CPP Substance Abuse Education & Risk Reduction 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which theoretical model explains substance use as resulting from an imbalance between risk and protective factors?
- Social Learning Theory
- Risk and Protective Factor Model (Correct answer)
- Stages of Change Model
- Health Belief Model
Correct answer: Risk and Protective Factor Model
The Risk and Protective Factor Model posits that reducing risk factors while enhancing protective factors decreases the likelihood of substance use.
Question 2: A prevention specialist wants to reduce underage drinking by targeting social norms. Which strategy best fits this goal?
- Providing gateway drug information to parents
- Implementing a social norms marketing campaign (Correct answer)
- Increasing law enforcement patrols near schools
- Offering individual counseling for at-risk youth
Correct answer: Implementing a social norms marketing campaign
Social norms marketing campaigns correct misperceptions about peer drinking rates, thereby reducing perceived pressure to drink.
Question 3: In the context of prevention, what does 'indicated prevention' target?
- The general population regardless of risk level
- Specific subgroups with known risk factors
- Individuals already showing early signs of substance use (Correct answer)
- Communities with high substance abuse prevalence
Correct answer: Individuals already showing early signs of substance use
Indicated prevention targets individuals who are already exhibiting early signs or symptoms of substance use problems.
Question 4: Which of the following is a key component of Life Skills Training (LST) as an evidence-based prevention program?
- Abstinence pledges and peer contracts
- Drug resistance skills and personal self-management skills (Correct answer)
- Random drug testing in schools
- Parental monitoring workshops only
Correct answer: Drug resistance skills and personal self-management skills
LST teaches drug resistance skills alongside personal self-management and general social skills to prevent substance use.
Question 5: What is the primary purpose of a needs assessment in substance abuse prevention planning?
- To evaluate program effectiveness after implementation
- To identify the nature and extent of substance use problems in a community (Correct answer)
- To secure funding from federal grant agencies
- To train prevention staff on intervention techniques
Correct answer: To identify the nature and extent of substance use problems in a community
A needs assessment identifies existing substance use problems, gaps in services, and community assets to guide prevention planning.
Question 6: Which gateway hypothesis concept suggests that use of legal substances often precedes use of illegal ones?
- Escalation theory
- Sequential progression model
- Gateway drug theory (Correct answer)
- Stepping-stone hypothesis
Correct answer: Gateway drug theory
Gateway drug theory proposes that use of alcohol, tobacco, or marijuana often precedes and may facilitate use of harder illicit drugs.
Question 7: A school-based prevention program that teaches students to identify media manipulation of substance use is using which approach?
- Peer leadership training
- Media literacy education (Correct answer)
- Behavioral contracting
- Environmental strategy
Correct answer: Media literacy education
Media literacy education teaches students to critically analyze advertising and media messages that glamorize or normalize substance use.
CPP Substance Abuse Education & Risk Reduction 2
Which theoretical model explains substance use as resulting from an imbalance between risk and protective factors?