CD 450 MIDTERM 2 questions &
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
How does the "risk and resilience" framework described by Jenson and Fraser and others (eg,
Masten) help to identify problems and potential interventions/policies? (How to protect
children and promote resilience) - ANS ✔✔ecological perspective
- identify problem domain (child welfare, education, mental health, substance abuse) --> child
and adolescent life course development (identify key risk and protective factors) --> policy
resources (design to lower risk, increase protection, foster resilience) --> interventions
(implement programs and services) --> improves the spread of effective programs (lists of
effective interventions available to practitioners, educators and the general public)
How does the Communities That Care (CTC) system utilize this framework to prevent risks (for
juvenile delinquency)? - ANS ✔✔Communities That Care (CTC) guides communities through a
five-phase process targeting specific issues, using prevention science in order to prevent
problems before they develop
Begins with a youth survey that identifies a communities risk and strengths (risk and protective
factors)
Based on these risk and protective factors, CTC helps communities select and implement
effective prevention programs and policies (or amplify programs that are already working)
5 phases of communities that care (CTC) - ANS ✔✔1) Get started - communities get ready to
introduce CTC, work behind the scenes to : activate small group of catalysts, assess how ready
the community is to begin the process, identify key community leaders to champion the
process, invite diverse stakeholders to get involved
,2) Get organized - communities form a board or work within an existing coalition. after
recruiting community board members, they : learn about prevention science, write a vision
statement, organize workgroups and timeline
3) Develop a community profile - communities assess community risk and strengths, and
identify existing resources. the community board and workgroups : review data from the youth
survey, identify risk/protective factors that predict targeted health and behavior problems,
assess community resources to address these factors, identify gaps to be filled in existing
resources
4) Create a community action plan - community board creates a plan for prevention work in
their community, to: reduce widespread risks and strengthen protection, define clear and
measurable outcomes using assessment data, select and expand tested and effective policies
and programs
5) Implement & evaluate - in the final phase, communities : implement selected programs and
policies, monitor and evaluate them, measure results and track progress to ensure
improvements are achieved
Risk factors for mental health disorders (ch 5) - ANS ✔✔- individual level:
genetic vulnerability
victim of physical or sexual abuse
poor self esteem
difficult temperament
gender (different then what we have seen before, girls ---> depression, eating disorders, anxiety,
boys --> ADHD, conduct disorders)
-family level:
low SES
poor parenting skills
, parental substance abuse
multiple moves
-extrafamilial level:
frequent violence
high stress
rejection by peers
social isolation
Protective factors for mental health disorders (ch 5) - ANS ✔✔-individual level:
good social skills
academic achievement
easy-going temperament, good problem solving skills
-familial level:
parental monitoring
good communication and cohesion
-extrafamilial level:
presence of nurturing/caring adults
opportunities and support for achievement
Risk factors for juvenile delinquency (ch 9) - ANS ✔✔- individual (biological/genetic):
Male
Absence of MAOA gene
Neuropsychological/cognitive defects
answers graded A+ 2025/2026
How does the "risk and resilience" framework described by Jenson and Fraser and others (eg,
Masten) help to identify problems and potential interventions/policies? (How to protect
children and promote resilience) - ANS ✔✔ecological perspective
- identify problem domain (child welfare, education, mental health, substance abuse) --> child
and adolescent life course development (identify key risk and protective factors) --> policy
resources (design to lower risk, increase protection, foster resilience) --> interventions
(implement programs and services) --> improves the spread of effective programs (lists of
effective interventions available to practitioners, educators and the general public)
How does the Communities That Care (CTC) system utilize this framework to prevent risks (for
juvenile delinquency)? - ANS ✔✔Communities That Care (CTC) guides communities through a
five-phase process targeting specific issues, using prevention science in order to prevent
problems before they develop
Begins with a youth survey that identifies a communities risk and strengths (risk and protective
factors)
Based on these risk and protective factors, CTC helps communities select and implement
effective prevention programs and policies (or amplify programs that are already working)
5 phases of communities that care (CTC) - ANS ✔✔1) Get started - communities get ready to
introduce CTC, work behind the scenes to : activate small group of catalysts, assess how ready
the community is to begin the process, identify key community leaders to champion the
process, invite diverse stakeholders to get involved
,2) Get organized - communities form a board or work within an existing coalition. after
recruiting community board members, they : learn about prevention science, write a vision
statement, organize workgroups and timeline
3) Develop a community profile - communities assess community risk and strengths, and
identify existing resources. the community board and workgroups : review data from the youth
survey, identify risk/protective factors that predict targeted health and behavior problems,
assess community resources to address these factors, identify gaps to be filled in existing
resources
4) Create a community action plan - community board creates a plan for prevention work in
their community, to: reduce widespread risks and strengthen protection, define clear and
measurable outcomes using assessment data, select and expand tested and effective policies
and programs
5) Implement & evaluate - in the final phase, communities : implement selected programs and
policies, monitor and evaluate them, measure results and track progress to ensure
improvements are achieved
Risk factors for mental health disorders (ch 5) - ANS ✔✔- individual level:
genetic vulnerability
victim of physical or sexual abuse
poor self esteem
difficult temperament
gender (different then what we have seen before, girls ---> depression, eating disorders, anxiety,
boys --> ADHD, conduct disorders)
-family level:
low SES
poor parenting skills
, parental substance abuse
multiple moves
-extrafamilial level:
frequent violence
high stress
rejection by peers
social isolation
Protective factors for mental health disorders (ch 5) - ANS ✔✔-individual level:
good social skills
academic achievement
easy-going temperament, good problem solving skills
-familial level:
parental monitoring
good communication and cohesion
-extrafamilial level:
presence of nurturing/caring adults
opportunities and support for achievement
Risk factors for juvenile delinquency (ch 9) - ANS ✔✔- individual (biological/genetic):
Male
Absence of MAOA gene
Neuropsychological/cognitive defects
