Early Experience Affects People's Susceptibility to Emotional Disorders in Childhood

Early experience affects people's susceptibility to emotional disorders in childhood. Brown and Harris (1978) reported that a person who loses a mother in childhood is more likely than a person who has not lost his or her mother to develop depression. The most likely interpretation of this finding according to the textbook is that the _______________ leaves individuals vulnerable to developing depression.

A) loss of one's primary attachment relationship
B) lack of parental care following the loss of one's mother
C) familial upheaval and stress that ensues following the loss
D) loss creates a fear of abandonment, an emotional complex that