Link (short for Lincoln) is combative at school. The psychologist asks him about his mother's boyfriend. "Does he pick on you? Hit you sometimes?" Why might she ask these questions?

a. Children from broken homes tend to be more prone to violent behavior.
b. The school psychologist is required to ask from a list of questions to categorize the type of conduct disorder Link has.
c. The school psychologist is looking for the source of Link's maladaptive behavior.
d. The school psychologist knows that such men are resentful of children by other fathers.


c. The school psychologist is looking for the source of Link's maladaptive behavior.

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