Which statement about the consequences of child maltreatment is true?
A. Persistent abuse seems to blunt children's normal physiological response to stress.
B. After months of abuse, children usually produce too much of the stress hormone cortisol.
C. Children who have experienced chronic abuse tend to develop compensatory behaviors that lower stress.
D. Cognitive and emotional problems caused by the stress of persistent abuse rarely endure into adolescence and adulthood.
Answer: A
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