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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If a teen has been arrested, and has an already existing risk factor, the odds of the youth committing murder are ____________________.
(a) Nine times as high.
(b) Lower.
(c) Twice as high.
(d) Three times as high.

2. When bad behavior starts at this point, it is particularly worrisome.
(a) Any onset.
(b) Adolescent onset.
(c) Child onset.
(d) Adult onset.

3. Children who lack attachment abilities have difficultly learning ____________________.
(a) Sympathy, compassion, and honesty.
(b) Empathy, sympathy and caring.
(c) Caring, kindness, and morality.
(d) Empathy, social norms, and positive behaviors.

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

5. How can adults help repair damage from disrupted attachments in children?
(a) Incarcerate the child before he misbehaves.
(b) Be very strict with the child to avoid problems.
(c) Try to take the place of the missing parent.
(d) Provide support for parents dealing with such children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some adults do in response to the announcing of the verdict in the Jonesboro trial?

2. Which is the most common parenting problem, according to the federal government?

3. What does Garbarino say is true about the middle class, white killers of the modern age?

4. What can happen in these early instances of violence in young boys?

5. What is disassociation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Garbarino sees little difference between murder and violent assault.

2. What are the three options in terms of the development of aggressive and violent boys?

3. Explain why suicides should be included in rates of youth violence.

4. Describe the first step in how the 'disease' of youth violence spread in the United States.

5. What does the social biological perspective say about why children face different opportunities and risks for development?

6. Explain Garbarino's stance on social conditions, and their relationship to youth violence.

7. In addition to negative social maps, what are two other links between abuse and child develop issues?

8. Explain 'Conduct Disorder', and why it is a useful, but dangerous, label.

9. Describe the four types of attachment.

10. Explain why the problem of youth violence changes as the problem spreads, and why 'war zones' are a prime area for the 'infection' of youth violence to foster.

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