Risk & Protective Factors Flashcards
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According to the IOM prevention spectrum, which population should be targeted by 'selective prevention' programs?
Answer: Subgroups at higher-than-average risk for substance abuse disorders
Selective prevention targets subgroups of the population at higher-than-average risk for substance use disorders due to biological, psychological, social, or environmental risk factors.
Early initiation of substance use before age 15 is classified as which type of risk factor?
Answer: An individual behavioral risk factor
Early onset of substance use is an individual behavioral risk factor that significantly increases the likelihood of developing substance use disorders in adulthood.
In risk and protective factor frameworks, what is the primary goal of prevention programming?
Answer: To simultaneously reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors
The primary goal is to simultaneously reduce identified risk factors while enhancing protective factors, as this dual approach produces the strongest prevention outcomes.
Which of the following accurately describes the 'gateway drug' concept within a risk factor framework?
Answer: Use of legal substances like alcohol and tobacco may precede and increase risk for illegal drug use
The gateway drug theory proposes that use of legal substances such as tobacco and alcohol often precedes and may increase risk for subsequent use of illegal substances.
A prevention specialist assesses youth in a neighborhood and finds: low school attachment, high family conflict, and substance-using peer networks. This scenario best illustrates:
Answer: Cumulative risk spanning multiple ecological domains
Risk factors spanning individual, family, and peer domains represent cumulative risk across multiple ecological levels, requiring a comprehensive multi-domain prevention strategy.
What does 'research-based prevention' mean in the context of risk and protective factor practice?
Answer: Designing interventions that directly address scientifically validated risk and protective factors
Research-based prevention means designing interventions that directly target known, scientifically validated risk and protective factors identified through rigorous research.
Which statement most accurately describes the relationship between risk factors and protective factors according to prevention science?
Answer: Protective factors buffer the effects of risk factors but rarely eliminate risk entirely
Research indicates protective factors moderate (buffer) the effects of risk factors, reducing their impact without eliminating risk entirely; the interaction is complex and context-dependent.