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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Garbarino says that at risk populations don't cause the epidemic, they _____________________.
(a) Have too many issues to combat one more.
(b) Don't care, so they don't fight the infection.
(c) Are more ripe for infection.
(d) Have too few adults to combat the issues.

2. Why does Garbarino refer to these violent offenders as 'lost boys'?
(a) He believes these boys lost their souls.
(b) He believes these boys lost their happiness.
(c) He believes these boys are really naive and childlike.
(d) He believes these boys lost their parents.

3. Having a history of _____________ increases the likelihood one will commit murder.
(a) Memory loss.
(b) Abuse.
(c) Religious intolerance.
(d) Teen pregnancy.

4. What other type of violence has increased among young men?
(a) Robbery.
(b) Harm to animals.
(c) Rape.
(d) Suicide.

5. What do older boys who are violent have in common, in terms of their actions as little boys?
(a) They were happy little boys.
(b) They were violent little boys.
(c) They were depressed little boys.
(d) They were shy little boys.

6. What has been shown to increase obedience during infancy?
(a) A responsive mother.
(b) A non responsive mother.
(c) A strict mother.
(d) A fearful mother.

7. What can help a child who is abused overcome his/her tainted view of the world?
(a) A high IQ.
(b) A compensatory relationship.
(c) Medication.
(d) A strong faith.

8. What does Garbarino see little difference in, in terms of psychological significance?
(a) Domestic abuse and homicide.
(b) Murder and violent assault.
(c) Suicide and murder.
(d) Robbery and armed robbery.

9. Why is parental abandonment particularly dangerous?
(a) Children in the care of non-biological relatives are at greater risk of rejection.
(b) Children in the care of non-biological relatives are at greater risk for abuse.
(c) Children in the care of non-biological relatives are at greater risk of a lack of education.
(d) Children in the care of non-biological relatives are at greater risk of psychological issues.

10. What does the accumulation approach to developmental threat show us about success?
(a) That teens are better off with a balance of risk and support.
(b) That teens have to be risk free to succeed.
(c) That teens do not have to be risk free to succeed.
(d) That teens can have no support and still succeed.

11. In the study by Tolan and Guerra on effective treatments, what two aspects were emphasized?
(a) Strong punishment and redevelopment of faith.
(b) Cognitive restructuring and redevelopment of faith.
(c) Cognitive restructuring and behavioral rehearsal.
(d) Behavioral rehearsal and practiced self worth.

12. What do these various options for early violent behavior often depend on?
(a) An end to any drug addiction.
(b) A stable home environment.
(c) An availability of social resources.
(d) A willingness on the part of the child.

13. What often begins the spiral of depression, anger, and violence in teenage boys?
(a) Neurological problems.
(b) Shame at abandonment.
(c) Frustration due to poverty.
(d) Anger at school.

14. The term for the moment when a small change in the presence of a germ produces a big change in the rate of infection is _______________________.
(a) The dire point.
(b) The tipping point.
(c) The natural point.
(d) The ending point.

15. What can happen in these early instances of violence in young boys?
(a) The issue can either be seen and treated, ignored, or acted out in a harmless manner.
(b) The issue can be harmless.
(c) The issue can be seen and treated immediately.
(d) The issue can be ignored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Julio become in prison?

2. What does Garbarino accuse people of not wanting to do, when it comes to violent youth?

3. Why does Garbarino try to help others understand violent youth?

4. In what year did four shootings occur in areas that were not typically hubs of youth violence?

5. What is compartmentalization?

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