Which type of resistance involves the youth physically refusing?

• A. Verbal resistance
• B. Active resistance
• C. Passive resistance
• D. Combative resistance

Answer: (C)

This type of resistance involves not engaging or cooperating rather than arguing or fighting. When someone physically refuses, the response is non-confrontational and centers on withholding action—think of stepping back, not moving toward the requested task, or otherwise withdrawing participation without verbally arguing. That nonactive stance is why it’s described as passive resistance: the person refuses to comply without escalating to verbal or physical confrontation. By contrast, verbal resistance uses words to oppose, active resistance involves deliberate physical actions to counter the request, and combative resistance is aggressive or violent opposition. So the key idea is noncooperation expressed through inaction or withdrawal, not through speech or force.