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Chapter 1: Families Coping With Change: A Conceptual Overview
Multiple Choice
1. Disturbance in and pressure on the family system is referred to as a. Change
*b. Stress
c. Development
d. Fluidity
Answer location: Introduction, p.4
Question Type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
2. The earliest studies of stress focused on the impact of stress on
a. Chemical imbalances
b. Individuals’ emotional well-being
*c. On physiological functioning
d. Social well-being
Answer Location: p.4, The Study of Family Stress and Change
Question Type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
3. The study of family stress and change evolved to include perspectives from multiple disciplines. An example of how a perspective conceptualizes stress would be to study the family as they move through stages of change. *a. Developmental
b. Psychosocial
c. Environmental
d. Psychological
Answer Location: The Study of Family Stress and Change, p. 5
Question type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
4. In studying stress, conceptualizing the family as a unit who grow and develop within a wider social system describes a(n)
a. Social learning perspective
b. Psychosocial perspective
c. Developmental perspective
*d. Ecological systems perspective
Answer Location: Family Stress Theory, p. 6
Question Type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
5. Reuben Hill’s model of family stress, ABC-X Model, grew out of his work with
*a. Veterans and their families
b. Survivors of natural disasters
c. Survivors of terrorist bombings
d. Individuals and their families who experienced sudden death of a family member
Answer Location: ABC-X Model, p.6
Question Type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge 6. Ms. Landau lost another job, her third within 2 years. She feels hopeless and discouraged and decides that she is just not employable. This is an example of which dimension of family stressor
events?
a. Internal vs. external
*b. Perceived insolvable vs. perceived solvable
c. Pervasive vs. bounded
d. Precipitate onset vs. gradual onset
Answer Location: Ten Dimensions of Family Stressor Events (Table 1.1), p. 8
Question Type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Application
7. Characteristics of normative stressors include all but
*a. Normative stressors are long term
b. Normative stressors are predictable in the family lifecycle
c. Normative stressors lead to crisis if the family fails to adapt
d. Normative stressors disturb the system’s equilibrium
Answer Location: Stressor Events, p. 9
Question Type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
8. James was deployed to Iraq and was reported missing in action. His parents have recently decided to separate, his youngest sister has been truant for a significant portion of the school year, and in general they are experiencing extreme stress. This is an example of: a. An isolated vs. accumulated stressor
b. A clear-cut stressor
c. A developmental stressor *d. An ambiguous loss stressor
Answer Location: Stressor Events, p. 9
Question Type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Application
9. The following is an example of ambiguous loss
a. Being emotionally absent and emotionally lost
b. Being physically present and physically distant
*c. Being emotionally absent and physically present
d. Being physically and emotionally present
Answer Location: Stressor Events, p. 9
Question type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
10. Family resources moderate the impact of a stressor event. This means that:
*a. Resources buffer the impact of stress on a family
b. Resources prevent the family from experiencing stress
c. Resources prevent the family from having the stress turn to crisis
d. Resources are inconsequential to the level of stress a family experiences
Answer Location: Resources, p. 10
Question Type: MC
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
11.Cohesion and adaptability are examples of:
a. Couples’ adjustment to change
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