All Stress & Resilience Quizzes for Final

The peak age for the first signs of an alcohol disorder is

18

Approximately ________% of women in the United States have reported IPV.

35%

Mary's parents keep liquor in their home. Both of Mary's parents drink regularly and have the expectation that drinking is a normal part of adult life. Which of the following terms would best describe these behaviors and their effect on Mary?

Alcohol specific effects

Protective factors exist within the multiple layers of a child's context. Which of the following is not true about protective factors in the child's community context?

All peer relationships that maltreated children and youth have contribute favorably to their resiliency

If a child blames himself or herself for the abuse, they tend to experience more negative outcomes. This process refers to:

Attributional style

Which of the following demographic variables does not put a person or couple at increased for divorce?

Being older at the time of marriage

The most common form of intimate partner violence is

Emotional abuse

A common debt management strategy involves retiring loans or credit balances with the lowest interest first.

False

Authoritarian parenting has been shown to reduce the risk of substance use in adolescents.

False

Children who experience multiple family transitions (changes in what adults are living in the home) during their growing up years are no more likely to experience adjustment problems than children who experienced one transition in the form of their parent's divorce.

False

Declines in general health are more strongly related to declines in marital satisfaction for older adults than for young or middle-aged adults.

False

It is a rare instance when an abuser has been using alcohol or drugs at the time of a violent episode.

False

There appears to be little or no relationship between post-divorce psychological adjustment and pre-divorce psychological adjustment.

False

Widows tend to experience more depression and more negative health consequences than do widowers.

False

Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

Focuses on child attachment to the parent and has been shown to improve bonding, reduce childhood problem behaviors, and reduce maltreatment recidivism

Which of the following marital outcomes is not associated with higher levels of consumer debt?

Greater teamwork to accomplish financial goals

Some research suggests that individuals who abuse tend to have which of the following characteristics?

High levels of anger and hostility

Which of the following relationship variables is not a risk factor for the increased likelihood of divorce?

High levels of cohesion in the relationship

Which of the following is not a common economic consequence following divorce?

Men devote more money to caring for children than women do

Adolescents with alcohol problems had which of the following compared to teens without alcohol problems?

More perceived parental rejection, less parental warmth, more behavioral problems, and more association with substance-using peers

Which of the following conclusions was not identified by Emery in his summary of the effects of divorce on children?

Most children do not report unhappy memories or continued distress after divorce

Which of the following statements is inconsistent with our current knowledge and understanding of the experience of leaving an abusive or violent relationship?

Once the woman leaves her abusive partner, the abuse or violence ends

Which of the following statements reflect findings in the research literature regarding the adjustment of children and teens following divorce?

Over time, children generally have less contact with non-custodial fathers The quality of relationships with both parents will affect the child's adjustment to divorce Adjustment to divorce is enhanced if the child has a good relationship with at least one parent

Which of the following factors would be considered a non-alcoholic specific effect?

Parental divorce Parent-teen communication processes Parental disciplinary strategies

Adolescents growing up in these families were 9 times more likely to drink heavily in the 9th grade and three times more likely to drink heavily in the 11th grade. Which type of home/parents did these adolescents have?

Permissive parents

Rob grew up in a home where his dad regularly pushed his mother around. Rob's mother was very apologetic and tried to please his father. Rob thought this was how men and women relate. Consequently, Rob was confused when he hit his girlfriend, and she made a huge deal of it. This is most clearly an example of which theory at work?

Social learning theory

Family factors related to resiliency include all of the following, except:

Strong intellectual and reading skills

Social competence is important primarily because it enhances the likelihood that the maltreated child will have

The ability to form close peer relationships

Which of the following is not an accurate statement about patterns of saving money reported by American families in 2012-2013?

The average income saved over the past year was 10%

In cases of childhood sexual abuse, if the non-abusing parent blames, punishes, or fails to believe the abused child

The child will have a more difficult time coping with his or her experiences

When a child's abuse or neglect begins when they are very young and is perpetrated by a parent or guardian

The child's ability to form secure attachments is harmed, thus impacting the chance of resilience

Parent education programs for divorcing parents typically focus on all of the following, except:

The reasons for the divorce

A child or teen who loses a sibling may experience guilt resulting from sibling rivalry.

True

A child who begins using alcohol at age 12 or younger is more likely to develop later alcohol abuse or dependence than adolescents who begin using alcohol at age 16 or older.

