Final

Question 1

2 Factors that set apart aging family stress

Answer 1

1. Extended family history

2. Coinciding joyful and painful events

Question 2

2 Stress and Aging Assumptions

Answer 2

1. Difference between stress in early or middle adulthood and stress in later life.
2. Economic and social resources are assumed to decrease in later life.

Question 3

6 Areas of Stress to the System of elders

Answer 3

1. Health and physical functioning.
2. Personal and social problems.
3. Difficulties faced by family members.
4. Retirement
5. Care-giving
6. Elder abuse

Question 4

2 Coping Types

Answer 4

1. Problem-focused: Attempts to establish some control.

2. Emotion-focused: Reactionary coping strategies.

Question 5

3 types of Social Support:

Answer 5

Aid
Affect (emotion)
Affirmation

Question 6

5 Divorce Effects on Children

Answer 6

1. A stressful experience.
2. Leads to higher levels of adjustment and mental health problems.
3. Most children are resilient and adjust well to divorce over time.
   4, Children whose parents divorce report considerable pain, unhappy memories, and continued distress.
4. Post-divorce family interaction patterns greatly influence adjustment following divorce.

Question 7

4 Protective Factors for Children:

Answer 7

1. Provision of economic resources.
2. Positive nurturing relationships with both parents.
3. Low levels of interparental and family conflict.
4. Enhanced if they have a good relationship with at least one parent.

Question 8

2 Divorce Interventions:

Answer 8

1. Parenting education for Divorcing Parents.

2. Divorce Mediation.

Question 9

5 Characteristic Patterns in Families facing Addiction

Answer 9

1. Negativism
2. Parental Inconsistency
3. Parental Denial
4. Miscarried Expression of Anger
5. Unrealistic Parental Expectations

Question 10

Behavioral Contracting (3)

Answer 10

Written contract for behavior.
Rehearsals
Re-stabilization and reorganization

Question 11

Behavioral Marital Therapy (6)

Answer 11

Social learning framework.
Examine factors maintaining SUD
Explore cognitions and affective states related to substance use.
Relapse prevention skills
Effective communication
Teach coping skills

Question 12

Solution-Focused Family Therapy (2)

Answer 12

Focus on coping ; exceptions. (Miracle Question).

Focus on problems that can be solved.

Question 13

Integrated Approach (4)

Answer 13

Multi-systemic
Multidimensional
Multimodal
Accommodate

Question 14

3 Aspects of Accommodate:

Answer 14

Needs of the family
Style and preference of the therapist
Realities of the Tx context.