Marriage & Family Final Exam

According to the textbook, if you were breaking up with someone, what would be the best phrase to use?

"I am not ready to settle down yet."

What percent of adults older than 85 live with their children?

12%

What percent of men report having been raped?

13%

In a study of women who smoked, what percent stopped during their pregnancy?

25%

The most successful reproductive technology clinics produce live births for what percentage of the infertile couples who come to them for help?

28%

Women get primary custody in ______ percent of divorces that involve minor children.

80

A person in U.S. society is viewed as among the "old-old" when he/she reaches

85

What percent of rapes are acquaintance rapes?

85 percent

Researchers found that _________ percent of individuals who had experienced the death of a loved one two to 20 years earlier experienced chronic sorrow.

97%

Children diagnosed with __________ may have difficulty paying attention and processing information.

ADHD

For parents who used drugs in their youth, what does your text recommend?

Be honest about previous drug use.

_________ involves fear or dread of the elderly.

Gerontophobia

________ is a risk associated with taking fertility drugs.

Having multiple births (e.g., twins, triplets, etc.)

Which of the following is NOT true about the use of donor sperm?

It should be used within three days of harvesting.

Why should you encourage your friend who is getting divorced to try mediation?

Mediation costs less, takes a shorter amount of time, and a civil relationship is possible.

The _________ Society is a group of middle aged women who have decided to "greet middle age with verve, humor, and élan."

Red Hat

Which of the following couples is considered infertile?

a couple who have been unable to achieve a pregnancy after trying for one year

Stress is

a process

The "sandwich generation" refers to

adult caretakers of elderly parents who also take care of their own children.

Systematic persecution and degradation of people because they are old is called

ageism

Social problems are sometimes blamed on the elderly. People stereotype them as inflexible and conservative. This is part of

ageism.

Fertell is

an at-home kit to measure fertility.

A rite of passage is

an event that marks the transition from one social status to another.

The concrete symbols that reflect a phenomenon, such as marriage, are called

artifacts

If you get divorced, how long should you wait before a second wedding?

at least two years

Which of the following is NOT related to increased family resiliency?

authoritarian parenting

The parenting style which balances control and warmth is known as

authoritative.

Which of the following is NOT one of the parenting styles identified by Baumrind (1966)?

authoritonic

Mary says John is "rushing" her to make a marital commitment, no longer wants her to spend time with her friends or parents, and has a Jekyll and Hyde personality due to alcohol abuse. Mary should

be aware that these three factors are predictive of an abusive relationship.

Mothers tend to

be gatekeepers of the father's involvement with his children.

The term __________ refers to a family that spans two households, such as a family that has split up after a divorce.

binuclear

Rituals in stepfamily life tend to

bond family members to each other.

Which child is most difficult to place in an adoption?

child with special needs

Competitive birthing means

couples match their peers in the number of children they have, the more the better.

A ________ is a situation that requires changes in normal patterns of behavior.

crisis

From a sociological perspective, the fact that from 1639 to 1760 there was an average of only one divorce per year in Massachusetts among the Puritans illustrates that

divorce is influenced by social context.

According to the textbook, violence in the family is linked to all of the following EXCEPT

egalitarian relationships.

After age 85, relationships with siblings are primarily

emotional because they enjoy spending time together.

Elias encourages his son to identify what he is feeling and respond appropriately. Elias is teaching

emotional competence.

Your text described principles of effective parenting. Which of the following was NOT one of these principles?

encourage nature-deficit

Another term of an affair is

extradyadic involvement.

Children in which birth order are most likely to be described as jealous or anxious?

first born

Smith (2007) noted that for affluent couples, _____ couples may be the new norm.

four

Elderly people are defined as ________ if they have difficulty with at least one personal care activity or other activity related to independent living.

frail

Cryopreservation refers to

freezing eggs and implanting them at a later time.

Women who have late term abortions are at increased risk for

future premature deliveries

What is the name of the study of aging?

gerontology

What proportion of people around the age of 70 are sexually active?

half

The phrase "on the down low" refers to African American men who

have sex with other men.