True

A strong predictor of positive outcomes in families with a chronically ill child is "balanced coping" which occurs when the demands of the illness are kept in perspective in other family needs.

True

Adolescents who transition from a single parent family to a stepfamily increase their risk for initiating alcohol use.

True

During the first two years following a loss, "yearning" for the deceased loved one is a major feature of the process.

True

Having a child with a chronic illness may create risks for other children; while at the same time, the chronic illness may bring siblings closer together.

True

High quality and reciprocal relationships with peers have been shown to be a protective factors that increase a child's self-esteem.

True

If an older child experiences or continues to experience parental aggression or maltreatment, he or she is likely to have lower rates of resilience in adult romantic relationships.

True

Male victims of IPV often face a type of "re-victimization" because of the stigma associated with being abused, which in our society, is deeply coded as a female experience.

True

Married couple households have higher median incomes than other types of family households

True

Most children and adolescents experience difficulties for 1-2 years leading up to and following the divorce

True

Research indicates that parents who are experiencing financial stress tend to become less supportive and more controlling and punitive in their disciplinary practices.

True

Research indicates that when parents hold anti-alcohol beliefs and values, they can influence the development of negative alcohol-related cognitions, especially among their middle school and elementary school children.

True

The majority of severely maltreated children show a limited ability to demonstrate resilience across a variety of domains (mental health, relationships, educational outcomes).

True

The religious construct of "surrender, or self-denial, for a divine purpose" has been shown to function as a stress buffer, which may have an indirect impact on a person's health status.

True

While higher rates of IPV have been found among low-income and poor families, high income and affluent victims of IPV often face a unique set of challenges trying to "protect the status quo."

True

Women are more likely to be bothered by residual hostility from the past marriage than are men.

True

Youth who have strong and healthy relationships with their parents are less likely to socialize with deviant peers

True

Which of the following statements are accurate statements with regard to family caregiving?

Women are more likely to function as caregivers than men

Compared to grieving women, grieving males tend to be characterized by which of the following?

a greater involvement in instrumental tasks associated with the funeral, burial, and finances

Based on research findings, we know that parents who suffer the loss of a child or teen experience all of the following, except:

a high likelihood of divorce

Individuals who cope well with financial stress and strain tend to be characterized as having:

a strong sense of personal control or mastery over their situation

According to the Economic Life Cycle model, individuals in the family formation stage:

a. accumulate significant amounts of debt b. need to establish credit goals and debt limits c. should compare the costs of different types of credit ALL ARE CORRECT

Which of the following strategies might a therapist use to assist families in adapting to the loss of a loved one?

a. encouraging family members to talk about the person who has died b. encouraging family members to participate in the funeral or memorial services c. planning and participating in rituals or memorial services on the anniversary of the family member's death ALL ARE CORRECT

Intimate terrorism is

about power and control and is perpetrated mainly by men against women

Individual and family health outcomes during times of illness will be influenced by all of the following, except:

choice of health insurance carrier

Research indicates that a decline in health is related to a ____________________ in marital quality and the onset of of a disability is related to ________________ in marital quality.

decrease; increase

The impact of illness on couple and family functioning is mediated by all of the following characteristics, except:

family cohesion and adaptability

Which of the following commonly represents a family's greatest financial asset and share of net worth?

home equity

Which of the following is a possible negative consequence of bereavement on our physical health?

it can make existing medical conditions worse

Research regarding "protective buffering" (which involves hiding negative feelings or concerns about the illness to avoid hurting the ill spouse) is

may increase levels of depression and anxiety is linked to lower life satisfaction

All of the following family resources have been linked to positive outcomes when childhood illness occurs, except?

moving toward more diffuse or blurred boundaries to enhance closeness

What type of economic stress would best describe the family who experienced strain due to the added expenses associated with the birth of their first child?

normative

Situational couple violence

occurs as a result of conflict escalating rather than because of patterns of power and control

Which of the following is not considered one of the three basic stages of grief?

reestablishment of personal beliefs

Job loss is commonly associated with

strained family relationships increased levels of depression damaged self-esteem a sense of helplessness

Common examples of disenfranchised grief would include all of the following, except:

the loss of an aging grandparent

Adaptation to loss is understood as

transformation of the relationship from physical presence to various "continuing bonds"