When Adolescents Are Employed Over 20 Hours Per Week During

question 267

Multiple Choice

When adolescents are employed over 20 hours per week during the school year,they

• A)improve their organizational skills and they get better grades in school.
• B)are more likely to experience anxiety and depression.
• C)save their money for long-term goals (e.g. ,a car,college tuition).
• D)learn the value of money.

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A therapy method used to reduce phobic reactions or anxiety towards a particular stimulus by gradually exposing the subject to it while in a relaxed state.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where a positive stimulus is introduced with the fear-evoking stimulus at the same time, to try to replace the negative response with a positive one.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process by which the likelihood of a behavior is increased or decreased through reinforcement or punishment following the behavior.

Effectiveness Of Therapy

The degree to which a particular therapy or treatment achieves its intended outcome(s) or results in a beneficial change or improvement in symptoms.