Teenage pregnancies are a far greater problem today than several decades ago because
A) most public schools teach abstinence only, which does little to prepare teens for safe sex.
B) the stigma of teenage parenthood is much worse and many couples refuse to adopt the baby of a teenage mother.
C) adolescents are far less likely to marry before childbirth, increasing the negative consequences for both mother and baby.
D) most adolescents lack the knowledge and resources to protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies.
C
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A pregnant woman infected with the syphilis organism must be treated
A) with antiviral drugs before the sixth week of pregnancy. B) with antibiotics before the fourth month of pregnancy. C) with antiviral drugs but not until the second trimester. D) with antibiotics but not until the second trimester.
Little Peter ate his brother's candy and his parents sent him to his room as punishment. He then broke a mirror and tore some of the wallpaper in his room. This is an example of which defense mechanism?
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