Chapter 2 Wong questions and
answers latest update 2025/2026
A nurse is selecting a family theory to assess a patient's family dynamics. Which family theory best
describes a series of tasks for the family throughout its life span?
a. Interactional theory
b. Developmental systems theory
c. Structural-functional theory
d. Duvall's developmental theory -✔✔answer ANS: D
Duvall's developmental theory describes eight developmental tasks of the family throughout its life
span. Interactional theory and structural-functional theory are not family theories. Developmental
systems theory is an outgrowth of Duvall's theory. The family is described as a small group, a semiclosed
system of personalities that interact with the larger cultural system. Changes do not occur in one part of
the family without changes in others.
Which family theory explains how families react to stressful events and suggests factors that promote
adaptation to these events?
a. Interactional theory
b. Developmental systems theory
c. Family stress theory
d. Duvall's developmental theory -✔✔answer ANS: C
Family stress theory explains the reaction of families to stressful events. In addition, the theory helps
suggest factors that promote adaptation to the stress. Stressors, both positive and negative, are
cumulative and affect the family. Adaptation requires a change in family structure or interaction.
Which is the term for a family in which the paternal grandmother, the parents, and two minor children
live together?
a. Blended
b. Nuclear
, c. Binuclear
d. Extended -✔✔answer ANS: D
An extended family contains at least one parent, one or more children, and one or more members
(related or unrelated) other than a parent or sibling. A blended family contains at least one stepparent,
step-sibling, or half-sibling. The nuclear family consists of two parents and their children. No other
relatives or nonrelatives are present in the household. In binuclear families, parents continue the
parenting role while terminating the spousal unit. For example, when joint custody is assigned by the
court, each parent has equal rights and responsibilities for the minor child or children.
A nurse is assessing a family's structure. Which describes a family in which a mother, her children, and a
stepfather live together?
a. Blended
b. Nuclear
c. Binuclear
d. Extended -✔✔answer ANS: A
A blended family contains at least one stepparent, step-sibling, or half-sibling. The nuclear family
consists of two parents and their children. No other relatives or nonrelatives are present in the
household. In binuclear families, parents continue the parenting role while terminating the spousal unit.
For example, when joint custody is assigned by the court, each parent has equal rights and
responsibilities for the minor child or children. An extended family contains at least one parent, one or
more children, and one or more members (related or unrelated) other than a parent or sibling.
Parents of a firstborn child are asking whether it is normal for their child to be extremely competitive.
The nurse should respond to the parents that studies about the ordinal position of children suggest that
firstborn children tend to:
a. be praised less often.
b. be more achievement oriented.
c. be more popular with the peer group.
d. identify with peer group more than parents. -✔✔answer ANS: B
answers latest update 2025/2026
A nurse is selecting a family theory to assess a patient's family dynamics. Which family theory best
describes a series of tasks for the family throughout its life span?
a. Interactional theory
b. Developmental systems theory
c. Structural-functional theory
d. Duvall's developmental theory -✔✔answer ANS: D
Duvall's developmental theory describes eight developmental tasks of the family throughout its life
span. Interactional theory and structural-functional theory are not family theories. Developmental
systems theory is an outgrowth of Duvall's theory. The family is described as a small group, a semiclosed
system of personalities that interact with the larger cultural system. Changes do not occur in one part of
the family without changes in others.
Which family theory explains how families react to stressful events and suggests factors that promote
adaptation to these events?
a. Interactional theory
b. Developmental systems theory
c. Family stress theory
d. Duvall's developmental theory -✔✔answer ANS: C
Family stress theory explains the reaction of families to stressful events. In addition, the theory helps
suggest factors that promote adaptation to the stress. Stressors, both positive and negative, are
cumulative and affect the family. Adaptation requires a change in family structure or interaction.
Which is the term for a family in which the paternal grandmother, the parents, and two minor children
live together?
a. Blended
b. Nuclear
, c. Binuclear
d. Extended -✔✔answer ANS: D
An extended family contains at least one parent, one or more children, and one or more members
(related or unrelated) other than a parent or sibling. A blended family contains at least one stepparent,
step-sibling, or half-sibling. The nuclear family consists of two parents and their children. No other
relatives or nonrelatives are present in the household. In binuclear families, parents continue the
parenting role while terminating the spousal unit. For example, when joint custody is assigned by the
court, each parent has equal rights and responsibilities for the minor child or children.
A nurse is assessing a family's structure. Which describes a family in which a mother, her children, and a
stepfather live together?
a. Blended
b. Nuclear
c. Binuclear
d. Extended -✔✔answer ANS: A
A blended family contains at least one stepparent, step-sibling, or half-sibling. The nuclear family
consists of two parents and their children. No other relatives or nonrelatives are present in the
household. In binuclear families, parents continue the parenting role while terminating the spousal unit.
For example, when joint custody is assigned by the court, each parent has equal rights and
responsibilities for the minor child or children. An extended family contains at least one parent, one or
more children, and one or more members (related or unrelated) other than a parent or sibling.
Parents of a firstborn child are asking whether it is normal for their child to be extremely competitive.
The nurse should respond to the parents that studies about the ordinal position of children suggest that
firstborn children tend to:
a. be praised less often.
b. be more achievement oriented.
c. be more popular with the peer group.
d. identify with peer group more than parents. -✔✔answer ANS: B
