NR 577 FINAL PAPER 2026 ACCURATE
ANSWER SET
◉Contributing Factors for risky behaviors. Answer: Poor academic
performance or low intellectual function
Role models for deviant behavior (e.g., parents with mental health
disorders or who abuse drugs or engage in criminal behavior)
Impulsivity or attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
Lack of constructive support or encouragement from others in social
environment
Low self-esteem
Sense of hopelessness or helplessness
Child abuse or other types of adverse childhood experiences
Depression or other mental-emotional disorders
Illiteracy or lack of job skills
Poverty
Insufficient sleep
◉Protective Factors. Answer: High self-esteem
Family connectedness
, Sense of future
Academic success
Parental engagement
Coping skills
Relationships with caring adults
Community involvement (e.g., school, religious institutions,
volunteering)
Access to recreation
◉The HEADSS Assessment. Answer: H - Home Environment
E - Education/Employment
A - Activities
D - Drugs
S - Sexuality/Suicide/Depression
S - Safety
◉HEADDS assessment questions. Answer: "Are you involved in a
relationship?"
Rationale: Avoid asking only about heterosexual relationships. Allow
for the adolescent to reveal other sexualities they may explore. Make
sure to expand on "sex." Many associate "sex" with vaginal only;
some do not include oral or anal.
ANSWER SET
◉Contributing Factors for risky behaviors. Answer: Poor academic
performance or low intellectual function
Role models for deviant behavior (e.g., parents with mental health
disorders or who abuse drugs or engage in criminal behavior)
Impulsivity or attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
Lack of constructive support or encouragement from others in social
environment
Low self-esteem
Sense of hopelessness or helplessness
Child abuse or other types of adverse childhood experiences
Depression or other mental-emotional disorders
Illiteracy or lack of job skills
Poverty
Insufficient sleep
◉Protective Factors. Answer: High self-esteem
Family connectedness
, Sense of future
Academic success
Parental engagement
Coping skills
Relationships with caring adults
Community involvement (e.g., school, religious institutions,
volunteering)
Access to recreation
◉The HEADSS Assessment. Answer: H - Home Environment
E - Education/Employment
A - Activities
D - Drugs
S - Sexuality/Suicide/Depression
S - Safety
◉HEADDS assessment questions. Answer: "Are you involved in a
relationship?"
Rationale: Avoid asking only about heterosexual relationships. Allow
for the adolescent to reveal other sexualities they may explore. Make
sure to expand on "sex." Many associate "sex" with vaginal only;
some do not include oral or anal.
