Awareness & Myths, Part 2 (Serious/Crisis Issues)

1. Awareness & Myths, Part 2(Serious/Crisis Issues) You need your clicker!

2. Addiction

3. Almost any behavior can be addictive. • True • Unsure • False Fact

4. The best approach to addiction is strong willpower & quitting “cold turkey.” • True • Unsure • False Fact

5. “Pharming” is: • Abusing street drugs (e.g., meth) • Abusing prescription drugs (e.g., Ritalin) • Abusing over-the-counter drugs (e.g., cough syrup) Fact

6. If my students know I use alcohol or tobacco, it can affect their choices about these drugs. • True • Unsure • False Fact

7. Abuse

8. Which can be abuse? • Spanking • Inappropriate touching • Withholding affection • Putting pressure on someone to succeed • All of the above • None of the above Fact

9. A victim of abuse may try to protect his/her abuser. • True • Unsure • False Fact

10. Rape

11. Which of the following should excuse rape? • “Victim” knows the person • “Victim” consented to sex in the past • “Victim” dressed &/or acted sexy • All of the above • None of the above Opinion

12. “No” means “no.”

13. Most molesters and rapists aren’t strangers: they are friends, relatives, teachers, etc. • True • Unsure • False Fact

14. Rape is under-reported, especially in some communities/cultures. • True • Unsure • False Fact

15. If someone is raped, what should he/she do first? • Take a shower • Go to sleep & try to forget about it • Call the police • Go to the hospital Fact

16. Suicide

17. Which can be a suicide warning sign? • Preoccupied with death • Changes in clothing, music, reading, etc. • Changes in friends & activities • All of the above • None of the above Fact

18. I, or someone close to me, has struggled with: • Addiction • Abuse • Rape • Suicide • 2 or more of the above Opinion

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