Ch 10

Social policy has focused on the following two priorities to improve the situation of children living in lone parent families.

marriage incentives and improved child support payments

According to the text, what percentage of the world's population prefers to practice some type of polygamy:

%75

By one estimate, ________ children in the U.S. is exposed to a family member's alcohol abuse:

1 in 4

List and define Bowen's two aspects of differentiation of self in the family system.

1. Differentiation between thinking and feeling: learning to own and recognize their feelings, and think about and plan their lives than reacting emotionally at times that call for clear thinking 2. Differentiation between the self and other members of the family: while recognizing their interdependence with other family members, individuals follow their own beliefs rather than make decisions based on reactivity to the cues of others or the need to win approval - without attacking others or defending themselves

The lifetime probability of divorce in the U.S. approaches _____%.

50%

Which of the following is not true regarding same-sex couples and children? A. same-sex couples never have or raise children B. same-sex couples may have children from previous heterosexual relationships C. same-sex couples may adopt or raise foster children D. same-sex couples may have children using reproductive technology

A. same-sex couples never have or raise children

A model used by social workers to understand whether an event in the family system becomes crisis, as well as understanding the family's resources and definition of the event is the:

ABCX model of family stress and coping

_________ families with alcohol-abusing parents score better on family functioning, compared to other such families.

African American

The definitions of family center on three ways to form a family. Describe each of these.

Biological: people related by blood and genetically bound to each other, however distantly Legal: marriage, adoption, formalized fostering Social relationships: social interaction, when there is no biological or legal relationship

The ABCX model describes a family transition process following a stressful event and assesses for possible outcomes. When the family improves their level of functioning over and above the previous level this is considered to be:

Bonadaptation

______________ couple is one that lives together in a romantic relationship without marriage.

Cohabitating

Which of the following are unique challenges immigrant families may face in the U.S.? A. intergenerational tension B. language barriers C. difficulty understanding cultural norms D. all of the above

D. all of the above

When working with military family members, it is important to remember that the return home: A. is one of the most stressful times of the deployment process B. can be accompanied by worries about change in personality and behavior C. is a time of renegotiated roles D. all of the above are important issues for military families

D. all of the above are important issues for military families

When a social worker depicts family relationships with the use of circles, lines, and arrows that help to identify external sources of stress, conflict, and social support this is called a(n :

Ecomap

Define exogamy rules and endogamy rules and discuss the cultural implications of each. @ Page: 343

Exogamy rules require that mates be chosen from outside the group, Endogamy rules require that mates should be selected from within the group on characteristics such as religion, race, ethnicity and social class.

True or False. The family life cycle perspective helps a social worker to focus on relationships within the family rather than on individual family members.

False. That is the family systems perspective

True or False. The family systems perspective helps a social worker to look at families over time.

False. That's the family life cycles perspective. The family systems perspective focuses on relationships within the family rather than on individual family members

An approach where the social worker focuses on understanding the family system over time is which of the following?

Family life cycle perspective

An approach where the social worker focuses on relationships within the family rather than on individual family members is which of the following?

Family systems perspective

A tool used to identify times in the family's life when events have piled up is called a:

Family timeline

When a social worker depicts key dates and events in a family's life to locate both stressors and strengths, this is referred to as a ______________________________.

Family timeline

Which of the following statements regarding divorce is true?

It is stressful for all children

The ABCX model describes a family transition process following a stressful event and assesses for possible outcomes. When there is a permanent deterioration in the family's functioning following a crisis this is considered to be:

Maladaptation

When a social worker uses the _____________________ it widens her theoretical framework to include the larger systems in which the family system is embedded.

Multilevel family practice model

When the father in the family loses his job after 20 years of working for the same company this is an example of a:

Nonnormative stressor

When a family experiences the birth of a first child this is an example of a:

Normative stressor

The ABCX model describes a family transition process following a stressful event and assesses for possible outcomes. When the family returns to their previous level of functioning following a crisis this is considered to be:

Recovery

Research based on the Glen Elder's Economic Stress Model suggests that:

Severe economic hardship disrupts family functioning

When a social worker helps family members to identify how they have coped creatively with adversity in the past in order to help them find hope for making changes in the present, this refers to which of the following perspectives?

Strengths perspective

When a series of crises deplete the family's resources and expose the family to increasing risk of very negative outcomes this is considered to be:

Stress pileup

Define the ABCX model of family stress and coping and discuss the three possible outcomes following a stressful event.

The ABC-X model describes a family transition process following a stressful event with three possible outcomes: 1) recovery to the family's previous level of functioning 2) maladaptation, or permanent deterioration in the family's functioning 3) bonadaptation, or improvement in the family's functioning over and above the previous level

What is FMLA?

The Family and Medical Leave Act: (1993) requires employers with more than 50 employees to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid sick leave per year for the birth or adoption of a child or to take care for a sick child, parent, or spouse, excluding temporary and part-time workers

Define the nuclear family. Why has the nuclear family been the preferred family structure throughout most of U.S. history?

The nuclear family is composed of two parents and their biological, adopted or fostered offspring.

____________ , or when the family faces a transition in a family life stage or in family composition, are particularly stressful for families.

Transition points

When a couple is having marital problems but they focus their energy on a child's school problems to relieve the tension in the marital relationship this is an example of:

Triangulation

True or False. A genogram is a graphic picture of a family history that helps social workers to think about a family's patterns of relationships.

True

True or False. A potential catastrophic event, like family violence, is considered to be a nonnormative stressor.

True

True or False. Stepfamilies have changed very little over time.

True

True or False. The family into which a person was born and raised is considered the family of origin.

True

True or False. Triangulation is defined as two family members inappropriately involving another family member to help reduce the anxiety in the dyadic relationship.

True

True or False. Typical family life-cycle transitions, like the birth of a first child, are considered to be normative stressors.

True

True or False. Utilizing a strengths perspective in work with families helps them to identify how they have coped creatively with adversity in the past, which instills hope for making changes in the present.

True

What is meant by the 'golden age of the traditional family'.

Typically, one particular group of families: white, middle-class, heterosexual, two-parent families living in the 1950s

To work most effectively with culturally diverse families the social worker must first:

be aware of one's own cultural limitations

A depiction that uses circles, lines, and arrows to show family relationships and the strength and directional flow of energy and resources to and from the family is called a(n ________________.

ecomap

The ______________________ family is one in which the parent-child nuclear family lives along with other relatives, such as grandparents, adult siblings, aunts, uncles, or cousins.

extended

Social workers who approach family problems from a psychodynamic perspective assume that current personal and interpersonal problems are the result of unresolved problems in the _______________, the family into which we were born and in which we were raised.

family of origin

An instrument used to depict a chronology of key dates and events in a family's life and can also be used to locate both stressors and strengths is called a:

family timeline

The text identifies the following three major challenges to family life:

family violence, divorce, substance abuse

When a social worker uses a graphic picture of the family history to get an idea of the extended family's patterns of relationships this is called a:

genogram

Compared to children with heterosexual parents, children who grow up in families with same-sex partners:

have similar behavioral and emotional adjustment

The family investment model focuses on:

how economic advantage affects family life and child outcomes

In regards to family violence, the most common form of physical violence occurs between:

sibling to sibling

The Virginia Cavaliers and Indentured Servant wave of immigration is characterized by:

unequal distribution of wealth and primogeniture inheritance