A family with a young son decides to move from a poor, inner-city neighborhood to a small town because their first-grade son is wanting to dress like the "gangstas" he sees on his street and at school. Is this an effective strategy?
a. No, because moving creates instability, which leads to a greater risk of externalizing problems.
b. No, because a tendency to externalizing problems is completely genetic.
c. Yes, because kids in these kinds of neighborhoods are at greater risk of developing externalizing problems.
d. Yes, because kids in these kinds of neighborhoods are at greater risk of developing internalizing problems.
Answer: c.
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Freud arrived at his developmental theories through his work with which of the following groups?
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