Exam 14: Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

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

Scholars have investigated everyday stressors that are unique to certain professions. Which of the following type of family is "subjected to unique stressors, such as repeated relocations that often include international sites, frequent separations of service members from families, and subsequent reorganizations of family life during reunions?"

During the period of disorganization, family members face the decision of whether to express or to smother any __________ they may have.

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

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

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

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

One example of crisis-meeting resources is found in __________, like the Americans with Disabilities Act, which parent groups helped to pass.

The Bradford family copes very well with stress, emphasizing mutual acceptance, respect, and shared values. Given this information, the Bradford family can be characterized as

What is stressor pileup? Give several examples.

Estimates are that more than __________ children have parents who were behind bars.

Evaluate the question, "Crisis: disaster or opportunity?"

We tend to think of crisis as synonymous with disaster.

In the ABC-X family crisis model, "A" is the

Julie and John have a very close friend, David, whom they have known since childhood. Julie and John refer affectionately to David as "a member of the family." This illustrates the concept of __________ kin.

In military personnel who have served during wartime, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be __________, causing "family members to feel hurt, alienated, or discouraged, and then become angry or distant toward the partner."

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

The text points out that something must happen to cause family stress or to precipitate a family crisis. That something is what social scientists call a

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

As one source of crisis-meeting skills, each family or family system has a level of resources, including bonds of trust, appreciation, and support, called __________.