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What does a healing theory provide for a grieving family?
A definition of the loss event that does not deny the pain of the loss but helps the family create a new positive perspective moving forward.
Which of the following is an example of the kind of interaction couples must engage in when they are establishing marital and family themes?
All of these
According to the structural model, what do boundaries provide for the family system?
All of these are correct
According to the research presented in Kotchick & Forehand (2002), which group of parents was least likely to emphasize independence and achievement unless they received more child-rearing advice from their social network?
American Indian
Match the following parenting styles with their definitions.
Authoritarian: not responsive but demanding Indulgent: responsive but not demanding Authoritative: both responsive and demanding Uninvolved: neither responsive or demanding
According to the textbook, emotional reactivity is often expressed as an excessive need for approval.
Avoidant: Uncomfortable being close to others Secure: comfortable depending on others Anxious-Ambivalent: tend to worry that their relationship partners dont really love them
Which of the following is a principal indicator of the individuation process in early adulthood?
Both of these
__________ refers to the concept applied to the task of delineating one system or subsystem from other systems or subsystems.
Boundaries
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of confirmation within a couple's communication system?
Conveying how each partner feels ab themselves
Which of the following is NOT one of the tasks of every family that reorganizes their system through the divorce process?
Define a coparenting relationship.
Systems with an extremely high tolerance for individuality have ____________ internal boundaries.
Disengaged
Which of the following is NOT one of the types of autonomy that reflect the individuation process?
Emotional
Systems with a low tolerance for individuality have ____________ internal boundaries.
Enmeshed
Intergenerational Model
Explores how family processes of differentiation in the family of origin impact an individuals development and his or her subsequent patterns of interaction in adulthood
A family ledger is a multigenerational "accounting system" that keeps track of boundaries and hierarchy within family systems.
False
According to Gottman, negativity is always damaging to relationships.
False
According to the textbook, emotional reactivity is often expressed as an excessive need for approval.
False
An alliance, like a coalition, interferes with the functioning of the family.
False
Ethnicity refers to categories of individuals who share common biological traits.
False
We can assume that ethnicity has a uniform and predictable impact on family patterns of interaction.
False
That is the definition of organizational complexity?
Family systems are comprised of various smaller units or subsystems that together compose the larger family system.
First Order/Second Order Tasks
First-order tasks are generally the essential business of family life; the things that families do to survive on a daily basis and that identify them as unique and separate from other families. Second-order tasks are those things that families do in order to modify their existing strategies or rules in response to some internal or external change.
Which of the following is NOT a resource that a family must use to accomplish its maintenance tasks?
Food
Which of the following is NOT a major assumption about the nature of behavior of the structural model developed by Minuchin?
Forces that operate within the family over time can contribute to the development of effective or ineffective patterns of interaction.
_______________________ are the demands placed on families as they move through time and deal with the changes/transitions that occur over the life cycle.
Horizontal stressors
Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the process of "acculturation"?
It occurs at a uniform rate.
Match the following Goals of Managing Conflict with their examples
Maintaining intimacy:resolving the conflict Eliminating Conflict: repressing emotions and Winning at all Costs: attempting to assert control
Which of the following is NOT a measure of well-being used in the research conducted by Bookwala (2009)?
NOT life satisfaction
In the research conducted by Schecter et al. (2008), which of the following was NOT one of the main reasons that same-sex couples offered for why they chose not to mark their commitment with a publicceremony of any kind.
NOT while they felt committed to eachother
The death of an elderly family member is an example of:
Normative Stressor
__________ refers to a reciprocal pattern of interaction in which one participant assumes a competent, care-taking position in relation to the other who assumes a dependent, child-like position.
Overfunctioning/underfunctioning
Which of the following is one of the aspects of family life that can make it harder to receive informed consent?
The inaccessibility of family life
Which of the following statements is true with respect to the presence of conflict in marriage?
The presence of conflict signals the need for marital strategies and rules to be adjusted.
What is the goal of someone who creates an emotional cut-off from their family?
To gain control over their sense of self.
According to conflict theorists, the family works toward to continuation of social inequality in society.
True
According to traditional life-span perspectives, individuation is a prerequisite for identity development. However, Anderson & Sabatelli argue that identity is achieved through the renegotiation of family relationships over time.
True
Adaptability is a second order task.
True
Families can successfully cope with the chronic and prolonged illness of a parent if they make adaptations within the family subsystems so that the family can continue executing its tasks effectively.
True
The family is an information processing system.
True
Which of the following is NOT a way you would expect someone with a high level of self-differentiation to act?
Try to gain approval and acceptance from others.
Rigid and recurring coalitions in the family system are likely to indicate what type of problem?
Unclear boundaries between subsystems.
Which of the following factors accounts for the diversity found among families of the same ethnic background?
Which of the following factors accounts for the diversity found among families of the same ethnic background?
According to Spicer (2010), which group of parents was least likely to think that the ability to sit still and pay attention is important?
