Researchers have found, regarding problem behavior in adolescence, that
A) adolescents never exhibit one specific problem, such as depression, without exhibiting any others.
B) adolescents may exhibit only one problem within the same general category, such as depression and anxiety.
C) adolescents may exhibit both internalizing and externalizing problems, such as depression and delinquency.
D) adolescents with severe behavior problems are likely to have followed similar pathways to deviance.

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Research has found that adolescents may exhibit both internalizing and externalizing problems, such as depression and delinquency. It is not necessarily true that adolescents exhibit only one problem within the same general category or that they always exhibit multiple problems. While there may be similarities in the pathways that lead to severe behavior problems, it is not a definitive finding that all adolescents with severe behavior problems followed similar pathways to deviance.

Researchers Have Found, Regarding Problem Behavior in Adolescence, That