A Crucial Difference Between Family Developmental Change and Individual Development

question 10

Multiple Choice

A crucial difference between family developmental change and individual development is that:

• A) Individual development focuses on the changes in patterns of family interaction
• B) Individual development refers to the systematic changes that occur as the result of physical maturation
• C) Family developmental changes focus on the incremental changes that occur between birth and death
• D) Family change refers to patterned changes that occur because of maturation and learning

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