A child who seems to be fidgeting, leaving his seat at school or ...

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A child who seems to be fidgeting, leaving his seat at school or the dinner table, climbing excessively on furniture or desks, and talking too much, and is also described as having no off switch, would be diagnosed with
 
  a. ADD.
  b. ADHD.
  c. conduct disorder.
  d. oppositional defined disorder.

Question 2

How do prevention programs reduce the prevalence of mental disorder?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

Student responses should include
- prevention refers to thwarting the development of later problems and guides many mental health programs
- prevention can be viewed along a continuum with treatment and maintenance
- primary prevention refers to providing intervention to people with no signs of a particular disorder
- universal prevention targets large groups of people without a particular problem to reduce new cases of a disorder
- secondary prevention refers to addressing manageable problems before they become more resistant to treatment
- selective prevention targets people at risk for a particular problem
- tertiary prevention refers to reducing the duration and negative effects of a mental disorder after onset
- many prevention programs target children, adolescents, and young adults