Community Psychology

Question 0

Primary prevention

Answer 0

Offered to groups who have been identified as being high-risk

Question 1

According to the NCS, the median delay in getting tx across all psychological disorders is approximately….

Answer 1

A decade

Question 2

Secondary prevention

Answer 2

Involves early detection and intervention for a problem in order to reduce its duration. Presented to individuals who have been identified as being high-risk by screening procedure.
Examples crisis intervention, suicide hotlines, screening tests

Question 3

Explain rape trauma syndrome

Answer 3

Burgess and Holmstrom
–2 phases
-acute phase
*expressed: crying, hysteria,
volatility, tenseness
*controlled: masking feelings
behind calm composed and
subdued behavior
-long-term reorganization phase
*integrate trauma into one’s life

Question 4

Risk for suicide increases with

Answer 4

Parental separation, divorce, poor social skills, poor academic achievement, increasing age