Colaboradores

segunda-feira, 2 de novembro de 2015

PUC - São Paulo

Group: Vitória Tessmann e Isabela Teixeira
University: PUC-SP

About the exam: The test is composed by 45 objective questions (10 questions of Portuguese and literature, 5 questions of mathematics, 5 questions of physics, 5 questions of chemistry, 5 questions of biology, 5 questions of history, 5 questions of geography and 5 questions of English), 3 discursive questions and an essay. You have 5 hours to complete the test. The questions of English are all about one single text, they are normally divided in 2 questions of vocabulary and 3 questions about the subject of the text. The text has no grammar questions and the level is medium. You can apply for PUC-SP entrance exam till November 19th and it will occur in December 6th.



Questions:

Teen suicide is preventable
Teen suicide is a growing health concern. It is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24, surpassed only by homicide and accidents, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to experts Michelle Moskos, Jennifer Achilles, and Doug Gray, causes of suicidal distress can be caused by psychological, environmental and social factors. Mental illness is the leading risk factor for suicide. Suicide risk-factors vary with age, gender, ethnic group, family dynamics and stressful life events. According to a 2004 report distributed by the National Institute of Mental Health, research shows that risk factors for suicide include depression and other mental disorders, and substance-abuse disorders (often in combination with other mental disorders). More than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have these risk factors. The risk for suicide frequently occurs in combination with external circumstances that seem to overwhelm at-risk teens who are unable to cope with the challenges of adolescence because of predisposing vulnerabilities such as mental disorders. Examples of stressors are disciplinary problems, interpersonal losses, family violence, sexual orientation confusion, physical and sexual abuse and being the victim of bullying.
National suicide prevention efforts have focused on school education programs, crisis center hotlines, screening programs that seek to identify at-risk adolescents, media guidelines (suicide prevention strategies that involve educating media professionals about the prevalence of copy-cat suicides among adolescents, in an effort to minimize the impact of news stories reporting suicide) and efforts to limit firearm access.
Screening programs have proven to be helpful because research has shown that suicidal people show signs of depression or emotional distress. Referrals can be made for treatment, and effective treatment can be employed when signs are observed in time. Intervention efforts for at-risk youth can put them in contact with mental health services that can save their lives.
Suicide is a relatively rare event and it is difficult to accurately predict which persons with these risk factors will ultimately commit suicide. However, there are some possible warning signs such as talking about dying, recent loss, change in personality, change in behavior, change in sleep patterns, change in eating habit, fear of losing control, low self steem and no hope for the future.

1) O foco principal do texto é: a) Como são feitos os suicídios nas idades entre 15 e 24 anos. b) Sobre como pessoas que sofrem mais abusos tem mais tendências suicidas. c) Sinais e fatores de jovens que comentem suicídio. d) Mostrar como funcionam programas em escolas que ajudam jovens que querem cometer suicídio. e) Programas que ajudem pessoas que pensem em suicídio.

2) "Suicide is a relatively rare event and it is difficult to accurately predict which persons with these risk factors will ultimately commit suicide." A palavra "accurately" pode ser substituida corretamente sem mudança no sentido por:
a) Precisely b) Correctly c) Strongly d) Actually e) Definitely


Alternativas corretas: 1- C; 2- A

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