When Parents Are in Conflict and Express Hostility, Belligerence, and Contempt

question 92

Multiple Choice

When parents are in conflict and express hostility, belligerence, and contempt:

• A)they inflict problems on their children
• B)their children are unlikely to develop emotionally secure attachments to the parents if the conflict happens in later years
• C)the children are likely to become aggressive or depressed if the conflict happens in earlier years
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Activation Theory

A theory suggesting that performance is best under conditions of optimal arousal, rather than too high or too low.

Theoretical

Related to or based on theory; not practical or applied, but abstract and speculative.

Practical

Concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.

Psychology

The scientific study of mind and behavior, including thought, emotion, and interactions.