What prevention strategy involves immediate identification of the high-risk profiles of adolescents?

a. Immediate prevention
b. Tertiary prevention
c. Secondary prevention
d. Primary prevention


Ans: c

Social Work & Human Services

You might also like to view...

A philosophy of life is made up of:

A) ?religious beliefs that we were raised with. B) ?early childhood messages. C) ?the fundamental beliefs, attitudes, and values that govern a person's behavior.accepting the ambiguity of life. D)

Social Work & Human Services

Mr. and Mrs. Mallner are confused about their son’s behavior and contacted the social worker to

see if he needs “further tests or something to find out if there’s something seriously wrong with our son.” Fifteen year-old Rick is described with a history of episodic and violent behavior that is out of proportion to the situation. It is during these “episodes” that he will become extremely angry to the point of destroying things or punching holes in the wall (or doors). There seems to be no precipitant and “after about half an hour he’s back to his old self,” adds Mr. Mallner. What is the most likely diagnosis to consider for Rick?

a) Oppositional defiant disorder b) Conduct disorder c) Intermittent explosive disorder d) Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Social Work & Human Services

The federal system and which two state systems hold one-third of the prisoners in the United States?

a. New York and California b. New York and Texas c. Illinois and Florida d. Texas and California

Social Work & Human Services

The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act

A. defined marriage as involving members of the opposite sex. B. denied Social Security benefits to partners in same-sex unions. C. exempted civil unions from the full faith and credit clause of the Constitution. D. all of these.

Social Work & Human Services