Exam 13: Family Stress Crisis and Resilience

A study of alcoholic families found that adult children of alcoholics who came from families that __________ were less likely to become alcoholics themselves.

Which theoretical perspective views many causes of family stress as originating outside the family, such as in the family's neighborhood or workplace?

In the face of a crisis, family members may be numbed by the new or sudden stress and, in a process of denial, go about their business as if the event had not occurred. Gradually, however, they begin to assimilate the reality of the crisis and to appraise the situation. Then, as the text points out, the period of __________ sets in.

Only situations that we think of as bad are capable of creating stress in our families.

__________ families cope well with stress and emphasize mutual acceptance, respect, and shared values.

Ian and Joanne have been married for ten years and have two children. Recently, a number of family-related problems have occurred, causing Ian and Joanne a great deal of difficulty. Their coping mechanisms seem to be largely ineffective under the strain of these problems. The text labels Ian and Joanne's situation as an illustration of

Briefly describe how the structure-functional perspective can be utilized in understanding family stress and crises.

Family systems theorists point out that a family needs to know "who is in and who is outside the family."

Some families are vulnerable and more prone to poor adjustment from crisis-provoking events. Which of the following is NOT a quality of a vulnerable family?

From the family systems perspective, ambiguous loss is uniquely difficult to deal with because it creates __________ in a family.

Which of the following is NOT cited in the text as a type of stressor?

Believing from the start that a crisis is surmountable can make adjustment somewhat easier.

Families capable of "doing well in the face of adversity" are called _________ families.

__________ is a state of tension that arises when demands test or tax a family's resources.

Which theoretical perspective analyzes family transitions and sees a family as changing in predictable ways over time?

Trace the course of a family crisis.