FAML 400 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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FAML 400 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Which theory probably does a better job of explaining non-traditional families (according to the critiques)? - Answer- Exchange Theory
According to the critiques of the 2 theories (Family Developmental, and Exchange Theory) discussed so fa...
FAML 400 Final Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
Which theory probably does a better job of explaining non-traditional families (according
to the critiques)? - Answer- Exchange Theory
According to the critiques of the 2 theories (Family Developmental, and Exchange
Theory) discussed so far, which theory is most criticized for its lack of attention to family
identity factors like race and culture? - Answer- Family Developmental Theory
Which theoretical paradigm emphasizes the discovery of "natural laws" using the
scientific method? - Answer- Positivism
In discussing the challenges of domestic violence, we used exchange theory to address
why many women stay in an abusive relationship. From an exchange theory
perspective, they would only stay if the rewards outweighed the costs. Please list and
describe three potential REWARDS of staying from the woman's perspective. - Answer-
1. financially she is more secure she would be without her significant other. If she
leaves, her income may be cut in half or even become non-exhistant.
2. She loves her abuser. At one point she was convinced that her significant other loved
her and perhaps is still convinced he does. If she stays there is a reward to feel that
love from him again.
3. She gets to keep her family together. If she stays with him, that means she does not
have to break up her family.
List the three stages of the cycle of violence and list two of the three characteristics of
the cycle. - Answer- Build up/Tension: 1. When the victim is walking on eggshells afraid
of the next episode. For the abuser little things keep building up adding to the tension.
Violence/attack: 1. a crime has been committed. 2. "the last straw" is drawn that justifies
the abuse from the attacker. Also the violent attack intensifies with each cycle.
Honeymoon: 1. The attacker promises it won't happen again and makes and effort to be
better. 2 With each cycle the honeymoon phase become shorter and shorter.
Symbolic interactionism assumes that: - Answer- We act toward people and things
based on the meaning they have for us.
The Looking-Glass Self can be observed in which of the following? - Answer- Andrea is
speaking in front of the class when the class begins to giggle; Andrea admonishes
herself for being a poor speaker.
, Which of the following is a criticism of symbolic interaction? - Answer- Concepts are
vague and poorly defined
A married couple was engaged in a heated argument. When one of them suddenly
called the other a vicious name, the other turned and slapped the face of the name-
caller. Mead would say the slapping behavior was a result of: - Answer- The "I"
T/F: Symbolic Interactionism is strongly deterministic (e.g. linear causality); therefore, it
can be assumed that this theory takes a positivistic view of knowledge. - Answer- False
A teenaged parent wanting to spend more time with friends than his/her child is
experiencing: - Answer- Role conflict
You are an author who is writing a book on disciplining children. Supposing you also
subscribe to symbolic interactionism, what would likely be one of the topics of your
book? (Don't think too deeply on this one. Just focus on the main points of the theory.) -
Answer- Active listening: Understanding things from a child's viewpoint
In the movie "The Sound of Music," who was the "identified patient," according to the
family? - Answer- The Governesses
The Strausberg family likes to make decisions themselves. When Bro. Strausberg lost
his job, his home teacher suggested several possible steps to take and leads to explore.
Bro. Strausberg and his wife counsel together and decide that it would be more self-
reliant if they found their own job leads. How would you describe the boundaries of this
family system? - Answer- Closed
With the above family, let's also assume that they have marital problems, and the oldest
son is now being defiant, cussing at his parents at home and refusing to participate in
family activities. The concept of equifinality would suggest that you should focus on
which issue in order to heal the family and make things better? - Answer- It doesn't
really matter what you fix first
Rebecca tells her mother that her friend, Erin, can stay out until midnight the evening of
the homecoming dance. Rebecca requests that the rule that she be home by 11:00 p.m.
be changed for the homecoming dance so that she can also stay out until midnight.
Which of the following concepts apply? - Answer- Positive feedback
A child is taken to the principal's office several times because of cussing at the teacher
in school and acting out in other ways. The principal calls the parents each time the
child has problems. The parents have their own marriage problems and are thinking
about divorce, but they both agree that while their child is having so many problems,
they should not pursue the divorce idea because it would likely cause their child even
more problems. Systemically, this is an example of: - Answer- A problem or symptom
which maintains the family homeostasis.
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