Through a Process of Repeated Interactions, Parents and Their Children

Multiple Choice

Through a process of repeated interactions, parents and their children form attractor states that characterize their relationship. Through the study of these behaviors, one can observe the gradual emergence of hostile, anti-social behaviors. Which of the following parent?child interactions is likely to be associated with the child's antisocial behaviors?

A) mutually hostile interactions (parent-hostile, child-hostile)
B) permissive interactions (child-hostile, parent neutral or positive)
C) redirecting interactions (child-hostile, parent-negative and then positive)
D) both A and B