University of California Irvine Life Style Risk Assessment Discussion

Your assignment is to (1) observe and assess, (2) analyze and evaluate, and (3) recommend healthy lifestyle for decreasing the risks of addictive behavior.

Under (1) observe and assess: take the Lifestyle Risk Assessment survey. Administer this example survey to yourself or to anybody else. Keep it anonymous, private and use a word such as participant, patient, or client in referring to the person in writing. Write results in ½ page. See ***

Under (2) analyze and evaluate: provide analysis with the evaluation of the results, apply your knowledge from the class and reading materials, include the identification and evaluation of the potential risk factors for drug abuse that may correspond to the results from the screening and assessment. During this process, be specific and apply the knowledge such as nutrition, physical activity, stress management, behavioral model, and biochemistry. Write a summary in one page:

Under (3) recommend: add suggestions and strategies on how the potential risks could be minimized or modified, include the lifestyle regarding nutrition, physical activity, stress management, social life, behavior modification and write how the changes could help the participant now and in the future. Be specific and apply the knowledge from the class. Write recommendations in ½ page. 

***a note: if there is a situation that is based on the results (1) observe and assess, it looks like the person doesn’t have any risks, still continue and follow the steps (2) analyze and evaluate and write and justify why the person doesn’t have the risks based on the lifestyle, be specific and follow the guidelines. Under (3) recommend and write if the person should continue with a current lifestyle and if you suggest to anything additional to improve or to sustain and finish with writing the congratulation to the person.