LGB adolescents are more likely than heterosexual youth to experience depression, substance abuse and suicide attempts. Which of the following offers the MOST likely explanation for this?
A) ?Negative societal attitudes toward homosexuality and sexuality in general.
B) ?Societal reinforcement of heterosexual adolescent sexuality, which leaves out gay and lesbian adolescents.
C) ?Same-gender behavior is dysfunctional in adolescence and should not be explored until adulthood.
D) ?Same-gender sexual behavior itself is inherently dysfunctional at any age.
A
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a. 20 b. 50 c. 75 d. 90
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a. Moro reflex b. rooting reflex c. Babinski reflex d. grasping reflex
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A. by evaluating scientific claim B. by prioritizing what environmental faucet needs fixing C. by persuading others that science has value D. analyzing data regarding the extent of enviornmental damage
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a. encourage extreme forms of verbal punishment b. have outlawed beatings and other harsh forms of physical punishment c. regulate punishment techniques in "state-sponsored" courses on parenting d. provide examples of appropriate punishment techniques for children in widely dispersed pamphlets