The Developmental Preventive Model emphasizes which of the following ideas?

The Developmental Preventive Model emphasizes which of the following ideas?

• A. A positive approach focusing on normalcy and wellness
• B. Pathologizing client crises and relapses
• C. Denying the need for mental health services
• D. Relying solely on medication for treatment

Answer: (A)

The Developmental Preventive Model centers on preventing problems by supporting healthy development and strengthening protective factors across a person’s growth. It uses a developmental, strengths-based lens that emphasizes normal growth, resilience, positive coping skills, and the influence of the surrounding environment—family, school, and community—in shaping functioning. Interventions are proactive, aiming for universal or early targeted prevention to maintain wellness and reduce risk factors before crises unfold. That focus on promoting wellness and normal development makes the positive, wellness-centered approach the best choice. The other descriptions reflect deficit-focused, reactive, or medicalized views that don’t capture the preventive, developmental mindset.

The Developmental Preventive Model centers on preventing problems by supporting healthy development and strengthening protective factors across a person’s growth. It uses a developmental, strengths-based lens that emphasizes normal growth, resilience, positive coping skills, and the influence of the surrounding environment—family, school, and community—in shaping functioning. Interventions are proactive, aiming for universal or early targeted prevention to maintain wellness and reduce risk factors before crises unfold. That focus on promoting wellness and normal development makes the positive, wellness-centered approach the best choice. The other descriptions reflect deficit-focused, reactive, or medicalized views that don’t capture the preventive, developmental mindset.