HSCI 345 Final Exam (latest update 2025-
2026) questions and 100% correct answers
[Grade A]
What are the three relationship researchers have posted in relation to sexting? -
correct answer -lead to risky sexual behaviours (early sex; less contraceptive use)
-safer sex (in lieu of direct contact)
-A new medium for the long-standing practice of photo sharing in romantic and
sexual relationships
What percentage of 18 year olds use their phones to sext? - correct answer 6%
What are the concerns with marijuana use among Canadians (16-30)? Describe one
concern. - correct answer Physical
-Effects on brain development
-Respiratory function
Psychological
-Reaction time/driving
-Mental health outcomes
-Memory loss
Gateway drug
,HSCI 345 Final Exam (latest update 2025-
2026) questions and 100% correct answers
[Grade A]
True or False: The number of youth using cannabis or alcohol in BC is going up. -
correct answer False. It is going down.
What are the long-term effects of cannabis use amongst adolescents?
Potential Answer(s) can be found from Kaur 2022_Variations of Cannabis-Related
adverse mental health - correct answer Adverse mental health and SU outcomes
-psychosis
-cannabis and nicotine use disorder
-mixed results for depression, suicidality, other substance use and disorders; and
limited for anxiety
According Gordon-Messer and colleagues, sexually active respondents were more
likely to be two-way sexters than non-sexually active ones - correct answer True
What is sexual health? - correct answer -encompasses sexual development and sexual
health
-characteristics: ability to develop and maintain meaningful interpersonal
relationships
-express love, affection, intimacy consistent with ones value
,HSCI 345 Final Exam (latest update 2025-
2026) questions and 100% correct answers
[Grade A]
-well being related to sexuality across the life span that includes physical, emotional,
mental, social and spiritual dimensions
-free of coercion, fear, discriminiation, stigma, shame and violence
-understanding risks, benefits. responsibilities of sexual behaviour
-prevent and care of diseases and other adverse outcomes
-impacted by socioeconomic and cultural context
What are the factors that contribute to adolescents' sexual health? - correct answer -
Paradigms- do they talk about sexual health from a risk, exclusive perspective that
doesn't distinguish between sexual behaviours that are safe vs risky, no attention to
youth skills need to detect and communicate sexual desires (that promotes healthy
sexual development), more individual based teachings and does not conceptualize
the role of socio-econonic determinants of health that are the root to many sexual
health outcomes
True or False: In Fischer et al., 2020 paper, they were studying the effects of cannabis
in adolescents' brain. They found that depressive symptoms are not the most
common psychiatric symptoms experienced by cannabis-using youth. - correct
answer -False
, HSCI 345 Final Exam (latest update 2025-
2026) questions and 100% correct answers
[Grade A]
Discuss an intervention targeted towards improving the perceptions of cannabis use
risk among youth - correct answer -primary prevention, education
-Truth Compaignes- prevention campaign from youth targeting youth
Is social media associated with body dissatisfaction? - correct answer Body
dissatisfaction generally contributed so social factors, with mass media considered
the most influential and pervasive cause.
-SNS use has been related not only to greater social connectedness and wellbeing
but also to increased loneliness
-media exposure and body dissatisfaction highly correlated
Motivations for engaging with friends with benefits - correct answer goal-oriented:
social gathering, sex, romance
-emotional connection, sexual engagement, companionship, relationship
simplicity/avoidance
True/False question: Indigenous students that reported high school connectedness
had significantly reduced risk of NMUPM. - correct answer True
Describe two major health-related impacts that consuming cannabis can have on a
teenager's development and mention why you think so many people are using
2026) questions and 100% correct answers
[Grade A]
What are the three relationship researchers have posted in relation to sexting? -
correct answer -lead to risky sexual behaviours (early sex; less contraceptive use)
-safer sex (in lieu of direct contact)
-A new medium for the long-standing practice of photo sharing in romantic and
sexual relationships
What percentage of 18 year olds use their phones to sext? - correct answer 6%
What are the concerns with marijuana use among Canadians (16-30)? Describe one
concern. - correct answer Physical
-Effects on brain development
-Respiratory function
Psychological
-Reaction time/driving
-Mental health outcomes
-Memory loss
Gateway drug
,HSCI 345 Final Exam (latest update 2025-
2026) questions and 100% correct answers
[Grade A]
True or False: The number of youth using cannabis or alcohol in BC is going up. -
correct answer False. It is going down.
What are the long-term effects of cannabis use amongst adolescents?
Potential Answer(s) can be found from Kaur 2022_Variations of Cannabis-Related
adverse mental health - correct answer Adverse mental health and SU outcomes
-psychosis
-cannabis and nicotine use disorder
-mixed results for depression, suicidality, other substance use and disorders; and
limited for anxiety
According Gordon-Messer and colleagues, sexually active respondents were more
likely to be two-way sexters than non-sexually active ones - correct answer True
What is sexual health? - correct answer -encompasses sexual development and sexual
health
-characteristics: ability to develop and maintain meaningful interpersonal
relationships
-express love, affection, intimacy consistent with ones value
,HSCI 345 Final Exam (latest update 2025-
2026) questions and 100% correct answers
[Grade A]
-well being related to sexuality across the life span that includes physical, emotional,
mental, social and spiritual dimensions
-free of coercion, fear, discriminiation, stigma, shame and violence
-understanding risks, benefits. responsibilities of sexual behaviour
-prevent and care of diseases and other adverse outcomes
-impacted by socioeconomic and cultural context
What are the factors that contribute to adolescents' sexual health? - correct answer -
Paradigms- do they talk about sexual health from a risk, exclusive perspective that
doesn't distinguish between sexual behaviours that are safe vs risky, no attention to
youth skills need to detect and communicate sexual desires (that promotes healthy
sexual development), more individual based teachings and does not conceptualize
the role of socio-econonic determinants of health that are the root to many sexual
health outcomes
True or False: In Fischer et al., 2020 paper, they were studying the effects of cannabis
in adolescents' brain. They found that depressive symptoms are not the most
common psychiatric symptoms experienced by cannabis-using youth. - correct
answer -False
, HSCI 345 Final Exam (latest update 2025-
2026) questions and 100% correct answers
[Grade A]
Discuss an intervention targeted towards improving the perceptions of cannabis use
risk among youth - correct answer -primary prevention, education
-Truth Compaignes- prevention campaign from youth targeting youth
Is social media associated with body dissatisfaction? - correct answer Body
dissatisfaction generally contributed so social factors, with mass media considered
the most influential and pervasive cause.
-SNS use has been related not only to greater social connectedness and wellbeing
but also to increased loneliness
-media exposure and body dissatisfaction highly correlated
Motivations for engaging with friends with benefits - correct answer goal-oriented:
social gathering, sex, romance
-emotional connection, sexual engagement, companionship, relationship
simplicity/avoidance
True/False question: Indigenous students that reported high school connectedness
had significantly reduced risk of NMUPM. - correct answer True
Describe two major health-related impacts that consuming cannabis can have on a
teenager's development and mention why you think so many people are using
