Michael's Family Checks Michael into a Three-Month Residential Treatment Center

question 62

Multiple Choice

Michael's family checks Michael into a three-month residential treatment center that treats individuals with mental health issues and drug addiction. The treatment Michael receives is considered a(n) _________________ program.​

• A) ​primary prevention
• B) ​secondary prevention
• C) ​adjudicatory prevention
• D) ​alternative sentencing

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Definitions:

Mental Retardation

An outdated and now considered offensive term for intellectual disability, which is characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.

Radiation

The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which can cause ionization.

Trimester

A period of three months, particularly used to describe the three stages of pregnancy.

Learning Disabilities

Brain-based processing issues that may disrupt the acquisition of fundamental abilities like reading, writing, or mathematics.