ABSC 160 Unit 4 Practice Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
ABSC 160
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ABSC 160
Positive youth development an approach to finding ways to help all young people reach their full potential
Deficit model of youth development the assumption that problems are caused by something lacking in the child or teen that needs to be fixed
Developmental assets common sense positive experie...
ABSC 160 Unit 4 Practice Questions and
Correct Answers
Positive youth development ✅an approach to finding ways to help all young people
reach their full potential
Deficit model of youth development ✅the assumption that problems are caused by
something lacking in the child or teen that needs to be fixed
Developmental assets ✅common sense positive experiences and qualities that help
young people become caring, responsible adults
Mentor ✅a constructed relationship or a naturally occurring one in which a non
parental adult provides a range of functions to a younger person
Multitasking ✅doing several different activities at the same time, often involving
several forms of media
Thin ideal ✅the idea promoted by media images that it is best for girls and women to
be thin
Orienting response ✅the tendency to pay attention automatically to novel, moving,
meaningful, or surprising stimuli
Self-complexity ✅the number of different ways in which an individual defines herself
Media literacy ✅the skills to understand the underlying purposes and messages of
media
Stress ✅anything that places excessive demands on our ability to cope
Fight or flight response ✅our bodies physiological response to threat
Normative stress ✅stress that is predictable and that most children go through, and
which requires a moderate and relatively brief response
Non-normative stress ✅the experience of unusual and unexpected distressing events,
which can be tolerated with the help of a supportive adult
Toxic stress ✅non-normative stress that is prolonged and intense, resulting in negative
developmental outcomes
, Coping ✅efforts made to master, tolerate, or reduce stress
Problem-focused strategies ✅coping strategies that focus on changing or improving a
stressful situation
Emotion-focused strategies ✅coping strategies that are designed to reduce or manage
emotional stress
Pediatric psychologists ✅child psychologists who provide therapeutic interventions for
children with medical disorders
Child life specialists ✅experts in child development who promote optional development
in children in medical settings
Asthma ✅the most common chronic illness in childhood, child's airways constrict
making it difficult to breathe
Traumatic stress ✅stress that results from witnessing or experiencing an event that is
perceived as extremely threatening
Posttraumatic stress disorder ✅re-experiencing a traumatic effect through intrusive
thoughts, distressing dreams, flashbacks, or extreme reactions in situations similar to
the original trauma
Mandatory reporters ✅individuals who work with children who are required by law to
report suspicions of child maltreatment to authorities
Racism ✅a pervasive system of advantage and disadvantage based on race
Stereotype ✅conclusions made about someone based solely on the group with which
he or she is identified
Prejudices ✅negative attitudes toward individuals based on their race, ethnicity,
religion, or other factors
Discrimination ✅negative behavior directed at people on the basis of their race,
ethnicity, religion or other factors, prejudices acted upon
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