Deck 12: Becoming a Parent

Question 1

When the wife is infertile or incapable of carrying a child,a couple may opt for _________,wherein a woman volunteers to carry the baby of the couple and give it to them at the time of birth.

A)donor-based artificial insemination
B)a surrogate mother
C)volunteer gamete transfer
D)adoption

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is(are)effect(s)on couples from the inability to conceive a child?

A)lowered self-esteem
B)a diminished sense of control over their lives
C)increased marital conflict
D)all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

In most nations,including the U.S.,if people could have only one child,more would prefer which sex?

A)no preference.
B)a boy rather than a girl.
C)a girl rather than a boy.
D)they would prefer to have no children at all.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In a procedure called _________,eggs are removed from the woman's body,fertilized with sperm in a laboratory,and the resulting embryo is then implanted in the woman's uterus.

A)in vitro fertilization
B)zygote transfer
C)gamete transfer
D)artificial insemination

Question 5

The second stage in the process of coping with infertility is:

A)surprise.
B)denial.
C)anger.
D)guilt.

Question 6

The final stage in the process of coping with infertility is:

A)denial.
B)guilt.
C)loss.
D)resolution.

Question 7

Most people's first reaction upon discovering that they are infertile is:

A)surprise.
B)depression.
C)grief.
D)relief.

Question 8

"Baby M," who was born to a surrogate mother,was eventually awarded by the courts to:

A)the surrogate mother who was her biological mother.
B)the state of New Jersey as its ward.
C)the couple who had contracted with the surrogate mother to bear the child.
D)a private adoption agency.

Question 9

Over the last 100 years,the birth rate in the United States has:

A)remained steady.
B)increased substantially.
C)declined considerably.
D)risen and fallen in regular 10-year cycles.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors associated with male infertility?

A)reduced sperm production due to alcohol or drug use
B)low sperm count from injury,infection,or other disorders
C)sperm motility problems (sperm do not swim as fast as they should)
D)ejaculatory delay

Question 11

Infertility is usually defined as:

A)childlessness.
B)the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected intercourse.
C)the inability to conceive after ten years of unprotected intercourse.
D)sterilization.

Question 12

One option for the infertile,that consists of injecting sperm into a woman's vagina,is:

A)anonymous donation.
B)artificial insemination.
C)in vitro fertilization.
D)zygote transfer.

Question 13

Which of the following statements illustrates the desire to have children as a personal and family legacy?

A)"Children are necessary to feel fulfilled."
B)"Being a parent tells the world that you're a competent person."
C)"It is God's will that we have children."
D)"Children will carry on our family name."

Question 14

Those in the United States with the highest birth rates tend to be:

A)in the middle socioeconomic level.
B)white Catholics.
C)Hispanics.
D)African Americans.

Question 15

In the United States,assuming no change in immigration and death rates,if the birth rate were to continue at its current level for an extended period of time,the population would:

A)decline.
B)increase.
C)stabilize.
D)fluctuate.

Question 16

According to the text's discussion of options for the infertile:

A)the procedure called AIH is especially useful when the husband is sterile.
B)the procedure called AID is particularly useful when the husband's sperm count is low.
C)AID is less acceptable to people than AIH.
D)AIH has been criticized by the church and even considered as adultery by the courts.

Question 17

__________ is a disease in which the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus begins to grow outside as well.

A)Endometriosis
B)Ovulatory dysfunction
C)Syphilis
D)Cytosis

Question 18

The third stage of the process of coping with infertility is:

A)denial.
B)anger.
C)guilt.
D)depression.

Question 19

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons cited in the text for why people want to have children?

A)recreating experience of happiness in a family
B)personal fulfillment
C)social expectations
D)desire for economic security

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons cited in the text for why people decide to remain child-free?

A)focus on career
B)economic costs
C)doubts about parenting skills
D)a personal dislike of young people

Question 21

In the long run:

A)adopted children function worse than those raised by their natural parents.
B)adopted children function better than those raised by their natural parents.
C)adopted children function as well as those raised by their natural parents.
D)adopted children function well initially but have problems later.

Question 22

Which of the following were among the major fears of expectant and recent fathers?

A)maintaining composure during the birth process
B)increased responsibility
C)possibility of damage or death to wife or child
D)all of these

Question 23

About __________ percent of children of householders are adopted.

A)1.5
B)2.5
C)4.5
D)6.5

Question 24

Corporal punishment is associated mostly with which style of parenting?

