A teenage boy with a recent history of mental illness and legal problems states that he grew up in a poor and violent neighborhood. According to Cichetti's theoretical framework, what are these factors known as?
A) Protective factors
B) Proximal factors
C) Risk factors
D) Distal factors
Ans: C
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Risk factors are variables that impede development and cause hardship (eg, extreme poverty). Protective factors are variables that serve as buffers and have a helpful influence (eg, supportive family).
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