CAFS 432 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
Koos, while employed by the Columbia University Department of Sociology, developed the first
conceptual framework of family stress: - CORRECT ANSWER -the "Profile of Trouble"
Koos used the term "trouble" for: - CORRECT ANSWER -stressor
Koos identified what in Profile of Trouble? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. the families' normal interaction
2. the point in the initiating cause took effect
3. the point at which the families' interaction dropped
4. the point of recovery
5. the angle of recovery
a-a'- normal interaction/organization - CORRECT ANSWER -
indicates the family's normal interaction or organization. Koos began his research using the ter
m family organization and then changed to family interaction when discussing his graphic devic
e, and he determined the level of family organization using four criteria
Koos determined the level of family organization/interaction using four criteria: -
CORRECT ANSWER -
1. The amount of consciousness and acceptance by each family member of his or her and othe
rs' roles in the family
2. The extent to which family members worked toward the good of the family and of each indi
vidual
3. How much the family members found satisfaction with the family unit
4. Whether the family had sense of direction and was moving in that direction
,Comparing the families to each other, Koos ranked and divided the families into three categori
es of family organization/interaction: - CORRECT ANSWER -better than average
average
below average
b-the point at which the initiating cause takes effect: - CORRECT ANSWER -
the lower case b represent the point at which the initiating cause takes effect. The lowercase b
represents the point at which the stressor takes effect, not the point at which the stressor occ
urs.
Koos also referred to initiating causes as: - CORRECT ANSWER -
troubles or, in today's terminology, stressors.
Koo's model in fact indicates that the effects of the stressor may not be: - CORRECT ANSWER -
immediate
c-the point at which the initiating cause takes effect: - CORRECT ANSWER -
the lowercase c indicates the point at which family interaction drops or, in today's terminology,
the lowest point of the crisis.
d-the point of recovery - CORRECT ANSWER -
d represents the point of recovery. Koos grouped the profiles into four general types of variati
ons found in the families he studied.
the variations found in the families Koos studied: - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. the families recovered to their pre-trouble levels of interaction or organization
2. the families recovered to higher levels. FAmily interaction rose to a higher-than-
pretrouble level.
3. the families did not recover to their previous levels of interaction. Interaction did not recove
r fully, these families remained below the pre-trouble level
,4. before the families had completely recovered from the initial "trouble", a second trouble oc
curred. Only incomplete recovery from one trouble took place
e-the angle of recovery - CORRECT ANSWER -
e represents the angle of recovery: the size of the angle depends on the length of time that it
takes to recover. the smaller the angle, the shorter the recovery period while the larger the abl
e, the longer the recovery period.
A criticism of Koo's presentation of the Profile of Trouble is the fact that he changed: -
CORRECT ANSWER -
terminology during the course of his discussion of the device, as Koos began his discussion usi
ng the term family organization and then changed to family interaction.
What are some other criticisms about Koo's presentation of the Profile of Trouble? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
Koos used the term trouble to refer to both the stressor and the state of crisis. He used the ter
m cause, which we no longer use because it sounds deterministic. Although Koo's model refer
to families, each individual in the family may be at a different phase of the model at the same
time.
ON the positive side of the Profile of Trouble: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Besides being the first conceptual framework in family stress theory, Koo's model takes us fro
m before the stressor to after recovery from the crisis.
From his study of families experiencing the stressor of departure from and a reunion with the
husband because of war, Reuben Hill, grandfather of the study of family, drew upon Koo's Profi
le of Trouble to describe: - CORRECT ANSWER -
"the course of family adjustment in the face of crisis"
Hill was actually testing Koo's model in his research. He described Koo's Profile of Trouble as th
e truncated form of a - CORRECT ANSWER -roller coaster
, Hill stated that "each responsible member" of the family "experiences a roller-
coaster pattern of personal shock, disorganization, recovery, readjustment", implying that the
model can be used to track: - CORRECT ANSWER -personal crises as well as family crises.
