Deck 2: Family Strategies

Question 1

Power can be thought of as existing on a "legitimacy" continuum. At one end of the continuum is and at the other end of the continuum is .

A) authority/legitimacy
B) domination/coercion
C) authority/domination
D) domination/control

Answer 1

C

Question 2

strategies employed within the family are the result of

A) cultural forces
B) historical forces
C) family forces
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In general, strategies involve displacing the conflictual feelings toward one person onto another person, often one perceived as less threatening such as a child.

A) healthy conflict-management
B) denial conflict-management
C) expressive conflict-management
D) detouring conflict-management

Answer 3

D

Question 4

the members of an Italian family believe that they are "supposed to have a zest for celebrating, loving and fighting" is an example of

A) a family theme influenced by social class standing
B) a family theme grounded in an ethnic tradition
C) a family theme that has no consequences for family dynamics
D) a family theme that has little impact on the personal identities of family members.

Question 5

boundaries are structured in a way, the strategy of the system is to promote the expression of autonomy.

A) disengaged
B) permeable
C) flexible
D) enmeshed

Question 6

high degree of dependence on one another and relatively little privacy characterizes which type of internal boundary?

A) disengaged
B) permeable
C) flexible
D) enmeshed

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a personal image?

A) "All Smith's are smart."
B) "I am lazy."
C) "We assist those less fortunate than ourselves."
D) "The members of my family cannot be trusted."

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to family themes?

A) Family themes are in no way related to family functioning.
B) Family themes determine how family members are to view themselves.
C) Family themes may represent the family's strategy for attempting to control how others see the family.
D) Family themes help to determine how members are supposed to act towards others.

Question 9

Living vicariously through one's children may involve all of the following EXCEPT

A) Parents are highly invested in controlling how children are viewed by others.
B) Parents derive a sense of worth and accomplishment through their children's actions.
C) Children are pressured to fulfill the dreams and expectations of their parents.
D) Parents pressure their children to become just like them.

Question 10

Themes of rejection, retaliation, engulfment, abandonment, aggression, sacrifice, or helplessness are examples of themes

A) derived from religious beliefs
B) derived from ethnic traditions
C) derived from unresolved issues in past generations
D) derived from an historical era

Question 11

According to Olson, optimal family functioning is more likely to occur when families

A) are structured in enmeshed ways
B) are structured in disengaged way
C) are structured to achieve a balance between enmeshment and disengagement
D) are structured in enmeshed and permeable ways

Question 12

The strategies that evolve in a system reflect the priorities of the system and involve decisions about the use of resources.

A) maintenance
B) boundary
C) conflict-management
D) nurturance

Question 13

is an example of a conflict management strategy that may minimize the disruptive effects of conflict but not allow vital information to enter the family.

A) Coalition formation
B) Triangulating
C) Denial
D) All of the above

Question 14

The management of the emotional climate of the family involves the evolution of strategies for

A) nurturing and supporting family members
B) building family cohesion
C) managing conflict and tension
D) all of the above

Question 15

Within "underorganized" systems

A) maintenance strategies are highly structured.
B) the family inevitably becomes dysfunctional
C) maintenance strategies are flexible and often inconsistent
D) family members are disengaged and highly autonomous

Question 16

is the legitimate use of power.

A) Authority
B) Domination
C) Control
D) Coercion

Question 17

Refers to the degree to which the family system's boundaries are relatively open or closed.

A) Enmeshment
B) Disengagement
C) Permeability
D) Flexibility

Question 18

requires the creation of strategies that distribute power in ways that allow family members to feel positive about their involvement in the family.

A) Building family strengths
B) Building family cohesion
C) Managing conflict and tension
D) Creating flexible boundaries

Question 19

From a family system's perspective, stress

A) is necessary in order for the system to continue to function effectively
B) has negative consequences for family system functioning
C) only occurs when the family is going through periods of transition and change
D) all of the above

Question 20

include patterns of relating and functioning that are transmitted from generation to generation within the family system.

A) Normative stressors
B) Horizontal stressors
C) Vertical stressors
D) Non-normative stressors

Question 21

refers to the cognitive and behavioral problem solving strategies used to respond to a stressor event.

A) Morphostasis
B) Morphogenesis
C) Coping
D) Coping efficacy

Question 22

refer to the perceptions and appraisals that people make of specific stressor events.

A) Cognitive problem solving strategies
B) Behavioral problem solving strategies
C) Change-promoting feedback strategies
D) Change-counteracting feedback strategies

Question 23

is a term used to refer to the demands placed upon the family system as it moves through time.

A) Normative stressors
B) Horizontal stressors
C) Vertical stressors
D) Non-normative stressors

Question 24

Which of the following is an example of a normative stressor event?

A) the birth of a child
B) the loss of a home in a fire
C) the unexpected death of an infant
D) all of the above

Question 25

stress. refers) to the adequacy of the efforts undertaken by a family to reduce

A) Coping resources
B) Coping strategies
C) Coping efficacy
D) Coping efforts

Question 26

refer to those properties, attributes or skills individuals, families or societies have at their disposal when adapting to novel and demanding situations.

A) Coping strategies
B) Coping resources
C) Coping behaviors
D) Coping skills

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of a non-normative stressor event?

A) the birth of a child
B) the loss of a home in a fire
C) the death of an elderly family member
D) all of the above

Question 28

Jamal and Louise have an emotionally distant marriage, and both of their families of origin were disengaged. They tended to lean on their daughter, Andrea, for emotional support instead of each other. When Andrea announced her engagement, her parents felt like she was abandoning them, and acted rudely towards her fiancé. Andrea herself felt guilty for leaving, but also angry that her family was not supporting her. In this example, Andrea's engagement could be labeled as a stressor, and the resulting distress in the family is caused by stress.

A) vertical/vertical
B) vertical/horizontal
C) horizontal/vertical
D) horizontal/horizontal

Question 29

The total number of stressor events that a family must contend with at any point in time is

A) referred to as a pile-up of stressor events
B) unrelated to the coping efforts employed within a family
C) has nothing to do with the degree of distress experienced within a family
D) usually limited; that is families usually get to deal with one event at a time.

Question 30

Conceiving a "substitute" child to replace a child lost prematurely to a chronic illness is an example of

A) an ineffective coping strategy
B) a behavioral coping strategy
C) an effort to reduce the level of stress within the family
D) all of the above

Question 31

refer to what a family actually does to manage stressor events.

A) Cognitive problem solving strategies
B) Behavioral problem solving strategies
C) Change-promoting feedback strategies
D) Change-counteracting feedback strategies