Deck 13: Family Crises

Question 1

The Watsons have one child in college and one in high school.The Gordons have their first baby.The Zimmers have both retired from their jobs.The Phillips have no children living at home and both are employed.Which family is likely to have the lowest overall stress levels?

A)the Watsons
B)the Gordons
C)the Zimmers
D)the Phillips

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The children of alcoholics are more likely than others to:

A)avoid the abuse of alcohol themselves.
B)display lower rates of hyperactivity.
C)have a conduct disorder or become delinquent.
D)blame others rather than themselves for their parents' problems.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Time demands are a stressor especially felt by which group?

A)newlywed couples
B)families with young children
C)families with adolescents
D)retirement couples

Answer 3

C

Question 4

During the early childbearing years,__________ is/are the most common type of stressor event.

A)time demands
B)chores
C)financial strains
D)outside activities of the children

Question 5

The highest amount of stress occurs during which of the following stages of the family life cycle?

A)early childbearing
B)when children are school-age
C)launching,or the transition period from children leaving home to the empty nest
D)retirement

Question 6

The purpose of the ABCX family crisis model is to:

A)show families how to deal with stress.
B)explain differential success in coping with crises.
C)identify the kind of crises likely to inflict severe stress on families.
D)all of the above.

Question 7

Adult children of alcoholics are more likely than others to:

A)have higher levels of marital conflict.
B)have high levels of achievement.
C)be nondrinkers.
D)have large families.

Question 8

__________ is a special form of child abuse involving exploitive sexual contact between relatives in which the victim is under 18 years of age.

A)Pederasty
B)Pedophilia
C)Incest
D)Molestation

Question 9

In the ABCX model of stressful events,the A stands for the:

A)stressor event and the hardships it produces.
B)family's definition of the event.
C)family's resources to deal with the event.
D)crisis itself.

Question 10

Through her extensive studies of family stress,Pauline Boss concluded that:

A)all families in crisis are sick families.
B)many families in crisis are not sick families but are simply facing a greater volume of stress than they,or most other families,can handle.
C)families in the past were,in fact,under more pressures than those today.
D)"sick" families must absent themselves from crisis.

Question 11

Nearly _______ percent of 8^th,10^th,and 12^th grade students admitted being drunk during the month prior to a national survey.

A)5
B)15
C)35
D)50

Question 12

Which of the following is most likely to be an abusive parent?

A)married male over 35
B)young,single female
C)young,single male
D)married career woman

Question 13

The Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes (FILE)measures the severity of different stressors.The most severe of all is:

A)divorce.
B)continuing conflict.
C)drug abuse.
D)death of a child.

Question 14

The way in which the ABCX model and the Double ABCX model are different is:

A)Double ABCX takes stress pile-up into account.
B)ABCX takes the family's definition of events into account.
C)ABCX was developed on single-parent families.
D)Double ABCX describes only families that cope successfully with crisis.

Question 15

In terms of strains and family crisis,"pile-ups" refer to:

A)family deaths attributed to accidents or illness.
B)the stored resources the family has to deal with the crisis,some of which they have been building up for many years.
C)the volume of stress due to prior strains with which the family already has had to deal.
D)the coming together of the extended family to provide support to the family attempting to resolve their crisis.

Question 16

The text points out that if the bright side of intimate relationships is their potential for enhancing well-being,the dark side is their:

A)conflictive nature.
B)dependence on homogamy.
C)potential for destruction because of physical and verbal abuse.
D)emphasis on romantic love.

Question 17

According to the text's discussion of stressor events and the family life cycle:

A)there are many other stressors other than those named by people at various stages in the cycle.
B)some problems,such as financial strains,are problematic only during certain stages of the cycle.
C)serious illnesses are fairly predictable.
D)during retirement,financial strains are largely nonexistent.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a component of the ABCX model?

A)the stressor event
B)the family's definition of a stressful event
C)the family's resources
D)the family's structure

Question 19

The most common strain that occurs during virtually all stages of the life cycle is:

A)financial.
B)when to have children and how to rear them.
C)sex roles and marital sexual relations.
D)religious issues.

Question 20

The text defines drug abuse as the:

A)excessive use of alcohol and other drugs.
B)improper use of alcohol or other drugs to the degree that the consequences are detrimental to the user and the family.
C)use of alcohol for more than social purposes.
D)continued consumption of alcohol after one has become intoxicated.

