Which of the Following Statements Best Represents the Parental Need

question 137

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best represents the parental need to be in charge of an adolescent child?

• A) Parents want to have more control over the adolescent boy than the adolescent girl.
• B) Adolescent girls require more control than adolescent boys.
• C) Fathers want to retain more control, despite the adolescent's efforts to take it.
• D) Mothers want to retain more control, despite the adolescent's efforts to take it.

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