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Chapter 16: Managing Family Stress and Challenges



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

A crisis is defined by the fact that:
a.
it has a distinctly negative outcome
b.
it has the potential for a distinctly negative only
c.
it is a dramatic change from usual family relationships
d.
it is not caused by the family or by its individual members
 

 2. 

In a crisis situation, there is:
a.
the prospect that things will never again be the same
b.
a period of relative instability
c.
the probability that family relationships will change for the worse
d.
a perception by the general community that the family is in some ways deviant
 

 3. 

According to the text, a family stressor:
a.
occurs when the family is not ready to meet it because of overload
b.
has the potential to precipitate a crisis
c.
occurs when the family has to distinguish between two categories of events
d.
happens because outside events are always affecting the family
 

 4. 

A "family pile-up" is part of:
a.
most people's life, especially during early marriage
b.
the familial culture lag model of family development
c.
the double ABC-X model of family crisis
d.
the pre-stressor syndrome
 

 5. 

External stressors are:
a.
those that the family creates for itself
b.
those that are external to the individual but not the family itself
c.
those that come to the family from the external environment
d.
those that come from the physical environment rather than from the psychological environment
 

 6. 

In alcoholism as a family crisis, the third stage is:
a.
attempt to eliminate the problem
b.
denial of the problem
c.
disorganization
d.
reorganization with sobriety
 

 7. 

A family crisis:
a.
usually follows and A,B,C,A,B,C,A,B,C pattern
b.
a fairly predictable pattern or course
c.
ordinarily comes at either daily intervals, or monthly intervals, but not weekly ones
d.
is usually unique for each family, but there are strong similarities within racial/ethnic groups
 

 8. 

The word "crisis" comes from the Greek word for:
a.
inflexibility
b.
fright, or fear, or that which creates extreme anxiety
c.
lack of practical experience
d.
decision, choice, or separation into possible alternatives
 

 9. 

The resilience model of family adjustment and adaptation incorporates the "double ABC-X model of family stressors and strains, but adds the elements of family system and family typology. Family typology is of two types:
a.
strong or weak
b.
out-reaching or inner-directed
c.
resourceful or without coping skills
d.
troubled or untroubled
 

 10. 

According to the textbook, _______ can serve as effective tools to cope with family stress and crisis.
a.
the presence of healthy family pets
b.
consumer behavior in stores and shops
c.
rituals
d.
none of these
 



 
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