What Is a Forecast

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Short Answer

What is a forecast?

Understand the concept of conditioning in the context of substance use and treatment.

Explain the role of therapy and medications in treating substance use disorders.

Recognize the societal impact of substance use and related disorders.

Identify drug prevention and management strategies.

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Definitions:

External Locus of Control

A belief that outcomes in one's life are determined by external forces or chance rather than by one's own efforts.

Pro-Social Risk Takers

Individuals who engage in risky behaviors that are intended to benefit others or society.

Sensation Seeking Scores

Quantitative measures of an individual’s preference for varied, novel, complex, and intense sensations and experiences.

Anti-Social Risk Takers

Individuals who engage in behavior that goes against societal norms and may involve danger, often disregarding the consequences for themselves or others.