FAD 2230 - FSU - Exam 2 Questions and
Correct Answers
Communication - Answer-The process of exchanging and interpreting ideas
and feelings.
consistent, repetitive - Answer-Family communication is not random, it occurs in ______________
patterns.
Communicator - Answer-The person who creates and sends the
message.
Message - Answer-The unit of information transmitted between
sender and receiver.
Medium - Answer-The way a message is presented to the recipient.
medium - Answer-Message is often determined, to a degree, by the ___________.
, Recipient - Answer-The receiver of the message. Interprets the message, based on his/her personality,
life experiences, and the relational context.
Solvable Conflict - Answer-Conflict or problem that has a solution.
Perpetual Conflict - Answer-Conflict or problem within a relationship that can never be solved.
Anger Insteads - Answer-People feel uncomfortable being mad so they do something else instead like
over eating, gossiping, talking about the problem to everyone except the person.
Passive Aggression - Answer-When a person expresses anger at someone but does so indirectly rather
than directly ie, chronic criticism, nagging, sarcasm, forms of sabotage.
Sabotage - Answer-One partner attempts to spoil or undermine some activity the other has planned.
Displacement - Answer-A person directs anger at the people or things that the other cherishes.
Contempt - Answer-Characterized by the intent to insult or abuse your partner emotionally.
- Ex: rolling your eyes, mocking
Criticism - Answer-Attacking personality rather than the specific behavior.
Defensiveness - Answer-Defending yourself from a perceived attack will escalate an argument.
Stonewalling - Answer-A person refuses to listen to their partner's complaints or stories (physically and
emotionally).
Correct Answers
Communication - Answer-The process of exchanging and interpreting ideas
and feelings.
consistent, repetitive - Answer-Family communication is not random, it occurs in ______________
patterns.
Communicator - Answer-The person who creates and sends the
message.
Message - Answer-The unit of information transmitted between
sender and receiver.
Medium - Answer-The way a message is presented to the recipient.
medium - Answer-Message is often determined, to a degree, by the ___________.
, Recipient - Answer-The receiver of the message. Interprets the message, based on his/her personality,
life experiences, and the relational context.
Solvable Conflict - Answer-Conflict or problem that has a solution.
Perpetual Conflict - Answer-Conflict or problem within a relationship that can never be solved.
Anger Insteads - Answer-People feel uncomfortable being mad so they do something else instead like
over eating, gossiping, talking about the problem to everyone except the person.
Passive Aggression - Answer-When a person expresses anger at someone but does so indirectly rather
than directly ie, chronic criticism, nagging, sarcasm, forms of sabotage.
Sabotage - Answer-One partner attempts to spoil or undermine some activity the other has planned.
Displacement - Answer-A person directs anger at the people or things that the other cherishes.
Contempt - Answer-Characterized by the intent to insult or abuse your partner emotionally.
- Ex: rolling your eyes, mocking
Criticism - Answer-Attacking personality rather than the specific behavior.
Defensiveness - Answer-Defending yourself from a perceived attack will escalate an argument.
Stonewalling - Answer-A person refuses to listen to their partner's complaints or stories (physically and
emotionally).
