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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The third line of defense against violent teens are early intervention programs that deal with ___________________.
(a) Attachment issues.
(b) Alcohol issues.
(c) Drug issues.
(d) Bullying issues.

2. Behaviors that become self sustaining attain ______________________.
(a) Functional autonomy.
(b) Functional stability.
(c) Functional life.
(d) Functional organization.

3. Why do violent boys appear arrogant, according to Garbarino?
(a) They are overcompensating for defensiveness.
(b) They are arrogant.
(c) They are victimizing themselves.
(d) They are overcompensating for their low self worth.

4. What is the primary cause of neurological impairment in boys who are particularly vulnerable to learning violent patterns of behavior?
(a) Accidents.
(b) Child maltreatment.
(c) Falls.
(d) Birth defects.

5. The 'abuse excuse' defense is believed to occur when boys make up incidents of abuse, in order to __________________________.
(a) Anger their parents.
(b) Gain respect.
(c) Gain sympathy from judges.
(d) Escape punishment.

6. Why is the morality of violent boys often primitive?
(a) It reflects what they have learned in their world.
(b) It reflects what they see on TV.
(c) It reflects the animals they are.
(d) It reflects their vulnerability.

7. The tendency for behavior to reflect that which is rewarded is called _________________.
(a) Regressive differences.
(b) Progressive differences.
(c) Regressive conformity.
(d) Progressive conformity.

8. Youth exposed to violence at home and in society are more apt to develop this, according to the fifth rule of violent boys' lives.
(a) Dehumanization.
(b) Juvenile vigilantism.
(c) Anger.
(d) Resentment.

9. How many levels are there in the Kohlberg's system for moral intellect?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Five.

10. Garbarino notes that kids have not changed since he was a teenager, but that this has.
(a) Social pressure.
(b) Gender roles.
(c) Social environment.
(d) Race relations.

11. Boot camps are places that use ____________________.
(a) Military type structure.
(b) Prison institutions.
(c) School based structures.
(d) Prayer and meditation.

12. Social health is the sum total of a community's ___________________.
(a) Psychological anchors.
(b) Public anchors.
(c) Governmental anchors.
(d) Social anchors.

13. What does psychiatrist James Gilligan believe most acts of violence are caused by?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Gangs.
(c) Relationship issues.
(d) A perceived injustice.

14. Incorporating both male and female characteristics is called ___________________.
(a) Vulnerable.
(b) Depression.
(c) Androgyny.
(d) Antisocial.

15. What percentage of American kids have been found to be in need of professional mental health intervention?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. These traits are "hallmarks" of adolescence.

2. Positive parenting practices stimulate _____________________.

3. Terrance Real's work showed that emotional blockage in violent boys is partially a result of ________________.

4. Many extremely violent boys have experienced trauma to ___________________.

5. What did Allan, the boy accused of stealing the drug dealer's gun, mean by being "on point"?

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