Which of the Following Would Help Prevent Child Maltreatment

question 134

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would help prevent child maltreatment?

• A) teaching parents to use an authoritarian parenting style
• B) encouraging the use of physical punishment to discipline children
• C) teaching parents not to depend on others for support
• D) changing American attitudes toward "acceptable" levels of punishment and poverty

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Definitions:

Positive Symptoms

In psychology, symptoms that add an unwanted behavior or feeling, such as hallucinations or delusions, especially noted in schizophrenia.

Negative Symptoms

Symptoms of some mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, which include the absence or reduction of normal functions, like diminished emotional expression or motivation.

Neurological Abnormalities

Conditions that are marked by structural, biochemical, or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord, or other nerves.