HDFS Final Exam Questions & Answers
2024/2025
Limiting the amount and type of media exposure for children in a family would be most common is a: -
ANSWERSClosed family
T/F: Most families have a clear awareness of their ideological orientation - ANSWERSFalse
According to The Exaggeration Principle, during times of stress a family has a tendency to exaggerate its
own special character. This means that a closed family would seek extremes of which traits? -
ANSWERSContinuity, stability, and consistency
David Reiss developed concepts about how a family constructs reality. With regard to family paradigms
(his term for ideologies) he says: - ANSWERSA family paradigm is a shared, deeply felt, enduring meaning
about themselves and the world that families create
T/F: Families rarely call established paradigms into question during times of crisis - ANSWERSFalse
Limiting the amount of and type of media exposure for children in a family would be most common is a: -
ANSWERSClosed family
Paradigms are most conscious for families during: - ANSWERSFormative periods of time when
relationships are being created
Which type of family ideology would have the motto: "nothing is constant in life but change?" -
ANSWERSRandom
T/F: The first paradigms of a new family are usually borrowed and invented - ANSWERSTrue
, T/F: According to Reiss (1981), when a family begins to address explicit rules of itself, it has begun to
show signs of disorganization - ANSWERSTrue
T/F: Most families know exactly how a simple rule (ex: how to fold laundry) emerged - ANSWERSFalse
The adoption of rules from a family of orientation into a couple's new relationship: - ANSWERSIs a
process of discovery and negotiation
Families create rules that are effective for a given developmental age. Problems can arise when: -
ANSWERSThe family refuses to acknowledge a teen's need for increased independence
T/F: A healthy family has a clear understanding of the implicit rules regarding its boundaries -
ANSWERSTrue
The tone and intent of the way we begin a conversation is: - ANSWERSA sign of relationship strength
Messages are comprised of: - ANSWERSCovert and overt content
Research on communication in marriage has discovered that couples communicate most frequently
about: - ANSWERSWork, home maintenance, and children
Communication begins when: - ANSWERSTwo people meet and begin to establish a relationship
Covert messages are: - ANSWERSMore subtle and less obvious parts of the message
Which of the following is the best example of a covert message - ANSWERSA nod, a wink, a smile
T/F: Relationship self-disclosure is important for marital satisfaction - ANSWERSTrue
Decoding a message involves: - ANSWERSOvert and covert message content
2024/2025
Limiting the amount and type of media exposure for children in a family would be most common is a: -
ANSWERSClosed family
T/F: Most families have a clear awareness of their ideological orientation - ANSWERSFalse
According to The Exaggeration Principle, during times of stress a family has a tendency to exaggerate its
own special character. This means that a closed family would seek extremes of which traits? -
ANSWERSContinuity, stability, and consistency
David Reiss developed concepts about how a family constructs reality. With regard to family paradigms
(his term for ideologies) he says: - ANSWERSA family paradigm is a shared, deeply felt, enduring meaning
about themselves and the world that families create
T/F: Families rarely call established paradigms into question during times of crisis - ANSWERSFalse
Limiting the amount of and type of media exposure for children in a family would be most common is a: -
ANSWERSClosed family
Paradigms are most conscious for families during: - ANSWERSFormative periods of time when
relationships are being created
Which type of family ideology would have the motto: "nothing is constant in life but change?" -
ANSWERSRandom
T/F: The first paradigms of a new family are usually borrowed and invented - ANSWERSTrue
, T/F: According to Reiss (1981), when a family begins to address explicit rules of itself, it has begun to
show signs of disorganization - ANSWERSTrue
T/F: Most families know exactly how a simple rule (ex: how to fold laundry) emerged - ANSWERSFalse
The adoption of rules from a family of orientation into a couple's new relationship: - ANSWERSIs a
process of discovery and negotiation
Families create rules that are effective for a given developmental age. Problems can arise when: -
ANSWERSThe family refuses to acknowledge a teen's need for increased independence
T/F: A healthy family has a clear understanding of the implicit rules regarding its boundaries -
ANSWERSTrue
The tone and intent of the way we begin a conversation is: - ANSWERSA sign of relationship strength
Messages are comprised of: - ANSWERSCovert and overt content
Research on communication in marriage has discovered that couples communicate most frequently
about: - ANSWERSWork, home maintenance, and children
Communication begins when: - ANSWERSTwo people meet and begin to establish a relationship
Covert messages are: - ANSWERSMore subtle and less obvious parts of the message
Which of the following is the best example of a covert message - ANSWERSA nod, a wink, a smile
T/F: Relationship self-disclosure is important for marital satisfaction - ANSWERSTrue
Decoding a message involves: - ANSWERSOvert and covert message content
