PSY310H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sensation Seeking, Impulsivity, Reference Group
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List the general sets of risk factors for substance abuse in adolescence (4). Discuss the efficacy of the different efforts used to prevent substance use and abuse in adolescence (8). Presence of a psychological problems such as depression or anxiety. Tolerant attitudes towards drugs and expectations of positive effects. Having peers who use substances and who have permissive attitudes towards substance use- could be due to socialization and/or selection of friends. Accessibility of drugs such as availability in the neighbourhood, price. Drug laws are not enforced, or small consequences of being caught with a drug. Community norms which are tolerant of drug use. Limit accessibility of the drug by increasing the price, increasing the legal age for use, and criminalization the possession and use of drugs. This method is usually not effective because it only increases the desirability of the (psychological reactance theory: when something is not accessible it becomes a more attractive option)
