It is not uncommon for an adolescent to attempt suicide as a result of ____________________ rather than as a result of a stressful life event.
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Question 2Air pollution:
a. is a main cause of death in developing countries.
b. kills more children annually than diarrhea.
c. contributes to respiratory infections, which are responsible for childhood deaths.
d. more strongly affects young girls than boys.
Question 3About ____________________ adolescents has attempted suicide at least once.
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Question 4More than thirteen million children around the world die each year of pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, tetanus, whooping cough, and _____.
a. heart disease c. influenza
b. unintentional injuries d. tuberculosis
Question 5Children who show aggressive, antisocial, and hyperactive behavior at an early age are more likely to show ____________________ in adolescence.
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Question 6Around the world, nearly two-thirds of the children who die each year die of:
a. heart disease. c. influenza.
b. unintentional injury. d. one of six diseases.
Question 7____________________ and ____________________ factors are also connected with racial and ethnic differences in juvenile offending.
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Question 8Which of the following is not one of the leading causes of childhood death?
a. whooping cough c. tetanus
b. diarrhea d. mumps