Depressed Parents Perceive Their Children as More Difficult and Problematic

Multiple Choice

Depressed parents perceive their children as more difficult and problematic and are more critical of them,

A) but their parenting styles remain consistent with what they were before the depression began.
B) even when objective observers cannot identify any difference in the behavior of such children and the children of nondepressed mothers.
C) but it is difficult to determine if the children have contributed to their parents' depression or if the parents' depression has led to the behavior problems.
D) although neither their depression nor their perception of their children has an effect on the family system as a whole.
E) and their perceptions remain even after treatment has eliminated the depression.