Week 13: (Guest Lecture)

Question 1

What is true about adolescents?

Answer 1

Adolescents have a biologically-driven higher need for risk taking

Question 2

Why do adolescents have a higher risk for risk taking?

Answer 2

Changes in reward sensitivity and activity in the
mesolimbic dopaminergic
reward system lead to
increased risk-taking.The prefrontal cortex,
responsible for self-
regulation, develops slowly,
enhancing reward impulses

Question 3

What is true about cognitive abilities?

Answer 3

Developing cognitive capabilities impact adolescents’ engagement in
risk behaviors

Question 4

What are some stats of risk taking and education?

Answer 4

Ninety percent of American teenagers have educational programming on risk behaviors

Question 5

What does harm reduction do?

Answer 5

Harm reduction minimizes harmful consequences of risky behaviors.

Question 6

What does harm reduction use?

Answer 6

Uses practical strategies to
minimize the harmful
consequences associated with health risk behaviors

Question 7

What is harm reduction useful in?

Answer 7

Effective in sexual education and substance use

Question 8

What are government regulation examples?

Answer 8

Implement taxes on high alcohol and tobacco
content products to deter use

Question 9

What are school program examples?

Answer 9

Implement harm reduction programs like SHAHRP to
educate and support students

Question 10

What are parental training examples?

Answer 10

Train parents in harm
reduction approaches to facilitate open discussions.