Karut Is Growing Up in a Home and a Neighborhood

question 83

Multiple Choice

Karut is growing up in a home and a neighborhood with constant,pervasive violence.He often has trouble sleeping,he cannot concentrate on his homework,and he has been sent home three times already this year for fighting.According to your textbook,what else is Karut likely to experience?

• A)A harsh awakening out of the violence through a single,life-changing event
• B)A focusing of this violent energy on his studies to escape his negative environment
• C)Problems attaching to others for fear of more hurt and loss
• D)All of the above are likely.

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Definitions:

Contingency Management

A behavioral therapy approach that uses positive reinforcement to encourage abstention from substances or other unwanted behaviors.

Internal Incentives

Motivations that come from within an individual, such as personal satisfaction or desire to achieve.

Predetermined Personal Goals

Goals that an individual sets in advance of a period of treatment or self-improvement, which guide overall therapy and personal growth efforts.

Future Exceptions

Circumstances or cases that might be excluded or treated differently in the future based on evolving criteria or contexts.