Inventory Quiz

I identify with "Risk, Resiliency and Prevention" which doesn't surprise me at all after reading the ideology horoscope. I scored a 15 in Risk, Resiliency and Prevention, an 11 in Positive Youth Development and a 10 in Critical Youth Development. I'm surprised my A and B results were not closer together since I do identify with those characteristics as well. The key questions of individual who identifies as Risk, Resiliency and Prevention are: How can we decrease overall rates of: Teen pregnancy; Violence; School failures; Drug use; Gang activity? I do agree with the main beliefs on the ideology horoscope. "Teens’ brains are not fully developed, and so teens do not always make the “best” decisions. Children and teens need specific coaching in how to make good choices for themselves. Urban youth lack “cultural capital.”" Teens and youth do not always make the best decisions because they don't think of all the consequences. Their brains aren't fully developed and some of the poor decisions they make greatly effect the rest of their development (drug and alcohol abuse). Some youth will give in to peer pressure and that puts them in greater danger than an individual who is developed and mentally, physically and emotionally ready to make any decision that could change their lives. Youth should be educated and well informed on all topics that they could face at their appropriate age and understanding to help prevent dangerous, life changing events from occurring. Granted not everything is preventable, but being educated can help the events that are. Some people believe that if you ignore certain topics like sex, drugs and alcohol with youth then they will not be affected and that just isn't the case in today's world. Youth are being taught all about this in the media and unfortunately it isn't always in the best way and if that's all they see then they'll think it's normal to participate in things like this and potentially change their lives forever.