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50 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is now recognized as a public health priority in the United States?
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Violence risk reduction
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Students who survive violence in their home and school
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Are likely to exhibit attendance problems, frequent suspensions from school, failing grades in at least half their subjects, performance that is two or more grade levels below age level, and poor performance in standardized tests.
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Which of the following characteristics best describes a student who survives abuse from a primary caregiver?
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A. cautiousness and withdrawal
B. feelings of powerlessness C. inability to set goals D. all of the choices are correct |
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When children experience aggressive acts such as yelling and throwing things on a regular basis, they .
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believe the behavior is acceptable
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What percentage of violent crime is associated with drugs and alcohol?
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25 percent
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A factor that contributes to childhood violence is
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Being male
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Violence prevention policies and security strategies need to be as diverse as
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School communities in which they have been implemented
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Which of the following strategies shows the best potential for reducing the risk of violence?
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School Safety: Promising Initiatives for Addressing School Violence
CDC’s School Health Guidelines to Prevent Unintentional Injuries and Violence |
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A study on school shootings indicated that
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shooters usually told other people about their intentions
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Since the 1970s, the number of child abuse cases has
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Increased
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Which are the most common forms of abuse?
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Neglect and physical abuse
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It is important for teachers and adult caregivers of children who have been abused to understand that
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- Abuse is never the fault of the child.
- Most children will not talk about the abuse in their families They must not be misled by the silence of a child about such matters |
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A parent or caregiver who fails to provide for the basic needs of a child is committing
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Neglect
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The principal responder to child abuse referrals by teachers is
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Child protective services
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An aggressive behavior that is carried out over and over the definition of
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Bullying
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Teachers must report possible abuse of a child
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When they suspect abuse
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The single most preventable cause of death in the United Stated today
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Smoking
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Tobacco is responsible for
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One in five deaths
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A policy that prohibits tobacco use by students, faculty, staff and visitors in school buildings, school grounds, school buses, and at off-campus school-sponsored events is called a
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"tobacco-free policy."
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What are the three principal ways of using tobacco?
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Chewing, smoking, snuff
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Which of the following are possible side effects of smokeless tobacco?
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gum problems and oral cancer
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Because teens often use tobacco before they use other types of drugs, it is referred to as a
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Gateway drug
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The addictive substance in tobacco is the
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Nicotine
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The most harmful substance in tobacco smoke is the
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Carbon Monoxide
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When carbon monoxide is inhaled, it bonds with which of the following to decrease the oxygen supply in the blood?
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Hemoglobin
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For both men and women, the leading cancer killer related to smoking is
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Lung Cancer
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Smokers are how much more likely to develop coronary heart disease than nonsmokers?
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2-4 times
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Which of the following choices best describes the need for alcohol and drug prevention programs in today's schools?
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Healthy People 2010 Alcohol and other Drug Prevention Objectives
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Hyperactivity, nervousness, inattentiveness, and impulsivity are early characteristics of
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Antisocial behavior
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Which of the following is one of the strongest predictors of adolescent drug use?
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Friends who use drugs
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What is the earliest level that a quality school prevention program can be designed to intervene?
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Elementary School
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The "gateway" drugs are
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tobacco and alcohol
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Drug abuse is defined as
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Any use of a legal or illegal drug in a way that is detrimental to a person's health.
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Which is likely to be the first illicit drug that a young person will use?
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marijuana
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Which of the following is a risk factor for early sexual behaviors?
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Working in a paid job over 20 hours a week
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The majority of parents
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Are in opposition to sexuality education in the schools
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Children are learning about themselves as sexual people through unintentional and informal messages of parents and caregivers from the time
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They are born
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People begin to form ideas about their bodies, their gender identity, and their feelings about sexuality at
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A young age
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Research shows that sexuality education programs can
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Hasten the onset of intercourse
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. In many schools, information about puberty and the menstrual cycle is initially presented during
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Fifth or sixth grade
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School-based sexuality education programs should
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be a planned, intentional, and specific program of instruction that is developmentally appropriate
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A nuclear family consists of children living with
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Both the natural parents
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How long does it take for girls to complete puberty?
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Three to four years
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The baby grows in the
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uterus
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Before birth, a baby gets food and air through the
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Umbilical cord
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The umbilical cord is connected to the mother's
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Uterus and the baby's navel
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In males, secondary sex characteristics appear due to the release of
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testosterone
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In females, secondary sex characteristics appear due to the release of
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Estrogen
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After an egg is released from the ovary, it travels through the
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fallopian tubes
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Each year approximately how many teenagers in the United States become pregnant?
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1 million
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