What Have Researchers Found to Be True About Parents Who

question 24

Multiple Choice

What have researchers found to be true about parents who maltreat their children?

• A) Interventions rarely are effective at reestablishing attachment.
• B) Most parents who mistreat their children still have secure relationships with their children.
• C) An effective way to establish secure attachment between a parent and a mistreated child is to have the child develop close attachment with an outside caregiver.
• D) An effective way to establish secure attachment between a parent and a mistreated child is to provide the parent with sensitivity training.

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Definitions:

Neander Valley

A region in Germany where the first Neanderthal fossils were discovered, giving the species its name.

Live Birth

Live birth refers to the process of giving birth to young that have developed inside the body, rather than being hatched from eggs externally.

Marsupials

A group of mammals primarily found in Australia and the Americas that carry and nurse their young in an external pouch.

Placental Mammals

Mammals that give birth to live young that have developed inside the uterus with the aid of a placenta.