8: Intervention and addicition in youth and young adults Flashcards
What are parts of the intervention spectrum?
- Promotion
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Maintenance: after care
Different types of interventions?
Universal prevention: entire population
Selective prevention: subgroups determined at risk
Indicated prevention: individuals experiencing early signs
Treatment: individuals with diagnosis
Single-component: focus on one component
Multi-component: focus on more
Difference between prevention and intervention?
- Intervention is also prevention
- Both lead to positive health outcomes
- Preventive interventions
Difference between prevention and intervention?
- Intervention is also prevention
- Both lead to positive health outcomes
- Preventive interventions
What are the targets?
Youth:
- Self-control
- Information and awareness
- Peers
Parents:
- Communication
- Empowerment
- Rule-setting
Governmental:
- Regulations/policy
What happens in adolescence?
- Distancing from parents
- Intensiyfing peer contacts
- Experimentation with adult-like behavior
What can parents do to make kids drink less?
Strict rules about alcohol use
Whats was the aim of PAS: preventing alcohol use among student?
- Increase self control and healthy attitudes about alcohol
- Restrictive parenting
What was the conclusion of research on PAS?
Using both parenting and adolescent intervention components = best
What can you say about technology-based treatment?
- Can be used in indicated intervention, treatment and universal interventions
- Can target large groups
- Stand alone or add on to therapy
What do dual proces models say about behavior?
Behavior is determined by interplay between automatically initiated motivational processes and more concious considerations
What can behavior depend on?
- Strength of specific assocations
- COncious beliefs
- Strength of executive control provesesses
- Motivation/ goals to make adjustments
Which systems are active in dual process model?
Reflective system
Impulsive system >(attentional + approach bias)
What is the conclusion of intervention based on biases
Impulsive smokers benefit more
What can you say about motivation?
- Based on social context
- Adolescents: why quit now?
- Readiness to change is low
- Should be intrinsic
