Describe the vulnerabilities specific to children that contribute to the development of psychological problems?
What will be an ideal response?
Children have a more simplistic view of life than adults. They have less self-understanding and cannot grasp in the way that adults can what situations require of them, nor what resources they have to cope with those situations. Therefore, immediate threats are more likely to seem overwhelming to children. Given this limited perspective, children use unrealistic ideas to explain events. They are also more dependent on other people than adults, and while this may provide support, it also makes them vulnerable to rejection and the inadequate or inappropriate modeling of behavior. GRADING RUBRIC: 6 points total, 2 for each of 3 special vulnerabilities.
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