Research Indicates That Most Abusive Parents Report That They Themselves

question 298

Multiple Choice

Research indicates that most abusive parents report that they themselves were

• A) raised in a permissive and overindulgent environment.
• B) raised by authoritative parents.
• C) prevented from interacting with childhood peers.
• D) battered or neglected as children.

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Definitions:

Conception

The process of fertilization where a sperm combines with an egg to form a zygote.

Birth

The process of childbirth; marking the emergence of a baby from the mother's womb into the world.

Germinal Period

The period in prenatal development from conception to two weeks after conception, when the zygote divides rapidly and implants in the uterine wall.

Embryonic Period

The period in prenatal development from three through eight weeks after conception, when the brain, spine, major organs, and bodily structures begin to form in the embryo.