What Complicates the Diagnosis of Maladaptive Behavior in Childhood

question 72

Multiple Choice

What complicates the diagnosis of maladaptive behavior in childhood?

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