Identify the five components of effective primary preventions.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Students should describe the following: (1) The targeted populations should be given knowledge about the risky behavior to be prevented. (2) The program should be attractive. (3) The program should teach problem-solving skills and how to resist regressing into previous counterproductive patterns. (4) The program should change any norms or social structures that reinforce counterproductive behaviors. (5) Data should be gathered to enable evaluation of the program’s accomplishments.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Components of Effective Primary Preventions
Difficulty Level: Hard

Psychology

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