Describe the pros and cons associated with group therapy for adolescents with substance abuse disorders
What will be an ideal response?
• Can be effective particularly if based on CBT principles
• Adolescents are social by nature; peer support and/or modeling can be effective
• Adolescents can also provide "deviance training" in providing information and modeling of further substance abuse
• In-school programs have shown some promise
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b. Most people can accurately judge who is lying without any help. c. Polygraph tests require expensive equipment ordinarily limited to major hospitals. d. Polygraphs often identify an innocent person as lying.
A group test a. can be given to multiple people by one examiner. b. can only be given to three people at a time
c. involves a group of examiners for a single subject. d. involves only tests of human ability.
Researcher Sandra Bem believes our complex society requires flexibility with respect to gender roles and that both men and women should become more
a. feminine. b. masculine. c. androgynous. d. neutral in their traits.
Coping with traumatic events is a necessity if one is to recover
In these types of situations, psychologists recommend a number of coping strategies, including which of the following? a. Get support from others and talk about the feelings you are experiencing. b. Change your daily activities and past patterns of behavior. c. Emotionally deal with all your feelings immediately after the event, so you never have to think about the event again. d. Leave the physical area where the event occurred immediately and never return again.