Which Statement About the Later Adjustment of Children with Difficult

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which statement about the later adjustment of children with difficult temperaments and those exhibiting behavioural inhibition is true?

• A) Children with difficult temperaments and children exhibiting behavioural inhibition both tend to have similar adjustment problems in adolescence and adulthood.
• B) Behaviourally inhibited children tend to have no later adjustment problems.
• C) Girls with difficult temperaments and boys who are behaviourally inhibited tend to have fewer problems than do girls who are behaviourally inhibited and boys with difficult temperaments.
• D) Children with difficult temperaments and children exhibiting behavioural inhibition both tend to have later adjustment problems, but the types of problems they tend to have are different.

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Definitions:

Emphysema

A long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the air sacs (alveoli).

Pneumothorax

The presence of air or gas in the pleural space that causes collapse of the lung.

Chronic Bronchitis

A long-term inflammatory condition of the bronchi in the lungs, characterized by persistent coughing and mucus production.

Coarse Rhonchi

Low-pitched, rattling lung sounds that can be heard through a stethoscope, often indicating the presence of thick mucus or blockages in the larger airways.