TExES AAFCS Composite Exam (200) Review Questions and Answers updated 2026

TExES AAFCS Composite Exam
(200) Review Questions and Answers
updated 2026
AAFCSB(AmericanBAssociationBofBFCS)B-
BAnswernationalBorganizationBthatBinfluencesBtheBeducationBofBindividualsBinBtheBmethodolog
yBandBknowledgeBassociatedBwithBfcs.BInfluenceBpublicBpolicyBandBgatherBsupportBforBprogra
msBthatBhelpBeducateBandBprotectBindividualsBandBfamiliesBfromBunsafeBhabits,BbusinessBpra
ctices,Bproducts,BandBlifestyles



FCCLAB(Family,BCareer,BandBCommunityBLeadersBofBAmerica)B-
BAnsweryouthBorganizationBforBstudents;BbyBfocusingBpublicBattentionBtoBtheBproblemsByoung
BpeopleBface,BtheBFCCLABgainsBsupportBforBprogramsBandBlawsBthatBhelpBprotectByoungBpeo
pleBandBtheirBfamilies.



directBcommunicationB-
BAnswerWhenBaBpersonBwhoBisBattemptingBtoBconveyBaBgivenBpieceBofBinformationBSIMPLYB
STATESBthatBinformationBtoBtheBpersonBheBorBsheBwantsBtoBreceiveBtheBinformationBEx:BJim
my,BgoBsetBtheBtable.



indirectBcommunicationB-
BAnswerWhenBtheBpersonBcommunicatingBtheBinformationBstatesBtheBinformationBbutBnotBto
BanyoneBinBparticular.BEx:BWeBneedBtoBsetBtheBtable.



ConflictBresolutionBtechniquesB-BAnswer1)identifyBtheBproblem

2)recognizeBeachBmemeberBofBtheBconflict'sBpositionBwhileBminimizingBhostility

3)moveBtowardBcompromise

-duringBeachBstepBmustBremainBasBpatientBandBunderstandingBasBpossible



divorceB-
BAnswertheBterminationBofBtheBunionBcreatedBbyBmarriageBbeforeBtheBdeathBofBeitherBmem
berBofBtheBunion



socioeconomicBstatusB(SES)B-
BAnswermeasuresBtheBabilityBofBtheBfamilyBtoBfunctionBinBaBhealthyBfashion,BusingBtheBeduc
ationalBbackgroundBofBtheBmembersBofBtheBfamily,BtheBfamily'sBtotalBincome,BandBtheBskill-
bothBactualBandBperceived-
requiredBbyBtheBoccupationsBofBtheBindividualsBwhoBactBasBtheBproviders

,AffectiveBcommunicationB-
BAnswerCommunicationBinBwhichBanBindividualBdemonstratesBhisBorBherBfeelingsBthroughBfaci
alBexpressions,Bmotions,Bgestures,BorBbyBoutrightBstatingBtheirBfeelings



instrumentalBcommunicationB-
BAnswerWhenBanBindividualBinformsBanotherBmemberBofBtheBfamilyBofBaBpieceBofBfactualBin
formationBthatBisBnecessaryBtoBcarryBoutBtheBnormalBdayBtoBdayBfunctionsBofBaBfamily;BEx:B
MotherBtellingBchildBwhereBtoBfindBtheirBsocks



ClearBcommunicationB-
BAnswerIndividualBexplicitlyBstatesBtheBinformationBisBtryingBtoBconvey;Bex:B"IBamBupsetBbcB
DanielBisBnotBhomeBfromBtheBmoviesByet."



maskedBcommunicationB-
BAnsweroccursBwhenBanBindividualBstatesBtheBinformationBheBorBsheBisBtryingBtoBconveyBinB
aBvagueBandBsomewhatBconfusingBmanner;Bex:B"IBamBupset."



behavioralBmodelingB-
BAnswertheBmannerBinBwhichBchildrenBmodelBtheirBownBbehaviorBafterBtheBbehaviorBofBthei
rBparentsBandBotherBpeopleBwithBwhoBtheyBinteract



consumerBeducationB-
BAnswertheBprocessBofBteachingBaBpersonBaboutBtheBmarketplaceBandBitsBgoodsBandBservice
s,BtheBsuppliersBandBtheBvariousBconsiderationsBassociatedBwithBsearchingBforBgoodsBandBser
vices



heritageB-
BAnsweranythingBinheritedBfromBone'sBancestors,BincludingBtraditions,Bcustoms,BorBphysicalBch
aracteristics



roleB-
BAnsweraBcollectionBofBsocialBrights,Bbehaviors,BandBobligationsBthatBareBassignedBtoBaBpartic
ularBindividual;Bex:Bmother=Bprovider



roleBconfusionB-
BAnswerWhenBanBindividualBisBuncertainBofBwhatBroleBorBroles,BheBorBsheBshouldBplayBinBa

, BparticularBsituation.Bex:nurseBrunsBintoBpatientBatBgroceryBstoreBandBunsureBwhetherBtoBact
BformalBnurse-to-patientBmannerBofBfriendly



roleBstrainB-
BAnswerwhenBanBindividualBisBplacedBinBaBsituationBinBwhichBcarryingBoutBtheBdutiesBofBaBc
ertainBroleBwillBpreventBtheBindividualBfromBfulfillingBtheirBobligationsBofBanotherBrole;BMoth
er=BcaregiverBandBprovider-->BsickBchild,BworkBorBcareBforBchild?



marriageB-
BAnsweraBunionBbetweenB2BindividualsBthatBisBoftenBheldBasBaBlegallyBbindingBcontractBinBw
hichBtheBmembersBstateBtheirBintentionBtoBliveBtogetherBandBaidBeachBotherBinBmaintainingB
aBfamily



familyB-
BAnsweranyBgroupBofBpeopleBwhoBliveBtogetherBinBtheBsameBhouseholdBevenBifBtheyBareBn
otBrelatedBbyBbloodBorBlegalBties



nuclearBfamilyB-BAnswertraditionalBmother,Bfather,BandBtheirBchildrenBliveBinBsameBhome



extendedBfamilyB-
BAnswerexpansionBofBnuclearBfamilyBthatBincludesBtheBmother,Bfather,BandBtheirBchildrenBasB
wellBasBaunts,Buncles,Bcousins,BandBgrandparents



single-parentBfamilyB-
BAnsweroneBparentBisBtheBonlyBoneBinBtheBhomeBcaringBforBtheBchildren



blendedBfamilyB-
BAnswerstepfamily;BparentBmarriesBorBremarriesBwhenBtheyBalreadyBhaveBchildrenBofBtheirBo
wn,BandBthereBisBaBparent,Bstepparent,BandBoneBorBmoreBchildrenBinBtheBhousehold

-shiftBfromBnuclearBtoBblended



simpleBstepfamilyB-
BAnsweronlyBoneBofBtheBindividualsBmarryingBhasBchildrenBbeforeBmarriage



complexBstepfamilyB-
BAnswerbothBparentsBmarryingBhaveBtheirBownBchildrenBbeforeBtheBmarriage.