Question

Carlos can be best described as a resilient adolescent. Against all odds, he has graduated from high school and is enrolled in college. He comes from a lower socioeconomic status and a harsh neighborhood, and he is the first in his family to graduate from high school and attend college. Which of the following are three protective factors we can assume Carlos possesses?

a. high intelligence, warm but controlling parents, and a social network of caring adults
b. high religious involvement, an easygoing temperament, and an insecure attachment
c. high sociability, high emotional quotient, and low intelligence
d. high parental control, a difficult temperament, and high intelligence

Answer 1

d. high parental control, a difficult temperament, and high intelligence

Step-by-step explanation:

Students usually become resilient when they face obstacle in the form of control or restrictions and that leads them to do the opposite of what is required of them.

Carlos is obviously intelligent since he is the first one to reach college.

Resilient because he has strict parents leading to high parental control which also leads him to develop a difficult temperament.