PSY 244 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Family as a System - ANSWER-Different relationships affect one another,
bidirectional effects, reciprocal socialization
Changes in teen impacting parent-adolescent relationship - ANSWER-Puberty:
Privacy issues, more moody (hormone fluctuations), more emotional (limbic
system changes)
Increased reasoning ability: want explanations for rules, demands, can see "holes"
in parents' reasoning
Push for independence
Competition with peer group
Changes in adult impacting parent-adolescent relationship - ANSWER-Midlife
Crisis
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,Menopause
Economic concerns
Marital dissatisfaction
Caring for elderly parents
Parenting behavior varies of 2 dimensions - ANSWER-Warmth: amount of
affection/approval
Control: amount of autonomy child is allowed
No sex differences
Independent
Parenting Styles: Authoritative - ANSWER-Strict: set clear, age-appropriate
standards,enforce rules firmly and consistently, monitor child provide framework
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,Warm and Responsive: loving and supportive, use induction (explain reasons for
rules), engage in verbal give and take, will modify rules as appropriate
Parenting Styles: Authoritarian - ANSWER-Strict: stamp in rules, favor punitive
measures to gain compliance
Cool, unresponsive: do not engage in verbal give and take, obedience without
questioning is valued
Parenting Styles: Permissive-Indulgent - ANSWER-Lax, undemanding: don't
enforce rules and standards, make very few demands for mature behavior, ignore
or accept bad behaviors
Warm, responsive: very loving toward child, available, allow child to regulate own
actions, make own decisions
Parenting Styles: Permissive-Uninvolved - ANSWER-Lax, undemanding: don't
have rules, standards, don't monitor child
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, Cool, detached: minimize time and effort devoted to child, parent focused on own
needs vs. child's, parent may be shelfish or have challenges (e.g., mental health
problems, substance abuse issues)
Parenting Style Qualifications - ANSWER-Parenting may vary as a function of:
parent (mom vs. dad), child gender, child's birth order, child age, child
characteristics (e.g., temperament, ADHD, autism), life circumstances (e.g.,
divorce, depression)
Role of culture: authoritarian parenting may be beneficial in ethnic minority
families (especially when economically disadvantaged), "tough love"
Parent-Adolescent Conflict - ANSWER-Highest during early adolescence:
autonomy, personal issues vs. conventional issues, as teens age, spend less time
with parents
Most conflict: involves everyday events of family life, with mothers
Functions: informational, skill development, moral development
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Family as a System - ANSWER-Different relationships affect one another,
bidirectional effects, reciprocal socialization
Changes in teen impacting parent-adolescent relationship - ANSWER-Puberty:
Privacy issues, more moody (hormone fluctuations), more emotional (limbic
system changes)
Increased reasoning ability: want explanations for rules, demands, can see "holes"
in parents' reasoning
Push for independence
Competition with peer group
Changes in adult impacting parent-adolescent relationship - ANSWER-Midlife
Crisis
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,Menopause
Economic concerns
Marital dissatisfaction
Caring for elderly parents
Parenting behavior varies of 2 dimensions - ANSWER-Warmth: amount of
affection/approval
Control: amount of autonomy child is allowed
No sex differences
Independent
Parenting Styles: Authoritative - ANSWER-Strict: set clear, age-appropriate
standards,enforce rules firmly and consistently, monitor child provide framework
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,Warm and Responsive: loving and supportive, use induction (explain reasons for
rules), engage in verbal give and take, will modify rules as appropriate
Parenting Styles: Authoritarian - ANSWER-Strict: stamp in rules, favor punitive
measures to gain compliance
Cool, unresponsive: do not engage in verbal give and take, obedience without
questioning is valued
Parenting Styles: Permissive-Indulgent - ANSWER-Lax, undemanding: don't
enforce rules and standards, make very few demands for mature behavior, ignore
or accept bad behaviors
Warm, responsive: very loving toward child, available, allow child to regulate own
actions, make own decisions
Parenting Styles: Permissive-Uninvolved - ANSWER-Lax, undemanding: don't
have rules, standards, don't monitor child
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, Cool, detached: minimize time and effort devoted to child, parent focused on own
needs vs. child's, parent may be shelfish or have challenges (e.g., mental health
problems, substance abuse issues)
Parenting Style Qualifications - ANSWER-Parenting may vary as a function of:
parent (mom vs. dad), child gender, child's birth order, child age, child
characteristics (e.g., temperament, ADHD, autism), life circumstances (e.g.,
divorce, depression)
Role of culture: authoritarian parenting may be beneficial in ethnic minority
families (especially when economically disadvantaged), "tough love"
Parent-Adolescent Conflict - ANSWER-Highest during early adolescence:
autonomy, personal issues vs. conventional issues, as teens age, spend less time
with parents
Most conflict: involves everyday events of family life, with mothers
Functions: informational, skill development, moral development
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