Conflict, Family Crises and Crisis Management Chapter 15

Question 1

Children thrive when a family environment is characterized by ________________.

Answer 1

Positive Affect

Question 2

What characterizes a positive affect in families?

Answer 2

love, warmth, faith, trust, consideration and empathy

Question 3

What effect on children raised in conflict?

Answer 3

developmental and emotional problems

Question 4

Children who repeated witnessed parents fighting are more likely to exhibit______________?

Answer 4

Aggressive behavior

Question 5

What are the 4 sources of conflict?

Answer 5

1. personal
2. physical
3. interpersonal
4. situational or environmental

Question 6

Personal sources of conflict are a result of ________?

Answer 6

inner tensions from internal battles,

Question 7

What is a manifestation of physical source of conflict?

Answer 7

Fatigue or pain

Question 8

What are Tensions that occur in the relationship between people?

Answer 8

Interpersonal sources of conflict

Question 9

What are 4 characteristics of situational sources of conflict?

Answer 9

1. living conditions
2. societal pressures
3. cultural strains,
4. unexpected evens

Question 10

What is the method of dealing with conflict by avoiding the people, situations and issues that stimulate conflict?

Answer 10

Avoidance

Question 11

What are 4 ways people avoid conflict?

Answer 11

1. Ignore or withdraw or refuse to talk
2. Change the subject
3. Use humor, not take it serious
4. Be too busy

Question 12

What is the process of airing, or expressing , negative emotions and feelings?

Answer 12

Ventilation

Question 13

What do you call venting negative emotions to get rid of bad feelings to replace them with positive ones?

Answer 13

Catharsis

Question 14

What are the characteristics of constructive arguments?

Answer 14

1. attack the problems
2. stick to the issues
3. come up with solutions or compromise

Question 15

What is the result of constructive conflicts?

Answer 15

minimize negative emotions
foster respect and confidence
brings couple together

Question 16

What is a part of constructive arguments that generates intimacy?

Answer 16

Forgiveness

Question 17

Arguments that attack the person rather than the problem are called_______________?

Answer 17

Destructive arguments

Question 18

What does LMCM stand for?

Answer 18

levels of marital conflict model

Question 19

What is the LMCM do?

Answer 19

Identifies 5 levels of interpersonal conflict

Question 20

What are the 5 levels of interpersonal conflicts?

Answer 20

1. problems to solve
2. disagreements
3. contest
4. fight/flight
5. war

Question 21

What is a drastic change in the course of events; a turning point that affects future events?

Answer 21

Crisis

Question 22

What do you call a series of crises occurring one after another until they become more than a person can handle?

Answer 22

Crisis overload

Question 23

What are the 3 stages of a crisis?

Answer 23

1. Onset -realization of crisis
2. Disorganization - What am I going to do?
3. Reorganization - remedial action taken

Question 24

What are the 5 areas of crisis discussed in the text?

Answer 24

1. Infidelity
2. economic distress
3. addictions
4. violence and abuse
5. death and grief

Question 25

What are the 5 reasons for infidelity discussed in the book?

Answer 25

1. Emotional need
2. Unresolved marital problems
3. ambivalence about marriage
4. pleasure and excitement
5. permissive values

Question 26

What are the types of economic distress?

Answer 26

1. Employment instability
2. employment uncertainty
3. Underemplyment

Question 27

Any rough or extended us of physical force or aggression or verbal abuse by one family to another is called_________.

Answer 27

Family violence