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TExES AAFCS Composite Exam (200) Review questions with
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verified detailed answers || ||
AAFCS (American Association of FCS) - ✔✔national organization that influences the
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education of individuals in the methodology and knowledge associated with fcs. Influence
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public policy and gather support for programs that help educate and protect individuals and
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families from unsafe habits, business practices, products, and lifestyles
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FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) - ✔✔youth organization for
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students; by focusing public attention to the problems young people face, the FCCLA gains
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support for programs and laws that help protect young people and their families.
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direct communication - ✔✔When a person who is attempting to convey a given piece of
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information SIMPLY STATES that information to the person he or she wants to receive the
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information Ex: Jimmy, go set the table. || || || || || ||
indirect communication - ✔✔When the person communicating the information states the
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information but not to anyone in particular. Ex: We need to set the table.
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Conflict resolution techniques - ✔✔1)identify the problem
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2)recognize each memeber of the conflict's position while minimizing hostility
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3)move toward compromise
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-during each step must remain as patient and understanding as possible
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divorce - ✔✔the termination of the union created by marriage before the death of either
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member of the union || || ||
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socioeconomic status (SES) - ✔✔measures the ability of the family to function in a healthy || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
fashion, using the educational background of the members of the family, the family's total
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income, and the skill-both actual and perceived-required by the occupations of the
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individuals who act as the providers || || || || ||
Affective communication - ✔✔Communication in which an individual demonstrates his or
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her feelings through facial expressions, motions, gestures, or by outright stating their
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feelings
instrumental communication - ✔✔When an individual informs another member of the || || || || || || || || || || ||
family of a piece of factual information that is necessary to carry out the normal day to day
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functions of a family; Ex: Mother telling child where to find their socks
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Clear communication - ✔✔Individual explicitly states the information is trying to convey;
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ex: "I am upset bc Daniel is not home from the movies yet."
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masked communication - ✔✔occurs when an individual states the information he or she is
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trying to convey in a vague and somewhat confusing manner; ex: "I am upset."
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behavioral modeling - ✔✔the manner in which children model their own behavior after the
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behavior of their parents and other people with who they interact
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consumer education - ✔✔the process of teaching a person about the marketplace and its
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goods and services, the suppliers and the various considerations associated with searching
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for goods and services
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heritage - ✔✔anything inherited from one's ancestors, including traditions, customs, or
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physical characteristics ||
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role - ✔✔a collection of social rights, behaviors, and obligations that are assigned to a
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particular individual; ex: mother= provider || || || ||
role confusion - ✔✔When an individual is uncertain of what role or roles, he or she should
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play in a particular situation. ex:nurse runs into patient at grocery store and unsure whether
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to act formal nurse-to-patient manner of friendly
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role strain - ✔✔when an individual is placed in a situation in which carrying out the duties
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of a certain role will prevent the individual from fulfilling their obligations of another role;
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Mother= caregiver and provider--> sick child, work or care for child?
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marriage - ✔✔a union between 2 individuals that is often held as a legally binding contract
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in which the members state their intention to live together and aid each other in
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maintaining a family || ||
family - ✔✔any group of people who live together in the same household even if they are
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not related by blood or legal ties
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nuclear family - ✔✔traditional mother, father, and their children live in same home
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extended family - ✔✔expansion of nuclear family that includes the mother, father, and their
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children as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents
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single-parent family - ✔✔one parent is the only one in the home caring for the children || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
blended family - ✔✔stepfamily; parent marries or remarries when they already have
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children of their own, and there is a parent, stepparent, and one or more children in the
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household
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TExES AAFCS Composite Exam (200) Review questions with
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verified detailed answers || ||
AAFCS (American Association of FCS) - ✔✔national organization that influences the
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education of individuals in the methodology and knowledge associated with fcs. Influence
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public policy and gather support for programs that help educate and protect individuals and
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
families from unsafe habits, business practices, products, and lifestyles
|| || || || || || || || ||
FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) - ✔✔youth organization for
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students; by focusing public attention to the problems young people face, the FCCLA gains
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
support for programs and laws that help protect young people and their families.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
direct communication - ✔✔When a person who is attempting to convey a given piece of
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information SIMPLY STATES that information to the person he or she wants to receive the
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information Ex: Jimmy, go set the table. || || || || || ||
indirect communication - ✔✔When the person communicating the information states the
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information but not to anyone in particular. Ex: We need to set the table.
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Conflict resolution techniques - ✔✔1)identify the problem
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2)recognize each memeber of the conflict's position while minimizing hostility
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3)move toward compromise
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-during each step must remain as patient and understanding as possible
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divorce - ✔✔the termination of the union created by marriage before the death of either
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member of the union || || ||
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socioeconomic status (SES) - ✔✔measures the ability of the family to function in a healthy || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
fashion, using the educational background of the members of the family, the family's total
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
income, and the skill-both actual and perceived-required by the occupations of the
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
individuals who act as the providers || || || || ||
Affective communication - ✔✔Communication in which an individual demonstrates his or
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her feelings through facial expressions, motions, gestures, or by outright stating their
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
feelings
instrumental communication - ✔✔When an individual informs another member of the || || || || || || || || || || ||
family of a piece of factual information that is necessary to carry out the normal day to day
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functions of a family; Ex: Mother telling child where to find their socks
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Clear communication - ✔✔Individual explicitly states the information is trying to convey;
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ex: "I am upset bc Daniel is not home from the movies yet."
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masked communication - ✔✔occurs when an individual states the information he or she is
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trying to convey in a vague and somewhat confusing manner; ex: "I am upset."
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behavioral modeling - ✔✔the manner in which children model their own behavior after the
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behavior of their parents and other people with who they interact
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consumer education - ✔✔the process of teaching a person about the marketplace and its
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
goods and services, the suppliers and the various considerations associated with searching
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for goods and services
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heritage - ✔✔anything inherited from one's ancestors, including traditions, customs, or
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physical characteristics ||
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role - ✔✔a collection of social rights, behaviors, and obligations that are assigned to a
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
particular individual; ex: mother= provider || || || ||
role confusion - ✔✔When an individual is uncertain of what role or roles, he or she should
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
play in a particular situation. ex:nurse runs into patient at grocery store and unsure whether
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
to act formal nurse-to-patient manner of friendly
|| || || || || || ||
role strain - ✔✔when an individual is placed in a situation in which carrying out the duties
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
of a certain role will prevent the individual from fulfilling their obligations of another role;
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Mother= caregiver and provider--> sick child, work or care for child?
|| || || || || || || || || ||
marriage - ✔✔a union between 2 individuals that is often held as a legally binding contract
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
in which the members state their intention to live together and aid each other in
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
maintaining a family || ||
family - ✔✔any group of people who live together in the same household even if they are
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
not related by blood or legal ties
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nuclear family - ✔✔traditional mother, father, and their children live in same home
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extended family - ✔✔expansion of nuclear family that includes the mother, father, and their
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children as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents
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single-parent family - ✔✔one parent is the only one in the home caring for the children || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
blended family - ✔✔stepfamily; parent marries or remarries when they already have
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children of their own, and there is a parent, stepparent, and one or more children in the
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household
-shift from nuclear to blended|| || || ||
