Chapter 13 Family Stress, Crisis, And Resilience Exam Prep

1. This chapter opens with the statement, “Americans say they’re .”
   1. happy b. relaxed

c. stressed d. unhappy

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. is a state of tension that arises when demands test or tax a family’s capabilities.
   1. Family competition b. Family failure

c. Family pressure d. Family stress

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Brenda and John have recently changed jobs, moved to a new neighborhood, and welcomed the birth of their third child. Using the definition provided in the text, it is safe to say that Brenda and John are experiencing
   1. family stress. b. the prelude to divorce.

c. family crisis. d. conflict.

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: application

1. According to the text’s definition, which of the following is NOT an illustration of family stress?
   1. financing children’s education on a middle­class income
   2. responding to the needs of an ailing parent
   3. losing one’s job and subsequent bankruptcy
   4. illness of a family member

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. According to the text’s definition, which of the following is an illustration of family crisis?
   1. paying tuition for a child’s college education
   2. deciding whether a loved one who is near death should be taken off life support
   3. feeling that there is not enough time for various family activities
   4. moving to a different neighborhood

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: application

1. The text’s definition of crisis encompasses three interrelated ideas. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
   1. Crises necessarily involve change.
   2. A crisis is a turning point with the potential for positive effects, negative effects, or both.
   3. A crisis is a time of relative instability.
   4. Crises necessarily lead to catastrophe.

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which theoretical perspective views family crisis as threatening to the family’s ability to perform essential functions

for society?

• 1. structure-functional b. conflict

c. family ecology d. family development

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which theoretical perspective analyzes family transitions and sees a family as changing in predictable ways over time?
   1. family ecology b. interactionist

c. family development d. family systems

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which of the following is an example of a family transition?
   1. an unpredictable crisis, like a hurricane
   2. a family crisis, like the kidnapping of a child
   3. an outside stressor, like war
   4. an expected or predictable change in the course of family life, like the birth of a baby

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which theoretical perspective views many causes of family stress as originating outside the family, such as in the

family’s neighborhood or workplace?

• 1. family systems b. family ecology

c. family development d. interactionist

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which theoretical perspective views families as shaping family traditions and family members’ self­concepts and

identities?

• 1. interactionist b. family systems

c. conflict d. family development

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which theoretical perspective views the family as a living thing, with each component influencing all of the others?
   1. family development b. interactionist

c. family systems d. conflict

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Dealing with the experience of a family who is trying to adjust to sending the youngest child off to college illustrates which theoretical perspective?
   1. interactionist b. family systems

c. family development d. conflict

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: application

1. When a family member becomes addicted to alcohol, the entire family system is affected. Which theoretical perspective views a family as such?
   1. family ecology b. family development

c. interactionist d. family systems

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Trying to counsel and help a family who was living in New York on Sept. 11, 2001 and who still struggle with the resulting trauma illustrates which theoretical perspective?
   1. family ecology b. family systems

c. family development d. conflict

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: application

1. The text points out that something must happen to cause family stress or to precipitate a family crisis. That something is what social scientists call a
   1. precondition. b. dysfunction.

c. structural threat. d. stressor.

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In general, stressors are less difficult to cope with when they are all EXCEPT which of the following?
   1. expected b. brief

c. unexpected d. able to gradually improve over time

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which of the following is NOT cited in the text as a type of stressor?
   1. receiving a pay increase b. ambiguous loss

c. ongoing family conflict d. daily family hassles

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. The text points out that adding a family member is stressful because doing so involves
   1. intimacy. b. family boundary changes.

c. an ambiguous loss. d. demoralization.

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. There is a lack of bereavement display and support rituals (including the omission of a funeral) for families who are suffering from .
   1. occasional bouts of intense grief b. the empty nest

c. severe depression d. perinatal loss

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. According to the text, negotiating family boundary changes is particularly difficult when the loss of a family member is
   1. abrupt. b. certain.

c. ambiguous. d. unexpected.

