Deck 6: The Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood

Question 1

According to the text, the two principal indicators of successful individuation during early adulthood are and .

A) functional autonomy / financial autonomy
B) a job / living away from home
C) marriage / having the first child
D) a coherent personal identity / capacity for intimacy

Answer 1

D

Question 2

ability to take personal responsibility for the self throughout adolescence and into adulthood is reflected in each individual's , , and autonomy from the family of origin.

A) functional, financial, and psychological
B) functional, physical, and psychological
C) financial, identity, and social
D) social, psychological, and financial

Answer 2

A

Question 3

a term used to refer to efforts to separate from the family of origin that appear to have achieved independence, yet in actuality they leave the individual dependent upon the family.

A) Pseudo-individuation
B) Forced-individuation
C) Defensive-individuation
D) Vicarious-individuation

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When families are individuation-inhibiting, young adults will seek to solve this developmental bind by

A) fusing with the family
B) rebelling against the family
C) finding a compromise between the demands of the family and the needs of the individual
D) all of the above

Question 5

Poorly differentiated families

A) are likely to view individuation efforts as an act of disloyalty
B) promote autonomy and intimacy at the same time
C) promote intimacy by prematurely pushing young adults out of the home
D) provide young adults with support but nonetheless encourage them to remain at home

Question 6

Poorly individuated individuals are likely to behaviorally respond to emotion-evoking situations by

A) conforming
B) emotionally withdrawing
C) counter-attacking
D) all of the above

Question 7

be defined as a developmental process through which one comes to see oneself as separate and distinct within one's relational context.

A) Maturity
B) Individuation
C) Differentiation
D) Socialization

Question 8

Emotions, cognitions, and behaviors are all aspects of

A) developing a mature identity
B) developing a capacity for intimacy
C) reworking our psychological connection to the family of origin
D) reworking our financial and functional ties to the family of origin

Question 9

can be defined as the capacity to commit oneself to others without fears of losing one's sense of self.

A) Individuation
B) Intimacy
C) Self-differentiation
D) Identity

Question 10

individuation concept differs from Bowen's notion of self-differentiation in that

A) self-differentiation leads to a greater capacity for intimacy while individuation does not
B) individuation is thought of as a stronger indicator of maturity than self-differentiation
C) individuation is thought of as a life-long developmental process
D) all of the above refer to differences between self-differentiation and individuation

Question 11

the and concepts emphasize the extent to which a person can interact intimately with others without becoming fused.

A) individuation/identity
B) identity/intimacy
C) individuation/self-differentiation
D) self-differentiation/intimacy

Question 12

Oscar is an 18 year old living with his enmeshed family. They inhibit his attempts at individuation and pressure him to stay fused with them. Over time, Oscar developed a substance abuse problem. When he is using, he feels as though he is rebelling against his family and expressing individuality and difference from them. At the same time, his problem keeps him from successfully developing autonomy from the family. This is an example of:

A) functional autonomy
B) pseudo-individuation
C) defensive individuation
D) vicarious individuation

Question 13

Individuals who are not sufficiently individuated from the family of origin are likely to be when stressful situations arise involving family members?

A) calm
B) totally incapacitated
C) emotionally reactive
D) emotionally dependent

Question 14

While individuation is conceived of as an individual developmental process, is conceived of as an interactional property of the family system.

A) maturity
B) intimacy
C) differentiation
D) personal authority

Question 15

The families of youth have been described as holding high expectations, isolated, preoccupied with maintaining the appearance of a conflict-free home environment, vacillating between extremes of over-involvement and abandonment, and using triangulation to avoid conflicts.

A) drug-addicted
B) thought-disordered
C) anorectic
D) runaway

Question 16

A low tolerance for individuality or a low tolerance for intimacy characterizes

A) poorly differentiated families
B) poorly structured families
C) well differentiated families
D) well structured individuals

Question 17

well-individuated adult, under conditions of conflict, chooses to respond to feelings of guilt, loyalty, obligation or anger by

A) getting defensive
B) emotionally withdrawing from the situation
C) acting autonomously without regard for the feelings of others
D) behaving in ways that promote intimacy while allowing for autonomy

Question 18

The successful resolution of separation-individuation during later adolescence and young adulthood is defined by the establishment of all of the following EXCEPT

A) the capacity for intimacy with others
B) a clear identity
C) the ability to act autonomously and remain intimately connected to the family of origin
D) the ability to act autonomously regardless of the way it affects family members or intimate partners

Question 19

Common symptoms of include excessive weight loss, resistance to food intake, and physical symptoms such as the cessation of menstruation.

A) anorexia
B) bulimia
C) drug addiction
D) alcohol addiction

Question 20

A "good enough" level of individuation is thought to be related to

A) identity development during adolescence
B) the capacity for intimacy
C) the ability to act independently while remaining intimately connected to others
D) all of the above

Question 21

Sixteen-year-old Lorena is arrested for having a six-pack of beer in her backpack. According to the textbook, this would be classified as a:

A) felony offense
B) misdemeanor offense
C) status offense
D) delinquency offense

Question 22

The following are more likely to characterize adolescents and young adults raised in "expelling" family systems than those raised in "fusing" family systems.

A) Individuals are likely to have a poor self-concept
B) Individuals are more likely to runaway
C) Individuals are more likely to enter cults
D) All of the above are associated with "expelling" family systems

Question 23

is present when a youth repeatedly violates the basic rights of others or major societal rules or norms.

A) Delinquency Offenses
B) Conduct Disorder
C) Oppositional Defiant Disorder
D) Bulimia