HDFS 2300: Exam 2 Review (latest
update) questions well answered
communication - correct answer ✔✔symbolic transactional process that involves sharing and creating
meanings through consistent patterns of interactions
why is it important to focus upon the "shared meanings" aspect of the communication process? - correct
answer ✔✔important because the quality of relationships depend on our ability to share common
feelings, experiences, goals and desires. Confusion around shared meanings affects the quality of
relationships
What are three assumptions describing family communication? - correct answer ✔✔not random,
transactional, impossible not to participate
messages - correct answer ✔✔unit of info sent between sender and reciever
digital messages - correct answer ✔✔content level, information &semantics
analogic messages - correct answer ✔✔relationships level, similar to meta-messages. Feelings,
movement, expression
meta-message - correct answer ✔✔message about a message
framing - correct answer ✔✔context, how the message is heard
congruent message - correct answer ✔✔message that conveys the same meaning
double bind paradox - correct answer ✔✔two conflicting messages being transmitted followed by a
demand for closeness (ex: mother overtly distressed/ tense tells kid that she loves him. However her
body language/ facial expression says the opposite)
, Paradoxical Message - correct answer ✔✔convey diff meaning (ex: person says "I hate you" with a smile
on their face)
Why are double bind and paradoxical messages important to family communication? - correct answer
✔✔important because if they are misunderstood it could cause conflict
meta-communication - correct answer ✔✔asking exactly what they meant, talking about the content of
the conversation
Alienating practices - correct answer ✔✔strategies for control
-fight evading
-gunny-sacking
-kitchen sink fights
-mixed messages
-gas-lighting
fight evading - correct answer ✔✔withdrawal, avoidance
gunny-sacking - correct answer ✔✔hold resentments then blow up
kitchen sink fights - correct answer ✔✔fighters want to win, bring up any issue they can think of
gas lighting - correct answer ✔✔need to be right in order to preserve one's own sense of self and power
(ex: making fun of someone and then pretending its a joke by saying "why cant you take a joke")
What factors influence how we shape and frame messages? - correct answer ✔✔gender, body language,
family history, context
How might gender affect communication in families? - correct answer ✔✔men and women
communicate differently
update) questions well answered
communication - correct answer ✔✔symbolic transactional process that involves sharing and creating
meanings through consistent patterns of interactions
why is it important to focus upon the "shared meanings" aspect of the communication process? - correct
answer ✔✔important because the quality of relationships depend on our ability to share common
feelings, experiences, goals and desires. Confusion around shared meanings affects the quality of
relationships
What are three assumptions describing family communication? - correct answer ✔✔not random,
transactional, impossible not to participate
messages - correct answer ✔✔unit of info sent between sender and reciever
digital messages - correct answer ✔✔content level, information &semantics
analogic messages - correct answer ✔✔relationships level, similar to meta-messages. Feelings,
movement, expression
meta-message - correct answer ✔✔message about a message
framing - correct answer ✔✔context, how the message is heard
congruent message - correct answer ✔✔message that conveys the same meaning
double bind paradox - correct answer ✔✔two conflicting messages being transmitted followed by a
demand for closeness (ex: mother overtly distressed/ tense tells kid that she loves him. However her
body language/ facial expression says the opposite)
, Paradoxical Message - correct answer ✔✔convey diff meaning (ex: person says "I hate you" with a smile
on their face)
Why are double bind and paradoxical messages important to family communication? - correct answer
✔✔important because if they are misunderstood it could cause conflict
meta-communication - correct answer ✔✔asking exactly what they meant, talking about the content of
the conversation
Alienating practices - correct answer ✔✔strategies for control
-fight evading
-gunny-sacking
-kitchen sink fights
-mixed messages
-gas-lighting
fight evading - correct answer ✔✔withdrawal, avoidance
gunny-sacking - correct answer ✔✔hold resentments then blow up
kitchen sink fights - correct answer ✔✔fighters want to win, bring up any issue they can think of
gas lighting - correct answer ✔✔need to be right in order to preserve one's own sense of self and power
(ex: making fun of someone and then pretending its a joke by saying "why cant you take a joke")
What factors influence how we shape and frame messages? - correct answer ✔✔gender, body language,
family history, context
How might gender affect communication in families? - correct answer ✔✔men and women
communicate differently