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Ambiguous loss may occur when a family member is physically present but psychologically absent, as in all BUT which of the following cases?
   1. alcoholic or mentally ill family members
   2. learning disabled children
   3. those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease
   4. children with cognitive impairment or severe disabilities

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. From the perspective, ambiguous loss is uniquely difficult to deal with because it creates boundary ambiguity in a family.
   1. conflict b. interactionist

c. family development d. family systems

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The bombing at the 2013 Boston marathon was an intense stressor due to the nature of the event.
   1. gradual b. everyday and constant

c. sudden and demoralizing d. transitional

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The discussion in the text about high boundary ambiguity included catastrophic and unexpected situations. Which of the following is NOT one of the examples listed?
   1. grandparent moving to a nursing home b. war

c. natural disaster d. kidnapping

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: application

1. The discussion in the text about high boundary ambiguity also included some more common situations. Which of the following is NOT one of the examples listed?
   1. divorce b. incarceration

c. military deployment d. young adults leaving home

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: application

1. According to the text, job loss, unwanted pregnancy, poverty, homelessness, having one’s child placed in foster care, juvenile delinquency or criminal prosecution, scandal, family violence, mental illness, alcoholism and drug abuse, suicide, and being the brunt of racist treatment are all examples of
   1. demoralizing events. b. daily family hassles.

c. ambiguous loss. d. ongoing conflict.

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In military personnel who have served during wartime, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be , causing “family members to feel hurt, alienated, or discouraged, and then become angry or distant toward the partner.”
   1. ambiguous b. a hassle

c. annoying d. demoralizing

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which of the following is NOT included in the text’s discussion of daily family hassles?
   1. balancing work against family demands
   2. stressful work situation
   3. death of a close relative
   4. arranging child care or transportation

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Which of the following is included in the examples of everyday family stressors?
   1. being stuck in traffic on long commutes to work
   2. death of a spouse
   3. kidnapping
   4. bankruptcy

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Scholars have investigated everyday stressors that are unique to certain professions. Which of the following type of family is “subjected to unique stressors, such as repeated relocations that often include international sites, frequent separations of service members from families, and subsequent reorganizations of family life during reunions?”
   1. factory or blue-collar b. military

c. business d. upper-class wealthy

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Some everyday family stressors are unique to low-income families. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
   1. having a large family Christmas
   2. arranging child care with limited resources
   3. finding transportation
   4. protecting children from neighborhood dangers

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Sometimes everyday hassles pile up to result in what social scientists call .
   1. a stress mess b. the final straw

c. stressor overload d. the crisis point

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.03 - Explain stressor overload and stressor pile-up.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Bill and Joanne have been married for ten years and have two children. Recently, a number of family-related problems have occurred, causing Bill and Joanne a great deal of difficulty. Their coping mechanisms seem to be largely ineffective under the strain of these problems. The text labels Bill and Joanne’s situation as an illustration of
   1. family transition. b. family hassles.

c. boundary ambiguity. d. stressor overload.

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.03 - Explain stressor overload and stressor pile-up.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Characteristically, stressor overload .
   1. can be seen coming, as each stressor adds to the pile-up
   2. creeps up on people without their realizing it
   3. lasts only briefly
   4. only affects certain family members

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.03 - Explain stressor overload and stressor pile-up.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. According to estimates by the American Psychiatric Association, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been diagnosed in percent of U.S. school children
   1. 3 to 7 b. 10 to 12 c. 20 to 25 d. 44 to 49

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. In there “is an imbalance between pressure and supports.”
   1. family stress b. stressor overload

c. boundary ambiguity d. a family crisis

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. The text identifies three distinct phases of family crisis. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
   1. the event that causes the crisis
   2. the period of disorganization that follows the crisis
   3. the high point of the crisis
   4. the reorganizing or recovery phase after the family reaches a low point.

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. After families reorganize following a crisis, the text cites three possible scenarios. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
   1. The families may function at about the same level as before.
   2. The families completely dissolve.
   3. The families may have been so weakened by the crisis that they function only at a reduced level.
   4. The families may have been stimulated by the crisis to reorganize in a way that makes them more effective.

