A Pattern of Family Interaction in Which the Child Misbehaves

Multiple Choice

A pattern of family interaction in which the child misbehaves, the parents tries to punish the child but is ineffective, and the child escalates the misbehavior until the parents give up is what Gerald Patterson and his colleagues have called a

A) reciprocating family environment.
B) dysfunctional family environment.
C) coercive family environment.
D) toxic family environment.