Which Situations Are Most Likely to Place Severe, Disabling Stress

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which situations are most likely to place severe, disabling stress on a family?

• A) A parent needs long-term care after sustaining a severe brain injury.
• B) The youngest child in a family leaves for college in another state.
• C) A spouse is diagnosed with liver failure and needs a transplant.
• D) Parents of three children, aged 9, 7, and 2 years, get a divorce.
• E) A parent retires after working at the same job for 28 years.

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