Author Question: Alisha's family was experiencing multiple problems, including her mother's illness, her father's ... (Read 49 times)

melly21297 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Alisha's family was experiencing multiple problems, including her mother's illness, her father's loss of employment, and two relatives having moved into their home. Through the stress, her grades remained high and her study skills good.

Most likely, Alisha was

indifferent to the plight of her family.
relying on egocentric tendencies to pull her through.
using school achievement as an escape from the stress of home.
hoping to go on to college after completing middle school and high school.

Question 2

In childhood, how children react to a serious stressor depends primarily on

what the stressor is.
how many other stressors are present.
whether the stress is economic.
whether the stressor affects other siblings too.

kthug · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

using school achievement as an escape from the stress of home.

Answer to Question 2

how many other stressors are present.