Question 1

Breunlin contends that family development usually:

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A) occurs in discrete shifts from stage to stage 
B) occurs in discontinuous shifts from stage to stage. 
C) involves centripetal and centrifugal periods. 
D) occurs as gradual oscillations. 
A) occurs in discrete shifts from stage to stage 
B) occurs in discontinuous shifts from stage to stage. 
C) involves centripetal and centrifugal periods. 
D) occurs as gradual oscillations. D

Question 2

_____________________ Problems to be overcome and conflicts to be mastered at various stages of the life cycle,enabling movement to the next developmental stage.

Accepted Answer

​Developmental tasks

Question 3

What is the approximate percentage of gay or lesbian parents?

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 5% 
C) 10% 
D) None of the answers are correct 
A) 1% 
B) 5% 
C) 10% 
D) None of the answers are correct A

Question 4

Developmental tasks:

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A) always involve children. 
B) occur at all stages of the life cycle. 
C) rarely involve family conflict. 
D) always impede family functioning. 
A) always involve children. 
B) occur at all stages of the life cycle. 
C) rarely involve family conflict. 
D) always impede family functioning.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a discontinuous life change?

Accepted Answer

A) Death of a grandparent 
B) Death of a young child 
C) Becoming parents 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) Death of a grandparent 
B) Death of a young child 
C) Becoming parents 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 6

Most of today's immigrants to the United States come from:

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A) Eastern Europe 
B) Western Europe. 
C) Asia and Latin America 
D) Europe and Asia. 
A) Eastern Europe 
B) Western Europe. 
C) Asia and Latin America 
D) Europe and Asia.

Question 7

Which statement below is not characteristic of lesbian parents:

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A) They have similar life cycle stresses to heterosexual parents. 
B) They may rely on donor insemination to have children​ 
C) They may adopt children. 
D) They have children who are just as gender stereotyped as heterosexual parents 
A) They have similar life cycle stresses to heterosexual parents. 
B) They may rely on donor insemination to have children​ 
C) They may adopt children. 
D) They have children who are just as gender stereotyped as heterosexual parents

Question 8

Which of the following is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Gay adults are less fit parents than straight adults 
B) Lesbian women do not differ from heterosexual women in their child rearing practices 
C) There are 12 to 15 million children living with gay or lesbian parents in the US 
D) Gay and lesbian families are as diverse as heterosexual families 
A) Gay adults are less fit parents than straight adults 
B) Lesbian women do not differ from heterosexual women in their child rearing practices 
C) There are 12 to 15 million children living with gay or lesbian parents in the US 
D) Gay and lesbian families are as diverse as heterosexual families

Question 9

From a family life cycle perspective,psychiatric symptoms in a family member represent:

Accepted Answer

A) intrapsychic distress. 
B) interpersonal distress 
C) a signal that the family is having problems mastering the tasks at that stage in the cycle 
D) a learned response to anxiety. 
A) intrapsychic distress. 
B) interpersonal distress 
C) a signal that the family is having problems mastering the tasks at that stage in the cycle 
D) a learned response to anxiety.

Question 10

Which of the following characterizes emerging adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A) A heightened sense of assuming responsibilities 
B) Launching children 
C) Initial experiences of sexual exploration 
D) Consolidating gender 
A) A heightened sense of assuming responsibilities 
B) Launching children 
C) Initial experiences of sexual exploration 
D) Consolidating gender

Question 11

A shortcoming in the family life stage perspective is:

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A) it is explanatory rather than descriptive. 
B) it offers normative data on extended families only. 
C) it emphasizes individual difference in the timings of modal events. 
D) it does not deal with transition periods between stages. 
A) it is explanatory rather than descriptive. 
B) it offers normative data on extended families only. 
C) it emphasizes individual difference in the timings of modal events. 
D) it does not deal with transition periods between stages.

Question 12

Custodial and non-custodial single parents share the following problems:

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A) arranging day-to-day child care. 
B) conflicting loyalties. 
C) rebuilding social networks. 
D) returning to their family of origin homes. 
A) arranging day-to-day child care. 
B) conflicting loyalties. 
C) rebuilding social networks. 
D) returning to their family of origin homes.

Question 13

The major transition to be achieved before launching children involves:

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A) introducing them to school. 
B) introducing them to social groups 
C) experimenting with late teen independence. 
D) parents letting go and facing each other. 
A) introducing them to school. 
B) introducing them to social groups 
C) experimenting with late teen independence. 
D) parents letting go and facing each other.

Question 14

Family stage markers are events in a family's life that:

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A) demand a new adaptation. 
B) differentiate one stage of life from the next. 
C) mark the close of the childbearing years. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) demand a new adaptation. 
B) differentiate one stage of life from the next. 
C) mark the close of the childbearing years. 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 15

Any generalizations in the family life cycle model should be seen within the context of what?

