According to the scapegoat theory, prejudice and discrimination are a result of __________

Children of emotion-coaching parents are more likely to

A. have poorer emotion regulation. B. have more difficulty in focusing their attention. C. have more difficulty regulating negative effects on their own. D. self-soothe, focus attention, and behave appropriately.

What complicates the diagnosis of maladaptive behavior in childhood?

A) Drugs are not effective in treating the disorders that are most commonly seen in children. B) The dividing line between childhood and adolescence has been arbitrarily drawn. C) Behavior that is problematic for a child of one age is normal behavior for a child of a different age. D) Most psychological disorders in the young have an identifiable environmental cause.