FACS 475 QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Family roles are more fluid and diverse than the past, resulting in fewer ______
_______ & _________ - Answers - Social norms and supports
Families which were once viewed as havens for individual, are increasingly challenged
to - Answers - meet the emotional needs of members
Families are often faced with many unique problems, not because of any one
identifiable crisis, event, or situation but because of - Answers - continuous everyday
societal change
Pressure or tension on the status quo; it is a disturbance of the family's steady state -
Answers - Family stress
The impact of change or pressure to change is dependent on the - Answers - family's
perception of the situation as well as coping ability
Families are viewed as living organisms with both - Answers - symbolic and real
structures
Who is the father of family stress research, developed ABC-X model - Answers -
Reuben Hill
Individual members, dyads - Answers - Examples of subsystems
Community, culture, nation - Answers - Examples of Suprasystems
The primary interest of family stress theory is the - Answers - entire family unit
A family's response to a stressful event is influenced by - Answers - living in a particular
historical period, its cultural identification, the economic conditions of society, its genetic
stamina and resistance, and its stage in the family life cycle
An occurrence that provokes a variable amount of change in the family system, they do
not necessarily increase stress levels to the point of crisis and can be managed -
Answers - A stressor event
8 dimensions of a stressor event: - Answers - 1) internal versus external
2) pervasive versus bounded
3) precipitate onset verssus gradual onset
4) intense versus milk
5) transitory versus chronic
6) random versus expectable
Family roles are more fluid and diverse than the past, resulting in fewer ______
_______ & _________ - Answers - Social norms and supports
Families which were once viewed as havens for individual, are increasingly challenged
to - Answers - meet the emotional needs of members
Families are often faced with many unique problems, not because of any one
identifiable crisis, event, or situation but because of - Answers - continuous everyday
societal change
Pressure or tension on the status quo; it is a disturbance of the family's steady state -
Answers - Family stress
The impact of change or pressure to change is dependent on the - Answers - family's
perception of the situation as well as coping ability
Families are viewed as living organisms with both - Answers - symbolic and real
structures
Who is the father of family stress research, developed ABC-X model - Answers -
Reuben Hill
Individual members, dyads - Answers - Examples of subsystems
Community, culture, nation - Answers - Examples of Suprasystems
The primary interest of family stress theory is the - Answers - entire family unit
A family's response to a stressful event is influenced by - Answers - living in a particular
historical period, its cultural identification, the economic conditions of society, its genetic
stamina and resistance, and its stage in the family life cycle
An occurrence that provokes a variable amount of change in the family system, they do
not necessarily increase stress levels to the point of crisis and can be managed -
Answers - A stressor event
8 dimensions of a stressor event: - Answers - 1) internal versus external
2) pervasive versus bounded
3) precipitate onset verssus gradual onset
4) intense versus milk
5) transitory versus chronic
6) random versus expectable
