What Is a Reason Offered by the Textbook to Explain

question 20

Multiple Choice

What is a reason offered by the textbook to explain why many youth do not receive substance abuse treatment?

• A) These programs are rarely offered during times that do not interfere with a typical public school schedule.
• B) There are many stigmas attached to seeking drug or alcohol treatment.
• C) Many families, especially minority families, cannot afford (or don't have adequate health insurance) to send their adolescent to treatment.
• D) It is difficult to actually meet the clinical cut-off for "substance abuse"; therefore, it is hard to be accepted into one of these programs.

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Definitions:

Deficit Needs

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Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of psychology developed by Sigmund Freud, focusing on unconscious processes influencing behavior.

Humanistic Psychologists

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