Brenda's Family Is Experiencing Multiple Problems,including Her Mother's Illness,her Father's

question 195

Multiple Choice

Brenda's family is experiencing multiple problems,including her mother's illness,her father's loss of employment,and two relatives moving into their home.Despite the stress of home life,Brenda does attend weekly church and feels welcomed by the congregation.Overall,Brenda seems to be doing fairly well despite her home life.Brenda may be:

• A) indifferent to her family's problems.
• B) relying on egocentric tendencies.
• C) using religion as a source of support.
• D) hoping to go to college after high school.

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