Deck 14: Relationships in Our Lives: Family, Work, and Health-Related Contexts

Question 1

________ managers describe their style in terms of a series of exchanges involving rewards or punishments for the actions of others.

A) Female
B) Male
C) Corporate
D) Competent
E) Friendly

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The free flow of ideas during problem solving is known as ____________.

A) Gossiping
B) Talking
C) Sharing
D) Brainstorming

Answer 2

D

Question 3

People from this generation tend to live with parents, grandparents, and uncles-all in the same household.

A) Accordion
B) Intergenerational
C) Nuclear
D) Blended

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Examples of dysfunctional workplace behaviors include which of the following?

A) Jokes
B) Promotion
C) Bullying
D) Collaboration

Question 5

Family members are _________________; the behavior of one family member affects the behavior of every other family member, both in and out of the family setting.

A) Independent
B) Interdependent
C) Dependent
D) Related

Question 6

Family rules dictate which of the following?

A) Regulation of family interaction
B) Determine who completes which tasks
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 7

To sustain relational satisfaction, what must we do?

A) Be comfortable expressing similarities
B) Be comfortable expressing differences
C) Be comfortable stating our needs
D) Be comfortable being alone

Question 8

This is a set of prescribed behaviors, and it is something that all family members perform.

A) Mores
B) Roles
C) Chores
D) Jobs

Question 9

This kind of family includes individuals who are heterosexual, gay, lesbian, and/or transsexual.

A) Boomerang
B) Nuclear
C) Blended

Question 10

Members of this generation are both individualistic and team players and seek more work-life balance than did generations before them.

A) Matures
B) Generation Y
C) Boomers
D) Generation X
E) None of the above

Question 11

This generation expects flexibility in work schedules-more so than other generations.

A) Generation Y
B) Baby boomers
C) Mature
D) Greatest Generation

Question 12

Generally, communication is done in "side-by-side" arrangement-avoiding eye contact-in this culture.

A) American
B) Korean
C) Asian
D) Arabic

Question 13

Keystones of effective interpersonal communication include all of the following except:

A) Verbalization
B) Problem solving
C) Joint decision making
D) Constructive observation
E) Criticism

Question 14

In 2011, how many women reported an episode of sexual harassment?

A) One in five
B) One in three
C) One in ten
D) One in four

Question 15

A two-person relationship is often known as what?

A) Couple
B) Group
C) Partnership
D) Dyad

Question 16

This principle tells us that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

A) Principle of communication
B) Principle of nonsummativity
C) Systems process of equifinality
D) Mutual influence

Question 17

This symptom of groupthink causes group members to interpret silence as agreement.

A) Mind guards
B) Self-censorship
C) Illusion of unanimity
D) Inherent morality

Question 18

These leaders act as guides to team members who are free to identify goals, establish procedures, and reach their own conclusions.

A) Authoritative
B) Participatory
C) Group
D) Responsive

Question 19

These teams are comprised of people who don't have to assemble physically to work together.

A) Social
B) Imaginary
C) Virtual
D) Healthy
E) Fighter

Question 20

While we are shown in the working lives of these characters in media, it seems that their personal lives and friends loom as equally important.

A) Women
B) Men
C) Supervisors
D) Part-time workers

Question 21

Definitions of family need to be flexible and reflective of the diverse forms of contemporary families.

Question 22

Families whose members communicate effectively are more adaptable to changes in power structures, role relationships, and roles within families.

Question 23

In Latin America, intuition often rules and, in Japanese cultures, subjectivity in decision making is stressed.

Question 24

Today, family members play many roles at once, which increases stress in any situation.

Question 25

Patient visits to male providers typically last longer than those visits to female providers.

Question 26

Collectivist cultures often prefer what is best for the group.

Question 27

While _______ are more likely than ______ to provide comfort, care, and warmth for family members, this responsibility also tends to be shared.

Question 28

Children in the United States are taught from an early age to place more value on ______________ ___________________ or initiative.

Question 29

How does increased sharing of tasks by males and females correlate with increased disclosure and relationship maintenance?

Question 30

In an intergenerational family structure, older children who were thought to have left the homestead permanently return home, causing accommodation concerns for all involved.

Question 31

It is in our close friendships that we first learn how to create, maintain, and end relationships.

Question 32

Provider insensitivity and consumer satisfaction are correlated.

Question 33

Families develop rules, beliefs, and rituals in isolation.

Question 34

A family's social background influences its preferred communication style and whether it is position or person oriented.

Question 35

Family living is a complicated affair, and not all families develop their own patterns.

Question 36

It is not necessary to consider one's beliefs and values when making health care decisions.

Question 37

How technology is used in an organization often indicates whether its leaders care for and respect those who work for them.

Question 38

The ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with practitioners can be health enhancing.

Question 39

When male coworkers are in need of support or sympathy, they will often talk with other male coworkers first.

Question 40

One of the challenges facing modern families today is providing emotional support for parents who become dependent on their children.

Question 41

Explain the concepts on the continuum of decision making.

Question 42

How well groups work depends, in part, on these abilities.

Question 43

Individualism is no longer dominant in successful organizations; what is seen as more important?

Question 44

Mentoring top managers to use such technology as social media sites or e-mail is known as a practice called ______________________.

Question 45

This concept is built through risk and confirmation and broken through risk and disconfirmation.

Question 46

Just as we can use different routes to reach a destination, families may choose different paths to reach similar goals. This concept is known as what process?

Question 47

According to this theory, family members' behavior can be understood only in relation to each other and to the functioning of the family as a whole.

Question 48

Explain the analogy of family members being connected by a piece of rope; why is that relevant to our study of interpersonal communication?

Question 49

_______________, implied or spoken understandings, often guide communications within families.

Question 50

When handling conflict, we must utilize effective problem-solving and conflict resolution techniques. As you do this, what rules should you follow to foster perception sharing?

Question 51

In U.S. culture, it is difficult to gain access to someone in an organization because the person is perceived to be _______________________.

Question 52

Name-and explain-at least two components of an effective or healthy work climate.

Question 53

Please explain at least two "lessons" you can learn from a family network map.

Question 54

Workers who explore attention training, self-knowledge, and self-mastery are often trying to develop __________________ in the workplace.

Question 55

Why would ascribing to a "national work culture" be ineffective?

Question 56

What are the benefits of looking up someone's Facebook account before hiring him or her? What are the downsides to this same action?