Which family situation is an example of the multigenerational transmission process?
a. A child has diabetes like his father.
b. Each generation lives on the same farm.
c. A parent abused as a child becomes abusive with his or her own child.
d. Schizophrenia is a disease traced back three generations in a family.
C
An example of a multigenerational transmission process would be an abusive parent who was abused him- or herself as a child. Multigenerational transmission process occurs when a family pattern is passed down from one generation to the next, such as parents abusing their children.
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