ABSC 160 Unit 2
Family - correct answer ✔any two or more individuals living together who are
related by birth, marriage, or adoption
Nuclear family - correct answer ✔a family consisting of a husband, a wife,
and their biological and/or adopted children
Emotional parentification - correct answer ✔a situation in which children
become more concerned about their parent's emotional needs than their own
Extended family - correct answer ✔a family that includes both nuclear family
members and other relatives
Constructive conflict - correct answer ✔family conflict that is resolved in a
positive way using affection, problem solving, and emotional support
Stepfamilies - correct answer ✔families in which there are two adults and at
least one child from a previous relationship of one of the adults; there also
may be biological children of the couple
Boundary ambiguity - correct answer ✔the lack of clarity as to who is in and
who is out of the family system that can an issue in many stepfamilies
Open adoptions - correct answer ✔adoptions in which the children and their
biological and adopted families have access to each other
,Foster care - correct answer ✔the temporary placement of children in a
family that is not their own because of unhealthy situations within their birth
family
Parent effects model - correct answer ✔a model of parenting effects that
assumes that parents cause the characteristics that we see in their children
Child effects model - correct answer ✔a model of parenting effects that
assumes that it is the characteristics of the child that determine the parenting
style that the parents use
Transactional model - correct answer ✔a model of parenting effects that
assumes that influences moves not only from parents to child but also from
child to parent in a reciprocal process
Socialization - correct answer ✔the process by which parents, peers, and
other important figures in the child's world teach a child how to interact in
appropriate ways according to the rules and norms of their society
Internalization - correct answer ✔the process by which individuals adopt the
attitudes, beliefs, and values held by their society
Inductive discipline - correct answer ✔a parenting technique that involves
setting clear limits for children and explaining the consequences for negative
behavior, why the behavior was wrong, and what the child might do to fix the
situation
Self-oriented induction - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which the
child is asked to think about the consequences that the child might experience
as a result of his behavior
, Other-oriented induction - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which
the child thinks about consequences of the child's behavior for someone else
Command strategy - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which the
parent does not make any overt threats of punishment, but the child responds
to the legitimate authority that the parent has to make a request of the child
Relationship maintenance - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which
the parents try to create a positive relationship with their child so that the
parents will have a greater influence on the child's behavior
Power assertion - correct answer ✔a disciplinary technique that emphasizes
control of the child's behavior through physical and nonphysical punishment
Love withdrawal - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which parents
threaten to withhold their love until a child conforms to the parents'
expectations for his behavior
Acceptance/responsiveness - correct answer ✔a dimension of parenting that
measures the amount of warmth and affection in the parent-child relationship
Demandingness/control - correct answer ✔a dimension of parenting that
measures the amount of restrictiveness and structure that parents place on
their child
Authoritative parenting style - correct answer ✔a parenting style that
combines high levels of control with a good deal of warmth and
encouragement, marked with reasonable expectations and explanation of the
parents' rules
Family - correct answer ✔any two or more individuals living together who are
related by birth, marriage, or adoption
Nuclear family - correct answer ✔a family consisting of a husband, a wife,
and their biological and/or adopted children
Emotional parentification - correct answer ✔a situation in which children
become more concerned about their parent's emotional needs than their own
Extended family - correct answer ✔a family that includes both nuclear family
members and other relatives
Constructive conflict - correct answer ✔family conflict that is resolved in a
positive way using affection, problem solving, and emotional support
Stepfamilies - correct answer ✔families in which there are two adults and at
least one child from a previous relationship of one of the adults; there also
may be biological children of the couple
Boundary ambiguity - correct answer ✔the lack of clarity as to who is in and
who is out of the family system that can an issue in many stepfamilies
Open adoptions - correct answer ✔adoptions in which the children and their
biological and adopted families have access to each other
,Foster care - correct answer ✔the temporary placement of children in a
family that is not their own because of unhealthy situations within their birth
family
Parent effects model - correct answer ✔a model of parenting effects that
assumes that parents cause the characteristics that we see in their children
Child effects model - correct answer ✔a model of parenting effects that
assumes that it is the characteristics of the child that determine the parenting
style that the parents use
Transactional model - correct answer ✔a model of parenting effects that
assumes that influences moves not only from parents to child but also from
child to parent in a reciprocal process
Socialization - correct answer ✔the process by which parents, peers, and
other important figures in the child's world teach a child how to interact in
appropriate ways according to the rules and norms of their society
Internalization - correct answer ✔the process by which individuals adopt the
attitudes, beliefs, and values held by their society
Inductive discipline - correct answer ✔a parenting technique that involves
setting clear limits for children and explaining the consequences for negative
behavior, why the behavior was wrong, and what the child might do to fix the
situation
Self-oriented induction - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which the
child is asked to think about the consequences that the child might experience
as a result of his behavior
, Other-oriented induction - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which
the child thinks about consequences of the child's behavior for someone else
Command strategy - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which the
parent does not make any overt threats of punishment, but the child responds
to the legitimate authority that the parent has to make a request of the child
Relationship maintenance - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which
the parents try to create a positive relationship with their child so that the
parents will have a greater influence on the child's behavior
Power assertion - correct answer ✔a disciplinary technique that emphasizes
control of the child's behavior through physical and nonphysical punishment
Love withdrawal - correct answer ✔a parenting technique in which parents
threaten to withhold their love until a child conforms to the parents'
expectations for his behavior
Acceptance/responsiveness - correct answer ✔a dimension of parenting that
measures the amount of warmth and affection in the parent-child relationship
Demandingness/control - correct answer ✔a dimension of parenting that
measures the amount of restrictiveness and structure that parents place on
their child
Authoritative parenting style - correct answer ✔a parenting style that
combines high levels of control with a good deal of warmth and
encouragement, marked with reasonable expectations and explanation of the
parents' rules