Question 21

Molly is married to Morton,who occasionally comes home drunk and hits her.The next morning he is very apologetic.He swears he will never hit her again; he is just under so much strain at work.Molly is determined to help Morton through his strains at work.This is an example of:

A)traumatic bonding.
B)intermittent commitment.
C)helpful violence.
D)successful communication.

Question 22

The text points out that the family that has developed strengths is likely to be a __________ family,one that can resist disruption in the face of change and cope effectively with crises.

A)functional
B)foundational
C)resilient
D)resource-rich

Question 23

Usually,the only escape from intimate terrorism is:

A)to leave the abuser.
B)an effective restraining order.
C)incarceration of the abuser.
D)none of the above

Question 24

Of the ineffective coping patterns,__________ is perhaps the most common.

A)denial
B)avoidance
C)scapegoating
D)alcohol abuse

Question 25

When people change their perspective on a situation to make it easier to handle,it is called:

A)denial.
B)avoidance.
C)reframing.
D)covering up.

Question 26

According to the text,reframing is:

A)denial.
B)a fundamental technique for changing the situation.
C)the root of ongoing family problems.
D)based on the fact that people can look at any situation in various ways.

Question 27

Which of the following is controversial due to its use as a legal defense for women who eventually kill their abuser?

A)a higher loyalty factor.
B)battered woman syndrome
C)blaming the victim.
D)the social trap.

Question 28

Those who witness violence in their homes are more likely than others to:

A)have higher social and cognitive competence.
B)have less violence in their own relationships as adults.
C)suffer from depression and other emotional problems.
D)all of the above

Question 29

Mrs.Crandall learns that her teenage daughter is pregnant.She begins to prepare a room in the house to be a nursery but ends up having several drinks instead.This is an example of:

A)denial.
B)scapegoating.
C)avoidance.
D)taking responsibility.

Question 30

According to the text,the typical male abuser

A)usually has a very successful career.
B)lives at the poverty level.
C)has no financial worries.
D)has been married for over twenty years.

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT an example of a perinatal loss?

A)miscarriage
B)adolescent suicide
C)stillbirth
D)infant death

Question 32

The text points out that effective coping begins when people:

A)take responsibility for themselves and their families.
B)admit that they are victims.
C)refuse to disengage from their families.
D)resist the temptation to leave an unsatisfactory situation.

Question 33

According to the text,the available resources for families in crisis include:

A)emotional support that they give each other.
B)religious beliefs.
C)books.
D)all of the above

Question 34

The text points out that children who are physically abused have:

A)lower levels of aggression.
B)above-average intellectual and academic development.
C)little difficulty in forming meaningful intimate relationships.
D)behavior problems at home and at school.

Question 35

The Mendels ran a family business for many years.When it failed,they felt terrible and had trouble deciding what to do.Grady Mendel told them,"We've had hard times before and we pulled through.We can do it again.We just have to put our minds to it!" This method of coping is:

A)denial.
B)grandstanding.
C)false optimism.
D)affirming worth.

Question 36

Which of the following statements is true?

A)In the early stages of crisis,denial may be an effective coping pattern.
B)In the later stages of crisis,avoidance may be an effective coping pattern.
C)In the early stages of crisis,scapegoating may be an effective coping pattern.
D)Avoidance is not an effective pattern at any stage of crisis.

Question 37

The text points out that crisis tends to throw people into self-absorption.If all family members become self-absorbed,each may perceive inequity.This observation reflects __________ theory.

A)systems
B)conflict
C)exchange
D)symbolic interactionist

Question 38

Women who stay with an abuser because of the "social trap":

A)are trapped by premarital agreements that they cannot escape.
B)are afraid of the effect of neighborhood gossip on the children.
C)do not want to give up the standard of living they have with the abuser.
D)are committed to the abuser by the time they realize that the violence will not stop.

Question 39

Which of the following is an example of scapegoating?

A)After a miscarriage,the husband tells the wife she should have taken better care of herself while pregnant.
B)When a man is seriously hurt in an accident,his wife asks the children to help take care of him.
C)When a man's alcohol use begins to bother his wife,she starts having an affair.
D)When a woman loses her employment,her children give up their allowance to help with finances.

Question 40

According to the text's discussion of the abuse of elderly parents,the most likely victim is:

A)a white female.
B)a African-American male.
C)a white male.
D)a African-American female.