In the text, Hines and Boyd-Franklin believe there is a popular misconception that African American households are matriarchal. They maintain the reason for this misconception typically
(a) arises because African American women often assume responsibilities that are less frequently taken on by women in the Euro-American culture (b) arises because there is too little research on the topic (c) arises because of the popular press (d) both b and c
(a)
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Tolerance to a compound is seen when
a. the individual cannot predict in advance how much of that compound will be used. b. the compound induces a state of well-being when used. c. the individual is motivated to avoid compounds similar to that usually abused. d. the individual must use more of a compound to achieve the effects once achieved at a lower dose.
Identify the true statement from the following principles:
a. Treatment has to be voluntary to be effective. b. Medically assisted detoxification is very often sufficient to help addicted individuals achieve long-term abstinence. c. Drugs of abuse alter the brain’s structure and function, resulting in changes that reverse soon after drug use is stopped. d. Treatment programs should test for presence infectious diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS) and provide targeted risk reduction counseling.
Solution-focused debriefing (SFD) groups share many features of other crisis debriefing group formats; one element is that all members
a. are very close in age b. have similar developmental histories c. witnessed the same violent act d. arrive voluntarily
What have brain studies shown about the relationship between poverty and children’s cognitive development?
a. Poverty causes about a 10% reduction in brain volume. b. Brain volume reductions of those in poverty were greatest in the problem-solving and memory areas of the brains. c. Though there were brain volume reductions in those with poverty, they did not confer a behavioral disadvantage in IQ. d. Brain volume reductions in those with poverty were associated with deficits in both IQ and academic achievement.