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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. 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.

2. Perpetrator relocation is when the perpetrator is ____________________.
(a) Relocated to work farms.
(b) Relocated to a less toxic environment.
(c) Relocated to family members.
(d) Relocated to state prisons.

3. Garbarino believes that as children pass into adolescence, they are more vulnerable to ___________________.
(a) Violence.
(b) Peer pressure.
(c) Melodrama.
(d) Anger.

4. What is the term for those who are amoral in psychiatric terms?
(a) Manic depressant.
(b) Criminal.
(c) Schizophrenic.
(d) Psychopath.

5. Learning about the destruction of human bodies is __________________.
(a) Problematic.
(b) Traumatic.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Detrimental.

Short Answer Questions

1. This type of influence matters in how a boy behaves in society, regardless of home life.

2. What key part of moral thinking are violent boys typically missing?

3. Spiritual support can buffer against ___________________.

4. The first concern of any residential center should be _____________________.

5. A lack of positive purpose is one of the consequences of _____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain social toxicity, and be sure to include what it is, what it consists of, and why it is important to Garbarino.

2. What are the four breakdowns of childhood protection that Garbarino discusses in the book?

3. What forces are at work when identifying preventative measures and acting on them, in terms of violent youth?

4. Explain why some boys seek out a negative universe.

5. Explain trauma, and why and how the learning of human fragility can be traumatic.

6. Explain why military veterans are not violent, considering they have both depersonalized the enemy and have been desensitized.

7. How do positive connections and relationships help vulnerable youths to avoid violence?

8. What is Garbarino's belief about what is involved in a complete rehabilitation program for violent boys?

9. What are the five anchoring effects spirituality has on children?

10. What are depersonalization and desensitization, and how do they encourage violence?

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