Josef spends his time as a clinical community psychologist trying to identify the most at-risk individuals in his community. He has a large population of addicts, some with children, as well as other at-risk youth that he works with in order to help as soon as possible. He primarily works in ________ prevention.

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Josef is working with a population that is already at risk, which suggests he is focusing on secondary prevention efforts. Secondary prevention aims to identify and intervene with individuals who are at heightened risk for negative outcomes but have not yet experienced them. Primary prevention involves efforts to prevent problems from ever occurring, and tertiary prevention involves efforts to intervene and provide treatment to those who are already experiencing significant problems. Basic prevention is not a recognized category of prevention efforts in psychology.

Josef Spends His Time as a Clinical Community Psychologist Trying