The adolescent's freedom to form opinions and have privacy is called:

Suppose 3 mothers were accidentally exposed to a teratogen during their pregnancies. Who would have the lowest risk for having a child with some sort of birth defect?

a. Abbey, who is exposed during the germinal period of prenatal development b. Brittany, who is exposed during the embryonic period of prenatal development c. Whitney, who is exposed during the fetal period of prenatal development d. All 3 women would have approximately equal chances of having a child affected by the teratogen.

Since there are substantial problems with reliability and validity of the diagnoses of personality disorders,

A) they are rarely used in clinical practice. B) they are considered by clinicians only as suggestions and do not have an impact on treatment decisions. C) it is less likely that research on a disorder will be able to be replicated by other researchers. D) very little research or search for treatments is done.