FLHD 2400 Exam 2 Questions with Correct Answers Fully Solved
What is the Family Life Cycle? - Answers Cycle that turns back upon itself to a new beginning and a new
family system.
What are the stages in the family life cycle? - Answers 1: Between Families (Leaving Home)
2: Joining of Families through marriage
3: The family with young children
4: Families with Adolescents
5: Launching Children and moving on
6: Families in Later Life
What developmental tasks are associated with each stage of the family life cycle? - Answers 1: develop
intimate relationships and financial responsibility, learning to be independent
2: develop marital system and realign extended family relationships
3: adjust marital system to accept new members, share tasks, take on parental roles and realign
extended family relationships
4: increase boundary flexibility, launch kids and cope with absence, refocus on issues, care towards
older generation more, marital satisfaction at lowest point, and revitalization of marriage
5: accept exits and entries into family, renegotiation of marital system, develop adult relationship with
children, realign relationships to include in-laws and grandchildren, and dealing with aging parents
6: maintain couple functioning, support older generation, deal with losses, stay healthy and active,
maintain income, adjust to work roles, find companionship and friendship, maintain child relations, new
familial roles, difficult for those who didn't plan retirement, and aging can be positive for emotions
What are some adjustments for newlyweds? - Answers Idealistic expectations
Feelings become more realistic
Increase in work, decrease in leisure
Establishing equity
In-laws
Communication and Conflict resolution
Finances
, Sexual Adjustment
Emotional and Support
Social Life
How does marital satisfaction change over the family life cycle? - Answers High satisfaction at time of
marriage
Satisfaction is lower during child-rearing years
Satisfaction rebounds when youngest child is beyond the adolescent years.
What are the different patterns for change in marital satisfaction? - Answers Stable/positive
Stable/neutral
Stable/negative
Continuous Decline
Continuous Increase
Curvilinear (start happy, grow apart, rebuild)
What pattern for change in marital satisfaction is most common? - Answers Curvilinear
What is the transition to parenthood? - Answers the beginning of pregnancy through the first few
months after the child is born
How does the transition to parenthood change marriage? - Answers Roles and division of labor change
Financial changes can lead to stress
Changes in social life
Expectations
Changes in sexual intimacy
Changes in work and career
What adjustment must couples make when transitioning to parenthood? - Answers Maintain
communication
What predicts positive adjustment during the transition to parenthood? - Answers A well functioning
marriage
Previous psychological health
What is the Family Life Cycle? - Answers Cycle that turns back upon itself to a new beginning and a new
family system.
What are the stages in the family life cycle? - Answers 1: Between Families (Leaving Home)
2: Joining of Families through marriage
3: The family with young children
4: Families with Adolescents
5: Launching Children and moving on
6: Families in Later Life
What developmental tasks are associated with each stage of the family life cycle? - Answers 1: develop
intimate relationships and financial responsibility, learning to be independent
2: develop marital system and realign extended family relationships
3: adjust marital system to accept new members, share tasks, take on parental roles and realign
extended family relationships
4: increase boundary flexibility, launch kids and cope with absence, refocus on issues, care towards
older generation more, marital satisfaction at lowest point, and revitalization of marriage
5: accept exits and entries into family, renegotiation of marital system, develop adult relationship with
children, realign relationships to include in-laws and grandchildren, and dealing with aging parents
6: maintain couple functioning, support older generation, deal with losses, stay healthy and active,
maintain income, adjust to work roles, find companionship and friendship, maintain child relations, new
familial roles, difficult for those who didn't plan retirement, and aging can be positive for emotions
What are some adjustments for newlyweds? - Answers Idealistic expectations
Feelings become more realistic
Increase in work, decrease in leisure
Establishing equity
In-laws
Communication and Conflict resolution
Finances
, Sexual Adjustment
Emotional and Support
Social Life
How does marital satisfaction change over the family life cycle? - Answers High satisfaction at time of
marriage
Satisfaction is lower during child-rearing years
Satisfaction rebounds when youngest child is beyond the adolescent years.
What are the different patterns for change in marital satisfaction? - Answers Stable/positive
Stable/neutral
Stable/negative
Continuous Decline
Continuous Increase
Curvilinear (start happy, grow apart, rebuild)
What pattern for change in marital satisfaction is most common? - Answers Curvilinear
What is the transition to parenthood? - Answers the beginning of pregnancy through the first few
months after the child is born
How does the transition to parenthood change marriage? - Answers Roles and division of labor change
Financial changes can lead to stress
Changes in social life
Expectations
Changes in sexual intimacy
Changes in work and career
What adjustment must couples make when transitioning to parenthood? - Answers Maintain
communication
What predicts positive adjustment during the transition to parenthood? - Answers A well functioning
marriage
Previous psychological health
