Research Indicates That Most Abusive Parents Report That They Themselves

question 298

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that most abusive parents report that they themselves were

• A) raised in a permissive and overindulgent environment.
• B) raised by authoritative parents.
• C) prevented from interacting with childhood peers.
• D) battered or neglected as children.

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Definitions:

Determined

Showing a firm decisiveness and purposefulness in achieving a specific goal.

Instinctive

Behavior or actions that are innate and driven by natural tendencies or genetic programming, rather than learned experience.

Homeostasis

Homeostasis is the self-regulating process by which biological systems maintain stability and equilibrium while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival.

Biogenesis

The scientific principle that living organisms only come from other living organisms through reproduction, contradicting the idea of spontaneous generation.