Which of the Following Is an Example of a Status

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a status offense?​

• A) Amanda, a teenager, attempts to commit suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills.
• B) Tina, a primary school student, is often rebuked for truancy.
• C) Ted, a young adult, is sexually intimate with his friend Bob.
• D) Alex, a 20-year-old, is often fined for overspeeding.

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Definitions:

Sexual Abuse

The act of subjecting someone to undesired or inappropriate sexual activities or conduct, typically involving coercion or force.

Striving for Superiority

A concept in psychology suggesting that a primary motivation for humans is to overcome obstacles and strive to improve themselves.

Oral Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the first stage of psychosexual development, where a child's pleasure centers around the mouth.

Psychosexual Development

Psychosexual Development is a Freudian theory that proposes individuals pass through a series of stages from childhood to adulthood, where pleasure focuses on different parts of the body.