AAFCS 200 PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026
◉ empty nest stage 2 (flc) Answer: same as 1, except hoh has retired
◉ solitary survivor in labor force (flc)` Answer: one member of
couple has passed away and other must work to support themselves
◉ retired solitary survivor Answer: same except no one working in
hh
◉ Murray Bowen's Family Systems Theory Answer: four basic family
relationship patterns within what he called the Nuclear Family
Emotional System; patterns dictate where problems develop when
the family system is under tension
1) Marital conflict
2) Spousal dysfunction
3) child impairment
4) emotional distance
◉ marital conflict Answer: Bowen; spouses project their increasing
anxiety into the marital relationship. Each partner becomes
preoccupied with the other's shortcomings, tries to control them,
and resists being controlled.
,◉ spousal dysfunction Answer: Bowen; involves the partner
pressuring the other to behave in certain ways, and the other
acceding to that pressure. If tensions increase, the subordinate
partner gives up enough self-control yielding to dominant partner to
become significantly more anxious.
◉ child impairment Answer: Bowen; parents project their own
anxieties onto their child; view child idealistically, either negatively
or idealistically. Child reciprocated by focusing excessively on the
parents, overreacting to parental expectations, need, and attitudes.
◉ emotional distance Answer: Bowen; occurs in relation to others;
when interactions between family members become too intense,
they develop emotional distance to decrease intensity. Can become
overly isolated, and lose intimacy in their relationship
◉ substance abuse Answer: a disorder in which an indiv begins to
overuse or becomes dependent on a particular drug or a group of
drugs that ultimately has a negative impact on their health and
human development
◉ Problem solving steps Answer: 1.identify problem and determine
cause
2.develop list of solutions
,3.attempt to determine benefits of each solution
4.choose one that best solves problem
5.monitor to make sure solved
6.decide whether worked or try something else
◉ empowerment Answer: feeling control over one's decisions and
behavior, resulting in inspiration
◉ inactive decision making style Answer: cannot or do not make
choices; lack control, accountability, and the ensuing self-confidence
and empowerment
◉ reactive decision-making style Answer: let others make decisions
for them, needing others to like them and being easily influenced by
others also impede self-confidence and empowerment
◉ proactive decision-making style Answer: those involving
analyzing a necessary decision, identifying, and evaluating potential
actions, choosing one action, and taking responsibility for the
consequences of taking that action
◉ A model for responsible decision-making to students Answer:
1.describe the situation requiring you to make a decision
2.list all of the decisions you could potentially make
, 3.share this list of potential decisions with an adult you trust
4.Evaluate what the consequences of each of decisions could be
5.determine which of the decisions you identified is the most
appropriate and responsible one
6.take action on the decision you've chosen
7.evaluate the outcomes of the decision that you have made
◉ conflict Answer: a situation wherein both or either party
perceives a real or imagined threat. Confronting and resolving
conflicts stop them from going on indefinitely
◉ affective skill Answer: How effectively an individual can recognize,
understand and handle emotions and relationships. Allows an
individual to feel appropriate emotion in response to certain
situations or stimuli.
◉ cognitive skill Answer: ability to gather and understand
information allows to comprehend new situations and apply the
knowledge that they gathered elsewhere
◉ psychomotor skill Answer: ability to coordinate physical
movements. Control over simple and complex motor functions.
◉ empty nest stage 2 (flc) Answer: same as 1, except hoh has retired
◉ solitary survivor in labor force (flc)` Answer: one member of
couple has passed away and other must work to support themselves
◉ retired solitary survivor Answer: same except no one working in
hh
◉ Murray Bowen's Family Systems Theory Answer: four basic family
relationship patterns within what he called the Nuclear Family
Emotional System; patterns dictate where problems develop when
the family system is under tension
1) Marital conflict
2) Spousal dysfunction
3) child impairment
4) emotional distance
◉ marital conflict Answer: Bowen; spouses project their increasing
anxiety into the marital relationship. Each partner becomes
preoccupied with the other's shortcomings, tries to control them,
and resists being controlled.
,◉ spousal dysfunction Answer: Bowen; involves the partner
pressuring the other to behave in certain ways, and the other
acceding to that pressure. If tensions increase, the subordinate
partner gives up enough self-control yielding to dominant partner to
become significantly more anxious.
◉ child impairment Answer: Bowen; parents project their own
anxieties onto their child; view child idealistically, either negatively
or idealistically. Child reciprocated by focusing excessively on the
parents, overreacting to parental expectations, need, and attitudes.
◉ emotional distance Answer: Bowen; occurs in relation to others;
when interactions between family members become too intense,
they develop emotional distance to decrease intensity. Can become
overly isolated, and lose intimacy in their relationship
◉ substance abuse Answer: a disorder in which an indiv begins to
overuse or becomes dependent on a particular drug or a group of
drugs that ultimately has a negative impact on their health and
human development
◉ Problem solving steps Answer: 1.identify problem and determine
cause
2.develop list of solutions
,3.attempt to determine benefits of each solution
4.choose one that best solves problem
5.monitor to make sure solved
6.decide whether worked or try something else
◉ empowerment Answer: feeling control over one's decisions and
behavior, resulting in inspiration
◉ inactive decision making style Answer: cannot or do not make
choices; lack control, accountability, and the ensuing self-confidence
and empowerment
◉ reactive decision-making style Answer: let others make decisions
for them, needing others to like them and being easily influenced by
others also impede self-confidence and empowerment
◉ proactive decision-making style Answer: those involving
analyzing a necessary decision, identifying, and evaluating potential
actions, choosing one action, and taking responsibility for the
consequences of taking that action
◉ A model for responsible decision-making to students Answer:
1.describe the situation requiring you to make a decision
2.list all of the decisions you could potentially make
, 3.share this list of potential decisions with an adult you trust
4.Evaluate what the consequences of each of decisions could be
5.determine which of the decisions you identified is the most
appropriate and responsible one
6.take action on the decision you've chosen
7.evaluate the outcomes of the decision that you have made
◉ conflict Answer: a situation wherein both or either party
perceives a real or imagined threat. Confronting and resolving
conflicts stop them from going on indefinitely
◉ affective skill Answer: How effectively an individual can recognize,
understand and handle emotions and relationships. Allows an
individual to feel appropriate emotion in response to certain
situations or stimuli.
◉ cognitive skill Answer: ability to gather and understand
information allows to comprehend new situations and apply the
knowledge that they gathered elsewhere
◉ psychomotor skill Answer: ability to coordinate physical
movements. Control over simple and complex motor functions.