Parents who are excessively involved in their children's lives, constantly working to ensure their success, are known as

helicopter parents

All of the following are true of teenage mothers EXCEPT

higher academic achievement of the mother

All of the following are ways to conceptualize age EXCEPT

hormonally

As an elderly person, where are you most likely to live?

in your own home

IPV is a term which stands for

intimate partner violence.

Obsessive relational intrusion

is the relentless pursuit of intimacy with someone who does not want it.

An honor crime involves

killing a daughter or sister because she has brought shame on the family.

Low birth weight babies, more often born to teenage mothers, weigh ________ at birth.

less than 5 pounds, 5 ounces

The risk of family violence increases with all of the following EXCEPT

living close to parents

Infants of higher order multiple births are at greater risk of

low birth weight.

Death of a spouse when one is 80 or older

may not be devastating because the partner is consumed with his/her own health and disability issues.

Another term for spontaneous abortion is

miscarriage

This theory of aging focuses on the status of the elderly and what they offer society.

modernization

According to Termini (2006) the benefits of deep muscle relaxation are

more mental than physical relaxation.

Conflict theorists view conflict in stepfamilies as

natural and inevitable.

Children who don't know the sound of a cricket or have never seen wildlife in the woods may be vulnerable to

nature-deficit disorder.

IPV may be directed toward any of the following EXCEPT

neighbor

A clinical disorder in which children fail to comply with requests of authority figures is

oppositional defiant disorder.

Health care focusing on the relief of pain and suffering is called _________ care.

palliative

Which type of extramarital affair involves a partner who acts out sexual fantasies or participates in sexual practices the spouse considers abnormal?

paraphiliac affairs

Custody decisions are based on all of the following EXCEPT

promises made by the parents.

Chronic degenerative diseases include all of the following EXCEPT

prostate cancer

Most of the care given the elderly is

provided informally by family members.

In terms of parenting, ____________ refers to the extent to which parents respond to and meet the needs of their children.

responsiveness

All of the following are identified as psychological stages of divorce EXCEPT

revenge

Providing predictable times of togetherness and sharing, such as prayer before bedtime or having a special way to celebrate birthdays, is part of the

ritual bearer role.

Which crisis coping strategy are women more likely to use than men?

sharing concerns with relatives and friends

The primary reason a woman experiences repeated sexual force is that

she does not change her context or situation.

Which of the following has NOT been associated with postpartum depression?

smoking

Most rapes are perpetrated by

someone the woman knows.

Parental notification in regard to abortion means

that a woman must tell her parents she is getting an abortion if she is under age

What is the "red zone?"

the first month of the first year of college when women are likely to become sex abuse victims.

The interactionist perspective emphasizes

the meanings and interpretations that members of a stepfamily develop.

What is the relationship between sleep and stress?

the more sleep the less stress

The abortion ratio is

the number of abortions per 1000 live births.

Which spouse is most likely to contact a lawyer and initiate a divorce?

the wife

The most often cited helpful strategy for coping with a crisis is

to change one's basic values.

When one spouse murders another, it is called

uxoricide

Functionalists view the stepfamily as

vulnerable to an alliance between the biological parent and the biological children.

The goal of stalking is to

win the partner back.

Who is less likely to seek a divorce if there are children involved?

women

Who seems to fare better emotionally after a separation or divorce?

women

The results of having an open adoption rather than a closed adoption include all of the following EXCEPT

The adoptive parents are more likely to fear losing the child.

Which of the following is NOT one of the consequences of overindulgence?

The child develops the tendency to delay gratification.

_________ is the greatest predictor of who files for divorce.

The person most likely to get custody of the children.

Which of the following is NOT true about the relationship of the state to the marrying couple?

The state has no interest in maintaining marriages.

What is a parent's worst fear?

Their child will die.

During an economic recession or depression what normally happens in regard to couples having children?

They have fewer children.

_________ trains people to enhance their brain wave functioning and has been found to be effective in treating anxiety, stress, depression, migraine headaches, and addictions.

Neurofeedback

Who is most likely to rate their health positively?

Whites

All of the following are true about ending a relationship EXCEPT

Women are more likely than men to find recovery in a new relationship.