Exam 3: Understanding Marriage and Family Dynamics

When discussing spiritual well-being,the terms spiritual and religious are interchangeable.

Families need to balance the cohesive dimensions of their relationships between the extremes of:

A typical characteristic in disengaged families is that friendships outside the family can sometimes be more important than relationships among family members.

_____ is a relatively new multidisciplinary profession that began about 70 years ago.

Which of the following is NOT an element of family systems theory?

Commitment does not apply to sexual fidelity.

The woman associated with the beginning of the second "wave" of feminism is _____.

Which of the following is an example of the ability to manage with stress from the family strengths model?

Researcher Kotare believes that children who watch large amounts of TV violence will be more likely to engage in aggressive behavior at school.This prediction about the relationship between two or more variables is a(n):

Interactions that pull family members together and increase closeness are called:

Which problem is most likely to hinder family professionals with an eclectic approach?

After her father loses everything in a bad financial deal Ramona finds that this adversity has brought her family closer together.This is an example of a _____ interaction.

Communication is considered a facilitating dimension on the Couple and Family Map because:

Researcher Simon notices that he is more likely to be cut off in traffic by drivers in SUVs than drivers in cars.This idea assumption is:

Which of the following is NOT an example of positive communication?

An example of appreciation and affection is:

An open-minded approach to learning and life is often termed as a(n)_____ approach.

One way to improve an enmeshed relationship is for each person to develop individual interests and abilities.

People are constantly telling Jessica that she is pretty and so she believes she is pretty.Cooley would argue that this is due to _____.

Family therapists have found that when a child has problems,often there are problems in the _____.