For Hill's Truncated Roller Coaster Profile of Adjustment, he broke down adjustment patterns i
nto periods: - CORRECT ANSWER -1. represents the pre-crisis family level of organization
2. represents anticipatory reactions and preparation for the first stressor
3. represents reaction to the first stressor/the first disorganization; (crisis)
4. represents the adjustment process
5. represents the level of organization after reorganization/adjustment is complete
6. represents anticipatory reactions and preparation for the second impending stressor
7. represents reactions to the second stressor/the second disorganization
8. represents the reorganization/readjustment process
9. represents the level of reorganization
Like Koos, Hill found more than one pattern of adjustment: - CORRECT ANSWER -
good adjustment to separation and good adjustment to reunion,
good adjustment to separation and poor adjustment to reunion,
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
Koos, while employed by the Columbia University Department of Sociology, developed the first
conceptual framework of family stress: - CORRECT ANSWER -the "Profile of Trouble"
Koos used the term "trouble" for: - CORRECT ANSWER -stressor
Koos identified what in Profile of Trouble? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. the families' normal interaction
2. the point in the initiating cause took effect
3. the point at which the families' interaction dropped
4. the point of recovery
5. the angle of recovery
a-a'- normal interaction/organization - CORRECT ANSWER -
indicates the family's normal interaction or organization. Koos began his research using the ter
m family organization and then changed to family interaction when discussing his graphic devic
e, and he determined the level of family organization using four criteria
Koos determined the level of family organization/interaction using four criteria: -
CORRECT ANSWER -
1. The amount of consciousness and acceptance by each family member of his or her and othe
rs' roles in the family
2. The extent to which family members worked toward the good of the family and of each indi
vidual
3. How much the family members found satisfaction with the family unit
4. Whether the family had sense of direction and was moving in that direction
,Comparing the families to each other, Koos ranked and divided the families into three categori
es of family organization/interaction: - CORRECT ANSWER -better than average
average
below average
b-the point at which the initiating cause takes effect: - CORRECT ANSWER -
the lower case b represent the point at which the initiating cause takes effect. The lowercase b
represents the point at which the stressor takes effect, not the point at which the stressor occ
urs.
Koos also referred to initiating causes as: - CORRECT ANSWER -
troubles or, in today's terminology, stressors.
Koo's model in fact indicates that the effects of the stressor may not be: - CORRECT ANSWER -
immediate
c-the point at which the initiating cause takes effect: - CORRECT ANSWER -
the lowercase c indicates the point at which family interaction drops or, in today's terminology,
the lowest point of the crisis.
d-the point of recovery - CORRECT ANSWER -
d represents the point of recovery. Koos grouped the profiles into four general types of variati
ons found in the families he studied.
the variations found in the families Koos studied: - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. the families recovered to their pre-trouble levels of interaction or organization
2. the families recovered to higher levels. FAmily interaction rose to a higher-than-
pretrouble level.
3. the families did not recover to their previous levels of interaction. Interaction did not recove
r fully, these families remained below the pre-trouble level
,4. before the families had completely recovered from the initial "trouble", a second trouble oc
curred. Only incomplete recovery from one trouble took place
e-the angle of recovery - CORRECT ANSWER -
e represents the angle of recovery: the size of the angle depends on the length of time that it
takes to recover. the smaller the angle, the shorter the recovery period while the larger the abl
e, the longer the recovery period.
A criticism of Koo's presentation of the Profile of Trouble is the fact that he changed: -
CORRECT ANSWER -
terminology during the course of his discussion of the device, as Koos began his discussion usi
ng the term family organization and then changed to family interaction.
What are some other criticisms about Koo's presentation of the Profile of Trouble? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
Koos used the term trouble to refer to both the stressor and the state of crisis. He used the ter
m cause, which we no longer use because it sounds deterministic. Although Koo's model refer
to families, each individual in the family may be at a different phase of the model at the same
time.
ON the positive side of the Profile of Trouble: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Besides being the first conceptual framework in family stress theory, Koo's model takes us fro
m before the stressor to after recovery from the crisis.
From his study of families experiencing the stressor of departure from and a reunion with the
husband because of war, Reuben Hill, grandfather of the study of family, drew upon Koo's Profi
le of Trouble to describe: - CORRECT ANSWER -
"the course of family adjustment in the face of crisis"
Hill was actually testing Koo's model in his research. He described Koo's Profile of Trouble as th
e truncated form of a - CORRECT ANSWER -roller coaster
, Hill stated that "each responsible member" of the family "experiences a roller-
coaster pattern of personal shock, disorganization, recovery, readjustment", implying that the
model can be used to track: - CORRECT ANSWER -personal crises as well as family crises.
For Hill's Truncated Roller Coaster Profile of Adjustment, he broke down adjustment patterns i
nto periods: - CORRECT ANSWER -1. represents the pre-crisis family level of organization
2. represents anticipatory reactions and preparation for the first stressor
3. represents reaction to the first stressor/the first disorganization; (crisis)
4. represents the adjustment process
5. represents the level of organization after reorganization/adjustment is complete
6. represents anticipatory reactions and preparation for the second impending stressor
7. represents reactions to the second stressor/the second disorganization
8. represents the reorganization/readjustment process
9. represents the level of reorganization
Like Koos, Hill found more than one pattern of adjustment: - CORRECT ANSWER -
good adjustment to separation and good adjustment to reunion,
good adjustment to separation and poor adjustment to reunion,
