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Milestone_2.docx (3)    Theoretical Foundations and Draft of Program Selection  Southern New Hampshire University  PSY 632: Developmental Psychology    Theoretical Foundation  Contemporary Research  Research in child abuse continues to grow every year.According to McCrory et, al. (2012), there is a growing body of research that has investigated how stress, and specifically different forms of childhood abuse, is associated with neuroendocrine function.Child abuse addresses the developmental delays a child can experience if abused or experiencing a trauma.  According to Lehmann et al., (2020), œChildren and young people placed in foster care are a particularly vulnerable group who have experienced abuse and neglect and have a high prevalence of mental disorders.  Stock & Fisher (2006) found that many of the children in foster care are at high risk for delays in development.  They reported that as much as 66% of these children exhibit developmental delays in at least one area.  Over 80% of foster children that were examined suffered from developmental, behavioral, or emotional problems which is two to eight times the national average (Stock & Fisher, 2006, p. 1, para 2).  Nature vs. Nature  With some developmental issues, the issue of whether it is a nature vs. nurture issue can be debated.  Nature is an internal factor that can affect an individual, whereas nurture is an external factor or cause.  With child abuse, it is nurture that is the cause of this.  An individual is causing pain on or t