Question 1

The discussion in the text about high boundary ambiguity included catastrophic and unexpected situations. Which of the following is NOT one of the examples listed?

Accepted Answer

A)  grandparent moving to a nursing home 
B)  war 
C)  natural disaster 
D)  kidnapping

Question 2

Sometimes everyday hassles pile up to result in what social scientists call __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a stress mess 
B)  the final straw 
C)  stressor overload 
D)  the crisis point

Question 3

In the double ABC-X model, "A" becomes "Aa," or family

Accepted Answer

A)  pileup. 
B)  stress. 
C)  frustration. 
D)  crisis.

Question 4

Resilient families rely on one another for support.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a family transition?

Accepted Answer

A)  an unpredictable crisis, like a hurricane 
B)  a family crisis, like the kidnapping of a child 
C)  an outside stressor, like war 
D)  an expected or predictable change in the course of family life, like the birth of a baby

Question 6

Family stress is a point of acute imbalance between pressure and supports.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Some families do not recover from crisis intact, as today's __________ illustrates.

Accepted Answer

A)  high suicide rate 
B)  high incidence of remarriage 
C)  crisis pregnancy rate 
D)  high divorce and separation rates

Question 8

Trying to counsel and help a family who was living in New York on Sept. 11, 2001 and who still struggle with the resulting trauma illustrates which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  family ecology 
B)  family systems 
C)  family development 
D)  conflict

Question 9

Families are more adaptable when

Accepted Answer

A)  they are authoritarian. 
B)  they lack leadership. 
C)  conjugal power is fairly egalitarian. 
D)  no one is allowed to move into a position of leadership.

Question 10

__________ has been diagnosed in 3 to 7 percent of U.S. school children, more often in boys than in girls.

Accepted Answer

A)  Anxiety disorder 
B)  Asberger's 
C)  ADHD 
D)  Depression

Question 11

In addition to caregivers in their twenties and thirties, an estimated __________ U.S. children under age 18 serve as caregiver to a family member.

Accepted Answer

A)  250,000 
B)  500,000 
C)  1 million 
D)  1.5 million

Question 12

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, the text points out, the period of __________ sets in.

Accepted Answer

A)  transition 
B)  ambiguity 
C)  disorganization 
D)  stress

Question 13

__________ includes not just the stressor but also previously existing family strains and future hardships induced by the stressor event.

Accepted Answer

A)  Breaking point 
B)  Family stress 
C)  ABC-X 
D)  Pileup

Question 14

Winning the lottery or getting a significant promotion can never be stressors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

This chapter opens with the statement, "Americans say they're ________."

Accepted Answer

A)  happy 
B)  relaxed 
C)  stressed 
D)  unhappy

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  family's ability to cope with a crisis. 
B)  crisis. 
C)  family's appraisal of the stressor event. 
D)  stressor event.

Question 17

According to the text's definition, which of the following is an illustration of family crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  paying tuition for a child's college education 
B)  deciding whether a loved one who is near death should be taken off life support 
C)  feeling that there is not enough time for various family activities 
D)  moving to a different neighborhood

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  family's ability to cope with a crisis. 
B)  crisis. 
C)  family's appraisal of the stressor event. 
D)  stressor event.

Question 19

Brenda and John have recently changed jobs, moved to a new neighborhood, and welcomed the birth of their third child. Using the definition provided in the text, it is safe to say that Brenda and John are experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  family stress. 
B)  the prelude to divorce. 
C)  family crisis. 
D)  conflict

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ families cope well with stress and...

Exam 14: Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

The discussion in the text about high boundary ambiguity included catastrophic and unexpected situations. Which of the following is NOT one of the examples listed?

Sometimes everyday hassles pile up to result in what social scientists call __________.

In the double ABC-X model, "A" becomes "Aa," or family

Resilient families rely on one another for support.

Which of the following is an example of a family transition?

Family stress is a point of acute imbalance between pressure and supports.

Some families do not recover from crisis intact, as today's __________ illustrates.

Trying to counsel and help a family who was living in New York on Sept. 11, 2001 and who still struggle with the resulting trauma illustrates which theoretical perspective?

Families are more adaptable when

__________ has been diagnosed in 3 to 7 percent of U.S. school children, more often in boys than in girls.

In addition to caregivers in their twenties and thirties, an estimated __________ U.S. children under age 18 serve as caregiver to a family member.

__________ includes not just the stressor but also previously existing family strains and future hardships induced by the stressor event.

Winning the lottery or getting a significant promotion can never be stressors.

This chapter opens with the statement, "Americans say they're ________."

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

According to the text's definition, which of the following is an illustration of family crisis?

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

Brenda and John have recently changed jobs, moved to a new neighborhood, and welcomed the birth of their third child. Using the definition provided in the text, it is safe to say that Brenda and John are experiencing

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