Discuss the goals and approaches that distinguish drug education programs from drug prevention programs

What will be an ideal response?


Drug education aims at providing balanced and complete information about drugs and is evaluated by whether the students know this information. Drug prevention programs aim at preventing drug use or abuse, and may be one-sided. Evaluations are based on follow-up surveys of whether students have started using or increased their use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, etc.

Psychology

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a. parasympathetic; sympathetic b. sympathetic; parasympathetic c. peripheral; central d. central; peripheral

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Depression-like symptoms are most likely to be seen in infants who

a. show no somatic reactions. b. have experienced perinatal complications. c. are intellectually disabled. d. lack a secure attachment relationship.

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What is meant by a "perceptual map" for language and how does it develop?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Tom goes to an abortion clinic and kills several women. Then he drives to a second abortion clinic and kills several more women. According to Chapter 6, what type of multiple murderer is Tom?

A. a spree killer B. a serial murderer C. a mass murderer D. a political murderer

Psychology