Deck 16: Divorce

Question 1

During the phase of the divorce process the family must clarify its new internal and external boundaries and reestablish strategies for maintaining the household.

A) individual cognition
B) family metacognition
C) separation
D) family reorganization

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The term refers to a negotiation process designed to minimize divorcing couples' conflicts over personal, economic or child-related differences by concretely examining their options in a goal-focused and task-oriented manner, and making constructive decisions before appearing in court.

A) family restructuring
B) divorce mediation
C) family arbitration
D) power negotiation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

According to the text, what percentage of first marriages end in divorce?

A) 75%
B) 66%
C) just over 50%
D) just under 50%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In the custody arrangement, one parent has legal and physical custody of one or more children and the other parent has legal and physical custody of one or more other children.

A) sole
B) joint
C) split
D) binuclear

Question 5

Which of the following is the MOST predictive of children's adjustment to their parents' divorce?

A) financial security
B) remaining in the family home
C) support from grandparents
D) a personal and supportive relationship with both parents

Question 6

All of the following occur during the family reorganization phase of the divorce process EXCEPT

A) clarification of internal boundaries
B) redefinition of the family's identity
C) stabilization of the family's emotional environment
D) initiation of the economic and legal divorce

Question 7

During the phase of the divorce process the couple begins the tasks of the economic and legal divorce.

A) individual cognition
B) family metacognition
C) separation
D) family reorganization

Question 8

All of the following statements about difficult coparenting relationships are true, EXCEPT:

A) Parents often use children as a source of information about their ex-spouses.
B) Children do not feel as if they need to choose sides between parents.
C) Children's adjustment can be negatively impacted when coparents are in high conflict.
D) Difficulties between coparents are usually due to unresolved marital conflicts.

Question 9

The term refers to confusion about who is in the family and who is not.

A) boundary ambiguity
B) organizational chaos
C) organizational complexity
D) boundary permeability

Question 10

custody requires spouses to negotiate a rigid boundary between themselves as spouses while maintaining an open and flexible boundary between themselves as parents.

A) Sole
B) Split
C) Joint
D) Legal

Question 11

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) It is been estimated that as many as 70% of children born in the late 70's and early 80's will be faced with their parents' divorce
B) Over 70% of divorced men and women remarry.
C) The rates of divorce among minority families are lower than it is among white families.
D) all of the above

Question 12

The term refers to a family system comprised of two active and involved parents and two separate households.

A) joint family
B) split family
C) binuclear family
D) extended family

Question 13

According to Gottman's research, which of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" is most likely to predict divorce?

A) Criticism
B) Defensiveness
C) Contempt
D) Stonewalling

Question 14

What is the key to the family's successful reorganization following divorce?

A) The way in which custody of children is decided.
B) Whether or not one of the ex-spouses remarries.
C) The structural changes that occur within the family.
D) The quality of the ongoing relationship between former spouses.

Question 15

The phase of the divorce process is characterized by a high degree of uncertainty and disequilibrium.

A) individual cognition
B) family metacognition
C) separation
D) family reorganization

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a common post-divorce change for men?

A) Increased health problems
B) Increased substance abuse
C) Increased happiness
D) None of the above

Question 17

The term refers to the legal parameters of each parent's relationship with their children established following divorce.

A) boundary ambiguity
B) child custody
C) divorce mediation
D) co-parenting

Question 18

A custody arrangement essentially defines the family as single-parent household

A) sole
B) joint
C) split
D) binuclear

Question 19

The term refers to the transition of the divorce process that begins when a spouse first realizes that he or she is feeling dissatisfied or distressed in the marriage.

A) individual cognition
B) family metacognition
C) separation
D) family reorganization

Question 20

The term refers to that situation where both parents continue to be parents to all of their children despite the divorce.

A) sole custody
B) joint custody
C) split custody
D) binuclear custody

Question 21

Individuals who have been raised in a family disrupted by divorce are to end their own marriage in divorce compared with those individuals raised in intact families.

A) more likely
B) less likely
C) no more or less likely
D) not at all likely

Question 22

The research on the long-term consequences of divorce for children suggests that

A) children who experience relatively few problems immediately following the divorce may develop problems later in life, especially during life cycle transitions.
B) the negative consequences that occur as a result of divorce are worse than the negative consequences children suffer from being raised in a troubled and conflict-ridden intact family.
C) divorce has no impact on whether children will experience a divorce in future adult relationships
D) all of the above

Question 23

All of the following are indicators of a child's successful adaptation to divorce EXCEPT

A) satisfactory work in school
B) satisfying peer relationships
C) entertaining fantasies of the parents reuniting
D) reasonable participation in social and recreational activities

Question 24

Children may feel guilty or hold themselves responsible for their parents' divorce and the best way to address this is to

A) enter the child in therapy.
B) openly discuss the child's questions and concerns.
C) do not allow the child to express too many negative feelings as this will only make matters worse.
D) all of the above

Question 25

Successful adaptation for adults following divorce is influenced by

A) whether or not ex-spouses accept that the marriage has ended.
B) whether or not ex-spouses are able to "make peace" with one another.
C) whether or not ex-spouses are able to make a realistic appraisal of their own contribution to the marital breakup
D) all of the above

Question 26

Which of the following are TRUE with respect to how black families respond to divorce?

A) Black women are not likely to remain financially dependent upon their former husbands for assistance.
B) Black women maintain strong ties with extended family.
C) Adjustment depends less upon the ongoing cooperation between former spouses and more upon the emotional environment within the extended family system.
D) all of the above