Discussion Question 1
The following is based on a true story: Amanda is two months intoher freshman year in high school. Both of her parents are nursesworking 12-hour shifts. She had normal growth and development untilthe transition to middle school. At that time, she had troublemaking friends, and she started to get in with the wrong crowdtoward the end of eighth grade. When she started high school thefollowing fall, Amanda’s parents decided to transfer her to anotherschool one month into the school year in an attempt to separate herfrom her friends. She engages in high-risk sexual behaviors, and ison birth control.
View Amanda’s MySpot profile (age 15) athttp://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hca250/myspot/myspot01.htm
Discussion Question 2
The following is based on a true story: Amanda is now 22 years oldand has moved in with her boyfriend to get away from her parents’home. She never finished high school. Amanda works full-time at amini-mart and spends her free time socializing and drinking at thelocal pool hall. She has a drink in the morning before work, hasseveral beers every day when she comes home from work, and smokescigarettes all day. Amanda recently slipped and fell while underthe influence of alcohol and now suffers chronic back pain. Shetakes painkillers as needed.
View Amanda’s MySpot profile (age 22) athttp://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hca250/myspot/myspot02.htm