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In the face of a crisis, family members may be numbed by the new or sudden stress and, in a process of denial, go about their business as if the event had not occurred. Gradually, however, they begin to assimilate the reality of the crisis and to appraise the situation. Then, the text points out, the period of sets in.
   1. transition b. ambiguity

c. disorganization d. stress

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which of the following is NOT a sign of family disorganization?
   1. habitual roles and routines become nebulous and confused
   2. members carry out their responsibilities with less enthusiasm
   3. family members may begin to feel angry and resentful
   4. everyone eats, cooks and goes to work like normal

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Withdrawing from friends and kin a family’s ability to meet a crisis.
   1. weakens b. helps

c. strengthens d. contributes to

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The text uses which of the following terms in referring to the low point of family disorganization?
   1. apex b. crescendo

c. nadir d. fulcrum

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. During the period of disorganization, family members face the decision of whether to express or to smother any

__________ they may have.

• 1. angry feelings b. doubts about the marriage

c. confusion and despair d. thoughts about change

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Some families do not recover from crisis intact, as today’s illustrate(s).
   1. high suicide rate b. high incidence of remarriage

c. crisis pregnancy rate d. high divorce and separation rates

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Families that are having difficulties or functioning less than effectively before the onset of additional stressors or demands are said to be families
   1. listless b. weak

c. open d. vulnerable

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Families capable of “doing well in the face of adversity” are called families.
   1. resilient b. real

c. strong d. elite

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

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1. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that about one in 110 children in the United States has some degree of
   1. anxiety disorder b. autism

c. ADHD d. depression

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Which sociologist proposed the ABC-X family crisis model?
   1. Carlfred Broderick b. Hamilton McCubbin

c. Reuben Hill d. Joan Patterson

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. In the ABC­X family crisis model, “A” is the
   1. stressor event. b. family’s ability to cope with a crisis.

c. family’s appraisal of the stressor event. d. crisis.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In the ABC­X family crisis model, “B” is the
   1. family’s ability to cope with a crisis. b. crisis.

c. family’s appraisal of the stressor event. d. stressor event.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In the ABC­X family crisis model, “C” is the
   1. family’s ability to cope with a crisis. b. crisis.

c. family’s appraisal of the stressor event. d. stressor event.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In the ABC­X family crisis model, “X” is the
   1. family’s ability to cope with a crisis. b. crisis.

c. family’s appraisal of the stressor event. d. stressor event.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In the double ABC­X model, “A” becomes “Aa,” or family
   1. pileup. b. stress.

c. frustration. d. crisis.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.03 - Explain stressor overload and stressor pile-up. KEYWORDS: concept

1. includes not just the stressor but also previously existing family strains and future hardships induced by the stressor event.
   1. Breaking point b. Family stress

c. ABC-X d. Pileup

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1. From the theoretical perspective, the way that a family defines, appraises, or interprets a crisis- precipitating event can, at times, have as much or more to do with members’ ability to cope as with the character of the event itself.
   1. structure-function b. conflict

c. family development d. interactionist

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Several factors influence how family members define a stressful situation. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
   1. the sociobiological backgrounds of the members themselves
   2. the nature of the stressor itself
   3. the family’s previous successful experience with event crises
   4. the adult family members’ legacies from their childhoods

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. The text categorizes a family’s crisis­meeting resources into three types. Which of the following is NOT one of

these?

• 1. personal/individual b. family

c. administrative d. community

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. As one source of crisis-meeting skills, each family or family system has a level of resources, including bonds of trust, appreciation, and support, called .
   1. exchanges b. family harmony

c. warm fuzzies d. family perks

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. A study of alcoholic families found that adult children of alcoholics who came from families that were less likely to become alcoholics themselves.
   1. only drank on the weekends
   2. had maintained family dinner and other rituals
   3. did not drink in front of the children
   4. went into counseling in later years

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. One example of crisis-meeting resources is found in , like the Americans with Disabilities Act, which parent groups helped to pass.
   1. family dynamics b. individual motivation

c. interpersonal weakness d. community resources

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Some families are vulnerable, and are more prone to poor adjustment from crisis-provoking events. Which of the following is NOT a quality of a vulnerable family?
   1. emphasis on family routines or predictable time together
   2. a lower sense of common purpose and a feeling of being out of control
   3. diminished respect or understanding of one another.
   4. less experience in shifting responsibilities among family members

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The Bradford family copes very well with stress, emphasizing mutual acceptance, respect, and shared values. Given this information, the Bradford family can be characterized as
   1. vulnerable. b. crisis-oriented.

c. resilient. d. creative.

