Final Exam Flashcards
Which of the following, according to the Outside Reading, is the primary way or preventing or unbinding a double bind?
Metacommunication
What is the biggest difference between overt and covert messages?
Overt messages are spoken content; covert are non verbal
Continuous partial attention has positive impacts on communication when developing and maintaining intimate relationships.
False
Which of the following is NOT a good tip to resolve a disagreement?
Practice stonewalling
Which of the following is NOT a common false belief about anger?
Anger is universal among human beings
Decoding is interpreting a person’s covert and overt messages.
True
Which of the following terms best describes messages in which there is a discrepancy between the verbal and nonverbal components?
Mixed Messages
Craig sees Becky sitting alone with her head down and asks her how she is doing. She asks him if he really wants to know, and then tells him about how she feels guilty over a fight she had with her mom that morning. What is Becky’s communication with Craig an example of?
Self-Disclosure
Which of the following terms BEST describes the following idea from the Outside Reading?
“both people deny responsibility for what has happened and for changing it and preventing it from happening again. . . . one person sends out a message, which causes a change in and response from the other person. That response causes a new response in the first person, and so on. . . . the communication usually escalates into conflict.”
Circular Causality Model
Fill in the blank: ________ want to create connected or enmeshed type of intimate relationships.
Pursuers
The three key aspects of healthy communication in families are to seek:
Meaning, Clarification, Congruence
Which of the following is NOT one of the styles of conflict resolution from the Outside Reading?
Narcissistic Style
Which of the following is NOT one of Gottman’s four horsemen of the apocalypse?
Offensiveness
While the professor is talking in the front of the class, the student has crossed arms and is rolling her eyes. What is this an example of?
Nonverbal Communication
Which of the following is the BEST description of why the ABC-X model is helpful and applicable?
It is helpful from an intervention standpoint because it can identify points of intervention to help families.
_________ (is/are) often considered the keystone of the ABC-X Model.
Perceptions
_________ can be defined as what we do when we identify something as potentially harmful or stressful.
Coping
According to the Family Systems Theory where stress is assumed to derive from change, which of the following is a large stressor?
A family having a baby
_______ can be easily defined as the daily pressure we all encounter.
Stress
Stress has no effect on a person’s physical health.
False
Which of the following BEST describes Resiliency in the context of families?
Families who benefit from stressful events
Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a large “stressor”?
Missing a homework assignment
Which of the following is NOT part of the ABC-X Model?
Personality
According to research contained in the Outside Reading, which of the following was the #1 Stressor for married couples?
His or her spouse
A family always returns back to normal after a profound crisis in life.
False
Adaptation is the process through which families and individuals change their behaviors, thoughts, values, and tendencies in reaction to stress.
True
Which of the following is NOT one of the types of abuse discussed in the Outside Reading?
Interpersonal Abuse
According to research contained in the Outside Reading, which of the following was the #1 Stressor for dating couples?
His or her job
Debt free families and debt ridden families alike come from all socioeconomic levels (i.e., levels of income is not clearly related to debt).
True
According to your Online Reading, researchers have identified qualities of a marriage that affect financial security. Which of the following is NOT one of those qualities?
Timeliness
The Outside Reading discussed Avoiding Debt and Bankruptcy; found within the explanation, Olson and colleagues (2014) mentioned some time-tested strategies that can help individuals and families avoid debt and bankruptcy. Which of the following IS one of their suggestions?
Pay off debts with the highest interest rates first
Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 more practical tips to managing money in families from the Online Reading?
Spend some money on wants
According to the Online Reading, what is net income?
How much money you actually take home after taxes, insurance deductions, retirement contributions, etc.