Which Adolescent Behavior, Reported by a Parent, Would Cause the Nurse

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which adolescent behavior, reported by a parent, would cause the nurse to suspect possible substance abuse?

• A) Becoming very involved with friends and in activities related to basketball
• B) Becoming moody, crying, and weeping one minute and then cheerful and excited the next
• C) Receiving numerous detentions for sleeping in class
• D) Wearing baggy, oversized clothing and dyeing hair black

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Definitions:

Illusory Correlation

The tendency to overestimate the link between variables that are related only slightly or not at all.

Hot Hand Player

The belief or phenomenon where a person is perceived to be more likely to succeed in a task (e.g., scoring in sports) because of previous consecutive successes, despite statistical evidence often suggesting randomness.

Coin Flip

A method of making a binary decision or selecting randomly between two options using the outcome of a tossed coin.

Base Rate Fallacy

A cognitive error where individuals ignore general statistical information (base rates) in favor of specific anecdotal information.