A)authoritarian
B)authoritative
C)permissive
D)coaching

Question 25

Research has shown that when fathers are substantially engaged in the care of their children,those children exhibit:

A)less intellectual competence.
B)lower levels of self-control and self-esteem.
C)more empathy.
D)a lower degree of social competence.

Question 26

A/an __________ may involve anything from a minimal exchange of information to extensive contact with the birth mother before and after the child is born.

A)adoption set up by a private agency
B)black-market adoption
C)adoption set up by a government agency
D)open adoption

Question 27

Tony has parents who allow him to make his own decisions.They place virtually no rules or constraints on his behavior.His parents use which parenting style?

A)authoritarian
B)authoritative
C)permissive
D)coaching

Question 28

Regarding the experience of parenthood,the text observes that:

A)fathers are more involved in both getting and giving support,particularly emotional support,than are mothers.
B)there is an assumption by many people that mothers are far better equipped than fathers to care for the physical and emotional needs of children.
C)in the trying years of adolescence,children communicate more with their fathers than their mothers.
D)generally speaking,adolescent children believe that their fathers know them far better than their mothers.

Question 29

The least expensive approach to adoption is through a:

A)public agency.
B)private agency.
C)private attorney.
D)private physician.

Question 30

Children appear to be a primary source of stress for many parents.This stress can get intense when the marriage itself is troubled and one parent enlists a child into a coalition against the other parent.This situation is referred to by systems theorists as:

A)desertification.
B)triangulation.
C)co-parent alienation.
D)conflict assumption.

Question 31

With regard to the corporal punishment debate,the text concludes that corporal punishment:

A)should always be a last resort.
B)invariably leads children to become abusive when they grow up.
C)should only be used until the child reaches puberty.
D)is still the most effective form of discipline for children.

Question 32

Regarding those couples who experience a decline in marital satisfaction following the birth of a child,the text points out that:

A)not only couples with children,but couples generally report a decline in marital satisfaction during the first two decades.
B)when marital satisfaction is lower,so too is their dissatisfaction among the participants.
C)most couples who experience a decline in marital satisfaction were not having any serious problems before the baby came.
D)all of the above

Question 33

Parents agree that the most difficult child-rearing period takes place during:

A)infancy.
B)the "terrible twos."
C)the elementary school years.
D)the teen years.

Question 34

Mary is an only child.Her parents give her orders and expect her to obey them.If she does not follow their rules,she is punished.Mary's parents use which parenting style?

A)authoritarian
B)authoritative
C)permissive
D)coaching

Question 35

In reviewing the research literature concerning the satisfactions of raising children,Ann Goetting concluded that:

A)generally speaking,satisfaction with the parental role is quite low.
B)men report more fulfillment as parents than women.
C)in comparison with women,men view parenthood as more burdensome and restrictive.
D)women are more satisfied with parenthood when they also are able to fulfill whatever aspirations for work or career that they have.

Question 36

The text points out that the most responsible and well-adjusted children are generally produced by which of the following parenting styles?

A)authoritarian
B)authoritative
C)permissive
D)coaching

Question 37

Belsky and Kelly studied 250 new parents during their first postbaby year and determined that those who reported improvement in marital satisfaction are likely to:

A)be less educated.
B)have been married for a shorter period of time.
C)have higher levels of income.
D)none of the above

Question 38

According to the text's discussion of the satisfactions of raising children:

A)a couple who wants and plans for the child is likely to be more satisfied afterward than one for whom the child is unplanned or unwanted.
B)couples who have a good relationship are more likely to maintain high marital quality and also to have higher levels of parenting satisfaction.
C)both marital and parental satisfaction are likely to be higher when the father is more involved with the baby.
D)all of the above

Question 39

According to the text's discussion of the experience of parenting:

A)compared to mothers,fathers tend to have higher levels of distress and anger,a diminished social network,less discretionary time,and a greater range of tasks.
B)children tend to communicate more with and disclose more to their fathers than to their mothers.
C)in the long run,women may receive more psychological benefits from child-rearing than do men.
D)none of the above

Question 40

According to the text's discussion of the relationship between children and marital satisfaction:

A)some babies are easier to care for than are others.
B)some children seem to be easier to rear than are others.
C)the greater the stress of parenting,whatever the age of the children,the more likely are the parents to feel diminished well-being both personally and in their marriage.
D)all of the above