CPP Risk & Protective Factors Flashcards

According to the risk and protective factor approach, interventions are most effective when they target risk factors that are:

Answer: Modifiable and present across multiple domains

Effective prevention targets modifiable risk factors that appear across multiple domains (family, peer, school, community) because changing them yields the greatest population-level impact.

Which of the following is an example of a peer-domain risk factor for substance abuse?

Answer: Association with drug-using peers

Association with drug-using peers is a peer-domain risk factor because it increases access, social norms supporting use, and modeling of drug-using behavior.

A prevention specialist conducting a community needs assessment finds high rates of unemployment. This is best categorized as which type of risk factor?

Answer: Community/environmental

Unemployment is a community/environmental risk factor because it reflects broader socioeconomic conditions that increase stress and reduce resources across many families.

Strong attachment to school is considered a protective factor primarily because it:

Answer: Creates bonding to prosocial norms and adults

School attachment promotes bonding to prosocial norms and caring adults, which buffers against risk behaviors including substance use.

Which term describes the additive negative effect when multiple risk factors occur simultaneously?

Answer: Cumulative risk

Cumulative risk refers to the compounding negative effect when multiple risk factors co-occur, often producing outcomes far worse than any single risk factor would predict.

The Communities That Care (CTC) planning system primarily uses risk and protective factor data to:

Answer: Select and prioritize evidence-based programs matched to local risk profiles

CTC uses community-level risk and protective factor survey data to identify priority risk factors and then select evidence-based programs specifically matched to address those local priorities.