Which of the following effects of divorce on middle-age adults and children has been documented by research?
a. Children adapt to divorce more rapidly than do adults.
b. Emotional healing after a divorce takes approximately 24 months in adults.
c. Children of divorced parents may have life-long difficulty forming relationships.
d. Children of divorced parents undergo similar emotional turmoil as their parents
Answer: c. Children of divorced parents may have life-long difficulty forming relationships.
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1. rhinitis. 2. viral pharyngitis. 3. sinusitis. 4. strep throat.
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