Reason That Depression Is More Prevalent in Adolescence Than in Childhood

question 63

Multiple Choice

reason that depression is more prevalent in adolescence than in childhood may be that

• A) feelings of inadequacy stem from large discrepancies between actual and ideal selves.
• B) parents do not understand what it is like to be an adolescent.
• C) children do not have a sense of self.
• D) feelings of loneliness accompany adolescents' abstract self-understanding.

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Definitions:

Influencing Tactics

Strategies or approaches used to persuade or convince others to follow a course of action or to adopt a particular viewpoint.

Committed

The state of being dedicated or bound to a cause, activity, or goal.

Compliant

Showing a willingness to follow rules, regulations, or standards; ready to acquiesce to authority or demands.

Resistant

Showing opposition or an unwillingness to accept or comply with changes or new ideas.