White
During courtship, the transition to a stepfamily system can be greatly facilitated if:
all of the above
Parenting style has been found to predict child well-being in which of the following domains?
all of these
Which of the following aspects of aging can affect the emotional climate within the marriage?
all of these
The term ______________ refers to a family system comprised of two active and involved parents and two separate households.
bi nuclear family
According to the research conducted by Bookwala (2009), for which group did the adaptation model best describe the effect of their caregiving experiences on depressive symptoms?
caregiving sons
According to the textbook, emotional reactivity is often expressed as an excessive need for approval.
commitment
A message is ________ when the different components of a message (verbal/nonverbal, content/relationship) all convey the same meaning.
congruent
Match the following factors that influence framing of messages with their examples:
context: arguing in public as opposed to in private Interpersonal Needs: Having low self esteem Culture: Avoiding eye contact Family Origin: learning to express in deed rather than in words
A primary task of newly married couples is the establishment of a secure message system.
false
According to research presented by Lansford (2009), divorce has larger effects on relationships with nonresidential mothers and internalizing behaviors than it does on externalizing problems.
false
Children cause spouses' marital satisfaction to decline.
false
Early parenthood is often a time of increased marital satisfaction as the couple comes to love their new life as a family.
false
Family social scientists have found that most adults are well prepared to meet the needs of children and know the techniques of child care.
false
In the research conducted by Ahrons (2006), a number of adult children with parents who continued to be in conflict said it was uncomfortable to have both parents present at special events and they preferred if one parent simply did not attend.
false
In the research conducted by Gibson-Davis et al. (2005), receipt of welfare was found to be an important perceived barrier to marriage.
false
When comparing heterosexual and homosexual marital relationships, there are more differences than similarities.
false
Which group is more likely to maintain or improve their standard of living following divorce?
fathers
The experience of being emotionally and physically overwhelmed during a conflict is called ________________.
flooding
Structural Model
focuses on a families characteristics (subsystem, hierarchies, and boundaries), the development appropriateness of patterns of interaction
Contextual Model
focuses on how family strategies are affected by ethnicity, class, and socioeconomic status with an emphasis on within and between group differences
Which of the following is a potential consequence of overly rigid boundaries between new parents and the extended family?
lack of social support
The findings from which outcome measure used by Bookwala (2009) more clearly support the wear-and-tear model of caregiving?
marital quality
Couples today will spend __________ time in the post-child-rearing stage of the family life cycle than their parents.
more
Match the following caregiving/care-receiving relationships with their examples:
mutual: both parent and child have adjusted to redistribution of power Hierarchial Passive: parent controls child Hierarchial Rebellious: child resents having to care
Which of the following is an example of the kind of interaction couples must engage in when they are establishing marital and family themes?
negotiating boundaries with family and friends
According to Spicer (2010), which group of parents was most likely to see their parenting as shaped by the way they were raised and by their religion?
not white
In the research conducted by Gibson-Davis et al. (2005), which of the following was NOT one of the common barriers to marriage?
premarital childbearing
The term_______ refers to the situation where adult children return home to live with their parents after having been launched from the family at an earlier point in time.
re-nested family
Which is NOT one of the factors described in the textbook as an influence on an individual's comparison level?
relationships viewed on media sources
Match the parenting responsibility with its description.
responsive caregiving: love attachment advocacy Legal Responsibility: food, clothing, education
Which of the following is an example of a type of family relationship for which loss may lead to unrecognized grief?
step parents
When a family transitions from being a 2-parent household to being a single-parent household, the family's adaptability to and management of stress is affected. Which of the following is NOT a common experience (particularly if the transition is the result of divorce)?
stressors increase while sources of support decrease
Which of these is NOT one of the factors that determines a family member's position of centrality or importance?
the age of the indivudal
Many of the triangles that develop within a remarried family system can be resolved by
the biological parent assuming parental authority
What generally happens in the level of contact between divorced fathers and their children over time?
the frequency and duration of their visits decrease
As a property of the intergenerational family system, differentiation refers to all of the following EXCEPT:
the hierarchical alignment of family subsystems.
When grandparents function as _________, they see their grandchildren frequently, care for them when care is needed, and provide them with opportunities for fun and recreation.
the reserve parent
If a child experiences positive outcomes after the divorce of their parents, which of the following factors would most likely be the reason?
their parents had a high conflict relationship prior to divorce
Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the redistribution of power between parents and their adult children:
this process is usually not complete until the child is over 30 years of age
According to the research conducted by Schecter et al. (2008), same-sex couples who had both commitment ceremonies and legal marriages described the commitment ceremony as having the greater impact on their sense of commitment to the relationship.
true
According to the textbook, emotional reactivity is often expressed as an excessive need for approval.
true
Enmeshed boundaries in a marital relationship are not necessarily a problem.
true
For all couples, the need for connectedness coexists with a need for separateness.
true
In the research conducted by Ahrons (2006), the majority of participants reported that their parents got along fairly well now that they were grown.
true
The context of work can be a source of support for parents.
true
The textbook describes "transaction management" as a couple's ability to establish realistic communication strategies and rules for interaction, as well as the ability to exercise self-control.
true
Which of the scenarios below describes a pattern that research has found to be uncommon or unlikely with regards to the launching of children:
woman grieve the loss of their role as a mother
Which of the following is NOT discussed in the textbook as a primary source of social support for single parents?
work colleagues
