Question

Which one of the following statements is true regarding the subjects of Adler and Adler's study of self-injurers?A. Most begin injuring in secret.

B. They are a homogeneous group.
C. Behavior is carefully planned.
D. Most eventually "grow out of it."

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

C. Behavior is carefully planned.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the study conducted by Patti Adler and Peter Adler, professors of sociology from the Universities of Colorado and Denver respectively. They conducted 150 interviews with the research participants in order to determine the causes of the self injury practices. They found out that, the case was not related to suicidal tendencies, everything was merely about a trend or coping mechanism. It was a practice that started in 1990s and extend among adolescents for some time as an addictive pattern.