Based on what you've learned about developmental psychopathology, develop a preventative program that would be housed in the local school district. Identify at least four key components to such a program
What will be an ideal response?
• Any reasonable response that includes prevention, education, efforts to reduce stigma, access to quality professionals and interventions, early recognition of mental health issues, referral to effective and culturally competent professionals; also should include a program that address the whole child (cognitive, social, etc.)
• Could also reference the Tolan and Dodge (2005) model – access to mental quality mental health services, prevention provided in primary care settings, focus on high-risk families and children, and emphasis on cultural context and competence
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b. He sees himself exclusively as an American. c. He continues to see himself as a Scot. d. He thinks like an American and acts like a Scot.
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a. the place or location from which a sound is coming is identified based on the difference in intensity between the two ears. b. the location along the basilar membrane that is stimulated by sound determines how we perceive the sound's pitch. c. the same frequency sound will have a different sound depending on the location of the sound source relative to the head. d. the primary auditory cortex is located in the same place in all human brains.
Melissa is conducting an intrasubject investigation where she is examining a young boy's performance in baseball
To study the boy, Melissa observes the boy batting, fielding, and running, and she monitors the performance of each before she intervenes with her new athletic training program. It appears that Melissa is carrying out a multiple-baseline, across- __________ study. a. behaviors b. subjects c. situations d. none of the above