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