Sam Has Been Identified as Having a Resistant Attachment

question 56

Multiple Choice

Sam has been identified as having a resistant attachment. If Sam could talk, what would you expect him to say to his mother when she returns from an absence?

• A)"What's going on here? I want you to be here, but you left and now you're back. I don't know whether to laugh or cry!"
• B)"You're not here when I want you. I always have to take care of myself!"
• C)"Why do you do this? I need you desperately, yet you just leave me without warning. I get so angry when you're like this!"
• D)"I missed you terribly, but now that you're back, I'm okay."

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Definitions:

Secondary Immune Response

The body's immune system's more rapid and intensified response to a pathogen it recognizes from a previous infection.

Memory Cells

Specific types of immune cells that remember past infections and can quickly respond to repeated exposures to the same pathogen.

Antigen

A substance that can induce an immune response, often seen as foreign by the body's immune system.

Species Resistance

The natural ability of a species to resist or fend off infections and diseases due to inherent genetic or physiological factors.