Question 1

John is on probation at work because he has been blowing up at customers when he perceives that they are pushing him around. He found that when he takes his pain medication left over from an old injury, the customers' rudeness doesn't bother him. As a result, he is much more relaxed at work and in fact was complimented on his patience. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)   controlling emotions
B)   taking direct action
C)   reframing the problem
D)   finding motivationE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

According to Hansen, ______ refers to the difference in families' physical and emotional responses to stressful stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)   cohesion
B)   vulnerability
C)   flexibility
D)   adaptabilityE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

What does research suggest is the most important component in determining an individual's or family's response to a stressor event?

Accepted Answer

A)   the perception the family has of the event
B)   the life stage the event occurs in
C)   resources available during the event
D)   the environmental context of the eventE) A) and B)
F) B) and D) A

Question 4

Maladaptive forms of coping include substance abuse, violence, and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   joining the military
B)   changing sex partners
C)   divorcing
D)   overworkingE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Currently, the field of family stress and crisis focuses on how family protective factors interact with risk and vulnerability. This focus is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   family strengths perspective
B)   family systems theory
C)   resiliency
D)   circumflex perspectiveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Examples of nonnormative events would include the birth of a baby, moving, or getting promoted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The earliest studies of stress focused on how ______ was affected by stress.

Accepted Answer

A)   social media interaction
B)   emotional well-being
C)   physiological functioning
D)   social well-beingE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

What do you see as the major changes that have taken place in the study of family stress, and why do you think these changes have occurred?

Accepted Answer

Varies and may include:
Greater geographic mobility.
Stress in the context of physical science.
In the 20th century, Cannon (1932) laid the foundation for systematic research on the effects of stress in observations of bodily changes.
In the social sciences, both sociology and psychology have long histories of study related to stress and coping. Sociologists Marx, Weber, and Durkheim wrote extensively about "alienation," which was conceptualized as synonymous with powerlessness, meaninglessness, and self-estrangement, clearly under the general rubric of stress (Lazarus & Folkman, l984). In psychology, stress was implicit as an organizing framework for thinking about psychopathology, especially in the theorizing of Freud and later psychologically oriented writers. Freudian psychology highlighted the process of coping and established the basis for a developmental approach that considered the effect of life events on later development and gradual acquisition of resources over the life cycle.
Advances in technology, industrialization, urbanization, increased population density (including housing, traffic, and demand on the infrastructures), terrorism, and economic issues are frequently identified as making daily life more complicated and impersonal. Family roles are more fluid and diverse than the past, resulting in fewer social norms and support. Families have become more diverse as a result of changing family structures (e.g., divorce, single-parent families, LGBTQ families, remarriage, cohabitation, and intergenerational reciprocity), immigration, economics (e.g., increased cost of living and two-earner families), geographic mobility, and other macro-level factors. In addition to natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes) and everyday stressors (e.g., accidents, discrimination based on race, religious beliefs, gender, and sexual orientation), U.S. families are facing the reality of wars involving American troops overseas. Additionally, contemporary families are experiencing economic insecurity and stress due to the Great Recession and the severe economic downturn in the global economy (see Bartholomae & Fox). Fluctuating unemployment rates; sobering financial losses in pensions, investments, and savings accounts; and the disappearance of benefits contribute to the financial struggle of individuals and families. Consider the accumulation of these events and it quickly becomes apparent that stress is a part of everyday life.

Question 9

Both cohesion and adaptability are examples of ______

Accepted Answer

A)   couples' adjustment to change
B)   developmental resources
C)   family system resources
D)   microlevel resourcesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Lipman-Blumen describes family stressor events in terms of eight dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An individual's cognitive appraisal of life events may be the most important component in determining an individual's or family's response to a stressor event.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Disturbance in and pressure on the family system is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   change
B)   stress
C)   development
D)   fluidityE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

The Johnson family has a ______ orientation because they believe they can solve any problem and control things that happen to them.

Accepted Answer

A)   mastery
B)   fatalistic
C)   contextual
D)   dominantE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Reuben Hill created the ABC-X model based on his work with women who had been sexually abused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What group of people did Reuben Hill's model of family stress, ABC-X model, develop from?

Accepted Answer

A)   soldiers, veterans, and their families
B)   survivors of natural disasters
C)   survivors of terrorist bombings
D)   families going through a divorceE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

"A" in the ABC-X model represents the stressor event.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What does the double A factor refer to in the Double ABC-X model?

Accepted Answer

A)   a stressor pileup in the family system
B)   resolved aspects of the initial stressor event
C)   changes and events that occur directly due to the initial stressor
D)   perception of the stress or crisisE) None of the above
F) A) and C) A

Question 18

Which term refers to the internal attributes of the family unit that protect the family from the impact of stressors and facilitate family adaptation during family stress or crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)   family system resources
B)   ecological precedents
C)   relative vulnerability
D)   networkingE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

How would you explain the difference between stress and crisis in the family systems model?

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Question 20

Define family stress.

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According to Hansen, ______ refers to the difference in families' physical and emotional responses to stressful stimuli.

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What does research suggest is the most important component in determining an individual's or family's response to a stressor event?

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Maladaptive forms of coping include substance abuse, violence, and ______.

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Currently, the field of family stress and crisis focuses on how family protective factors interact with risk and vulnerability. This focus is referred to as ______.

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Examples of nonnormative events would include the birth of a baby, moving, or getting promoted.

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The earliest studies of stress focused on how ______ was affected by stress.

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What do you see as the major changes that have taken place in the study of family stress, and why do you think these changes have occurred?

Both cohesion and adaptability are examples of ______

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Lipman-Blumen describes family stressor events in terms of eight dimensions.

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An individual's cognitive appraisal of life events may be the most important component in determining an individual's or family's response to a stressor event.

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Disturbance in and pressure on the family system is referred to as ______.

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The Johnson family has a ______ orientation because they believe they can solve any problem and control things that happen to them.

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Reuben Hill created the ABC-X model based on his work with women who had been sexually abused.

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What group of people did Reuben Hill's model of family stress, ABC-X model, develop from?

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"A" in the ABC-X model represents the stressor event.

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Which term refers to the internal attributes of the family unit that protect the family from the impact of stressors and facilitate family adaptation during family stress or crisis?

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How would you explain the difference between stress and crisis in the family systems model?

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