What Complicates the Diagnosis of Maladaptive Behavior in Childhood

question 33

Multiple Choice

What complicates the diagnosis of maladaptive behavior in childhood?

• A) Drugs are not effective in treating the disorders that are most commonly seen in children.
• B) The dividing line between childhood and adolescence has been arbitrarily drawn.
• C) Behavior that is problematic for a child of one age is normal behavior for a child of a different age.
• D) Most psychological disorders in the young have an identifiable environmental cause.

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