Why Are Children Who Have Spent Time in the Foster

Why are children who have spent time in the foster care system more at risk for emotional and behavioral problems?

A) The greater risk for emotional and behavioral problems among foster care children could be the product of the abuse or neglect that necessitated their removal from their biological parents' home.
B) The greater risk for emotional and behavioral problems among foster care children could be because of the foster care placement itself.
C) The greater risk for emotional and behavioral problems among foster care children could be because of the instability in living arrangements.
D) All of the above are reasons that foster care children and adolescents may have more problems than other children and adolescents.