Karut Is Growing Up in a Home and a Neighborhood

question 83

Multiple Choice

Karut is growing up in a home and a neighborhood with constant,pervasive violence.He often has trouble sleeping,he cannot concentrate on his homework,and he has been sent home three times already this year for fighting.According to your textbook,what else is Karut likely to experience?

• A)A harsh awakening out of the violence through a single,life-changing event
• B)A focusing of this violent energy on his studies to escape his negative environment
• C)Problems attaching to others for fear of more hurt and loss
• D)All of the above are likely.

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