Accepted Answer

A) Class,culture,and historical period 
B) Marital status​ 
C) Developmental stage 
D) Sexual orientation 
A) Class,culture,and historical period 
B) Marital status​ 
C) Developmental stage 
D) Sexual orientation

Question 16

As children grow up and leave home,the family's developmental task involves:

Accepted Answer

A) focusing attention on career development. 
B) considering retirement shortly. 
C) dealing with disabilities and death of grandparents. 
D) creating adult-to-adult relationships between parents and children. 
A) focusing attention on career development. 
B) considering retirement shortly. 
C) dealing with disabilities and death of grandparents. 
D) creating adult-to-adult relationships between parents and children.

Question 17

According to the authors,the most significant milestone in a family's life cycle is usually:

Accepted Answer

A) deciding to marry. 
B) choosing a career 
C) the arrival of children. 
D) deciding on a life style. 
A) deciding to marry. 
B) choosing a career 
C) the arrival of children. 
D) deciding on a life style.

Question 18

Do you agree that all families go through a family life cycle? Should family scientists try to understand the observable and definable transition periods that all families go through? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I agree that all families go throug

Question 19

_____________________ A higher-level system in which other systems represent component parts and play subsystem roles.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________________ A higher-level system in which other...

Question 20

Family therapists with a transgenerational view:

Accepted Answer

A) attend to a family's intergenerational issues. 
B) reject the notion of therapist as outside expert. 
C) are less interested in a family's "stuck" places than are the social constructionists. 
D) are sometimes referred to as structuralists. 
A) attend to a family's intergenerational issues. 
B) reject the notion of therapist as outside expert. 
C) are less interested in a family's "stuck" places than are the social constructionists. 
D) are sometimes referred to as structuralists.

Breunlin contends that family development usually:

_____________________ Problems to be overcome and conflicts to be mastered at various stages of the life cycle,enabling movement to the next developmental stage.

What is the approximate percentage of gay or lesbian parents?

Developmental tasks:

Which of the following is an example of a discontinuous life change?

Most of today's immigrants to the United States come from:

Which statement below is not characteristic of lesbian parents:

Which of the following is not true?

From a family life cycle perspective,psychiatric symptoms in a family member represent:

Which of the following characterizes emerging adulthood?

A shortcoming in the family life stage perspective is:

Custodial and non-custodial single parents share the following problems:

The major transition to be achieved before launching children involves:

Family stage markers are events in a family's life that:

Any generalizations in the family life cycle model should be seen within the context of what?

As children grow up and leave home,the family's developmental task involves:

According to the authors,the most significant milestone in a family's life cycle is usually:

Do you agree that all families go through a family life cycle? Should family scientists try to understand the observable and definable transition periods that all families go through? Why or why not?

_____________________ A higher-level system in which other systems represent component parts and play subsystem roles.

Family therapists with a transgenerational view:

Adopting a Family Relationship Framework

Diversity in Family Functioning

Systems Theory and Systemic Thinking

Origins and Growth of Family Therapy

Professional Issues and Ethical Practices

Psychodynamic Models

Transgenerational Models

Experiential Models

The Structural Model

Strategic Models

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Models

Social Construction Models I: Solution-Focused and Collaborative Therapies

Social Construction Models II: Narrative Therapy

Population-Based Family Treatments

Evidence-Based Family Therapy

Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies

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Exam 2: Family Development: Continuity and Change

Breunlin contends that family development usually:

_____________________ Problems to be overcome and conflicts to be mastered at various stages of the life cycle,enabling movement to the next developmental stage.

What is the approximate percentage of gay or lesbian parents?

Developmental tasks:

Which of the following is an example of a discontinuous life change?

Most of today's immigrants to the United States come from:

Which statement below is not characteristic of lesbian parents:

Which of the following is not true?

From a family life cycle perspective,psychiatric symptoms in a family member represent:

Which of the following characterizes emerging adulthood?

A shortcoming in the family life stage perspective is:

Custodial and non-custodial single parents share the following problems:

The major transition to be achieved before launching children involves:

Family stage markers are events in a family's life that:

Any generalizations in the family life cycle model should be seen within the context of what?

As children grow up and leave home,the family's developmental task involves:

According to the authors,the most significant milestone in a family's life cycle is usually:

Do you agree that all families go through a family life cycle? Should family scientists try to understand the observable and definable transition periods that all families go through? Why or why not?

_____________________ A higher-level system in which other systems represent component parts and play subsystem roles.

Family therapists with a transgenerational view:

Adopting a Family Relationship Framework

Diversity in Family Functioning

Systems Theory and Systemic Thinking

Origins and Growth of Family Therapy

Professional Issues and Ethical Practices

Psychodynamic Models

Transgenerational Models

Experiential Models

The Structural Model

Strategic Models

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Models

Social Construction Models I: Solution-Focused and Collaborative Therapies

Social Construction Models II: Narrative Therapy

Population-Based Family Treatments

Evidence-Based Family Therapy

Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies

Filters