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1. Which of the following is NOT one of the factors mentioned in the text for meeting a crisis creatively?
   1. a positive outlook b. formal social support

c. community resources d. adaptability

REFERENCES: Meeting Crises Creatively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Families are more adaptable when
   1. they are authoritarian.
   2. they lack leadership.
   3. conjugal power is fairly egalitarian.
   4. no one is allowed to move into a position of leadership.

REFERENCES: Meeting Crises Creatively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Julie and John have a very close friend, David, whom they have known since childhood. Julie and John refer

affectionately to David as “a member of the family.” This illustrates the concept of kin.

• 1. consanguineal b. fictive

c. affinal d. extended

REFERENCES: Meeting Crises Creatively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Estimates are that more than children have parents who were in jail or prison. a. 100,000 b. 250,000

c. 500,000 d. 2,000,000

REFERENCES: Meeting Crises Creatively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. The term crisis comes from the Greek for
   1. disaster. b. catastrophe.

c. diatribe. d. decision.

REFERENCES: Meeting Crises Creatively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Families whose members choose to be in roles and leadership meet crises creatively.
   1. authoritarian b. unyielding

c. flexible d. rigid

REFERENCES: Meeting Crises Creatively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The typical American family is under a level of stress at all times.
   1. indeterminate b. high

c. medium d. low

REFERENCES: Meeting Crises Creatively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Only situations that we think of as bad are capable of creating stress in our families.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Family systems theorists point out that a family needs to know “who is in and who is outside the family.”
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The likelihood of death in our society influences how we define a death in the family.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Winning the lottery or getting a significant promotion can never be stressors.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Family transitions involve unexpected or unpredictable changes in the course of family life.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Family stress is a point of acute imbalance between pressure and supports.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Once a crisis hits bottom, things often begin to improve.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Believing from the start that a crisis is surmountable can make adjustment somewhat easier.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Resilient families rely on one another for support.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.06 - List family characteristics associated with resilience. KEYWORDS: concept

1. We tend to think of crisis as synonymous with disaster.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. is a state of tension that arises when demands test or tax a family’s resources.

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

1. When adjustments are not easy to come by, family stress can lead to a .

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

1. are expected or predictable changes in the course of family life.

REFERENCES: Defining Family Stress, Crisis, and Resilience

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

1. A(n) is a precipitating event that creates stress.

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

1. From the family systems perspective, ambiguous loss is uniquely difficult to deal with because it creates

in a family.

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

1. families cope well with stress and emphasize mutual acceptance, respect, and shared values.

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.06 - List family characteristics associated with resilience.

1. includes not just the stressor but also previously existing family strains and future hardships induced by the stressor event.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.03 - Explain stressor overload and stressor pile-up.

1. After family members begin to assimilate the reality of a crisis and then to appraise the situation, the period of

__________ sets in.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

1. At the , or low point, of family disorganization, conflicts may develop over how the situation should be handled.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

1. Reuben Hill formulated the model of family crisis.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

1. Briefly describe how the structure-functional perspective can be utilized in understanding family stress and crises.

REFERENCES: Theoretical Perspectives on Family Stress and Crises

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.01 - Define family stress and family crisis and distinguish between them.

1. Identify and briefly discuss different types of stressors (as discussed in the text).

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

1. Based on the text’s discussion, write an essay in response to the question, “What precipitates a family crisis?”

REFERENCES: What Precipitates a Family Crisis?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.02 - Describe several types of stressors.

1. Trace the course of a family crisis.

REFERENCES: The Course of a Family Crisis

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.04 - Describe the course of a family crisis

1. What is stressor pileup? Give several examples.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.03 - Explain stressor overload and stressor pile-up.

1. What are crisis-meeting resources? Give at least two examples.

REFERENCES: Family Stress, Crisis, Adjustment, and Adaptation: A Theoretical Model

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.05 ­ Discuss how family members’ appraisal of the stressor

situation affects the outcome, or course of the crisis.

1. Explain how adaptability is an important ingredient in meeting family crises creatively.

REFERENCES: Meeting Crises Creatively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.

1. What are the major ingredients in meeting crises creatively?

REFERENCES: Meeting Crises Creatively

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.

1. Evaluate the question, “Crisis: disaster or opportunity?”

REFERENCES: Crisis: Disaster or Opportunity?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.13.07 - List family resources associated with meeting crises creatively.