorders is the key to overcoming such disorders.
  b. prompt individual treatment of psychological disorders is crucial for preventing the development of additional, related disorders.
  c. timely treatment of the individual will help prevent larger problems within that person's social group.
  d. none of the above