A student who was doing well academically last year is doing poorly this year. He has new friends who use drugs. His single father recently started smoking marijuana in front of him occasionally.
His mother
died of a drug overdose two years ago. What factors put this student
at risk for substance abuse?
A. Academic failure (school), friends' attitudes toward and use of
substances (peer), family history of substance abuse (family)
B. Perception of risk of substance abuse (individual), sensationseeking
(individual), friends' attitudes toward and use of
substances (peer)
C. Academic failure (school), friends' attitudes toward and use of
substances (peer), parental attitude toward and use/abuse of
substances (family)
D. Drug availability (community), lack of parental supervision
(family), coping strategy to survive family system (family)
Question 2
A youth was reported as using drugs. She has a poor attitude toward school but is doing well academically, recently received an award for academic achievement, and has not been caught in any other trouble at school.
Based on what you know about risk and protective factors in
the school domain, what might you conclude?
A. You need to find out the context of the poor attitude toward
school.
B. The youth is not on drugs because otherwise her brain would not
be capable of high academic achievement.
C. The youth must be taking drugs if she was suspected.
D. You need to give her a POSIT screening.
The elephant raises its trunk as a sign of warning or to smell enemies or friends
The year 2010 was the hottest since 1880
Kids/ friends playing together
Portrait of Typical 12-year-old Boy and Girl, 1981 and 2007-2009
A sample of work by a Grade 4 student with a specific learning disorder
Kahan (Last Year)