You Find Out During an Assessment That a Youth Who

question 18

Multiple Choice

You find out during an assessment that a youth who has no close friends considers the drug he uses to be his best friend. Which item would be most beneficial for you to include as part of his treatment?

• A) Social skills, so he can make friends more easily
• B) Grief resolution counseling, since the youth is likely to experience a loss when the drug is no longer being used
• C) Drug education, so the youth learns that drugs cannot be friends
• D) Psychiatric counseling, since the youth is likely experiencing a psychiatric disorder that gives him a distorted perception of the drug

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Definitions:

Sister Chromatid

One of two identical copies of a chromosome that are connected by a common centromere.

Nucleosome

A structural unit of a eukaryotic chromosome, consisting of a length of DNA coiled around a core of histone proteins.

Scaffolding Proteins

Proteins that assist in the assembly of other proteins or protein complexes, often important for cellular structure and signaling pathways.

Centrioles

Cylindrical cell structures involved in the process of cell division and in the organization of microtubules in the cell.