Your Brother Has a Daughter in Early Childhood Who Has

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Multiple Choice

Your brother has a daughter in early childhood who has an excessive degree of self-regulation.He is not quite sure if he should be happy,since she very rarely has any difficulties,or if he should be concerned.What would you tell him?

• A)He should be concerned in that overcontrol is associated with depression and anxiety when she gets older.
• B)He has nothing to be concerned about.Overcontrol is associated with extraordinary academic success.
• C)He should not be concerned; she will lighten up on her own soon.
• D)He should be glad; a friend of yours has a child who has absolutely no self-regulation and that child is very hard to control.

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Carbonyl Group

A functional group consisting of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom, commonly found in aldehydes and ketones.

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