FACS 475 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Definition of Stress - Answers - Stress that affects us personally is "a psychological and
physiological response to events that upset our personal balance in some way."
Stressor - Answers - Anything that forces us to adjust
Eustress - Answers - Positive stress
Distress - Answers - Stress response becomes negative or destructive
Hyperstress - Answers - Excessive volume of stress
Harmful stres - Answers - Rising blood pressure
Burnout - Answers - Exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually
as a result of prolonged stress or frustration
Normative Stress - Answers - - expected but still disturbs the family's equilibrium
- short duration
- crisis ensues if family does not adapt
Non-Normative Stress - Answers - - unexpected, not predictable
- can be longer term disruptions
Ambiguous Loss - Answers - - physically absent but still part of the family
- physically present, but emotionally absent
- blocks normal grieving and adjustment, increases stress
ABC-X Model - Answers - A - Provoking or stressful event
B - Family resources or strengths
C - Definition or meaning attached to the event by the family
X - Resulting stress or crisis
Family Stress - Answers - Pressure or tension on the status quo; it is a disturbance of
the family's steady state; it comes with change which will bring disturbance and
pressure.
Crisis - Answers - A disturbance in the equilibrium that is very overwhelming; pressure
that is very severe; or change that is so acute that the family system is blocked,
immobilized, and incapacitated.
Definition of Stress - Answers - Stress that affects us personally is "a psychological and
physiological response to events that upset our personal balance in some way."
Stressor - Answers - Anything that forces us to adjust
Eustress - Answers - Positive stress
Distress - Answers - Stress response becomes negative or destructive
Hyperstress - Answers - Excessive volume of stress
Harmful stres - Answers - Rising blood pressure
Burnout - Answers - Exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually
as a result of prolonged stress or frustration
Normative Stress - Answers - - expected but still disturbs the family's equilibrium
- short duration
- crisis ensues if family does not adapt
Non-Normative Stress - Answers - - unexpected, not predictable
- can be longer term disruptions
Ambiguous Loss - Answers - - physically absent but still part of the family
- physically present, but emotionally absent
- blocks normal grieving and adjustment, increases stress
ABC-X Model - Answers - A - Provoking or stressful event
B - Family resources or strengths
C - Definition or meaning attached to the event by the family
X - Resulting stress or crisis
Family Stress - Answers - Pressure or tension on the status quo; it is a disturbance of
the family's steady state; it comes with change which will bring disturbance and
pressure.
Crisis - Answers - A disturbance in the equilibrium that is very overwhelming; pressure
that is very severe; or change that is so acute that the family system is blocked,
immobilized, and incapacitated.
