PSYC 3690 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gender Role, Social Actions, Psychoeducation

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Iom continuum of care: prevention (universal, selected/subsets, indicated/serious warning signs), treatment, maintenance. Universal prevention: deter onset of substance abuse by providing info and skills for entire pop. Selective prevention: target specific subgroups at greater risk (e. g. kids of alcoholics) based on bio, psych, soc or env factors, require skilled staff and more $/person. Indicated prevention: for individuals who exhibit early signs of substance abuse and other problem behaviours, target multiple behaviours simultaneously, require precise assessment and staff with clinical training. Treatment: identification and standard treatment, focus on decreasing vulnerability. Protective: personality (optimism, empathy, insight, self esteem), skills emotional management, problem solving, planning, academic and job. Prevention programs need to incorporate peers, family, community and individual: prevention of behavioural and social problems. Primary prevention programs for mildly impaired youth (~20% develop a clinical disorder up to 50% of them have more than one) Person centered: good behaviour game using group contingency to modify children"s classroom behaviour.

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