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.
The estimated cost for a couple to divorce, according to Schramm (2006), is (including personal costs, community costs, and local/federal government costs):
$30,000
In a national study, most couples who had great marriages also:
Had one of the partners handle day-to-day finances
Had little to no debt or a goal to pay off debt
Lived within their means
Correct!
All of the above
The most distinguished difference between how happy couples view and manage money differently than unhappy couples is that:
They agree on how to spend money
In the Outside Reading, the textbook mentioned 6 main reasons why finances cause problems in relationships. Which of the following is NOT one of those 6 main reasons?
having too little income
According to the Online Reading, research suggests that most financial problems are caused by non-financial, behavior problems such as all of the following, EXCEPT:
All of the above are financial problems caused by non-financial, behavior problems
Dew’s various studies found that increased debt resulted in decreased marital satisfaction.
True
It is generally wiser to _______ because ________.
Buy a home, rent money is gone forever, while each mortgage payment gradually increases equity and inflation increases net worth of the home
Net worth is:
The sum of all your financial assets minus all your liabilities
There is a large difference in the average income of males and females.
True
Which of the following is NOT one of the strategies from the outside reading for single people seeking to cope effectively with loneliness?
Have a little fun
The space that families give us is called:
Distance
_________ is defined as an emotional response to a real or perceived threat to a valued relationship.
Jealousy
________ in the context of family process refers to how much your family allows you to make your own decisions and be your own person.
Individuality
Which of the following are the three dimensions of the Love Triangle?
Commitment, Intimacy, Passion
What is an intimate relationship defined as from your reading?
One in which we share intimate experiences in several areas over time, with expectations that this sharing will continue.
Census data suggests that about ______% of Americans 70 years of age or older had been married during his/her lifetime.
96.7
Out of the four mentioned in the textbook, which of the following areas of developing intimacy in couple relationships is the area that most strongly distinguishes happy couples from unhappy couples?
Communication Skills
Intimacy can be used in context of:
Emotional Intimacy Sexual Intimacy Physical Intimacy Correct! All of the above
Which of the following is NOT one of the eight types of love relationships as outlined by Sternberg in your reading?
Sexual love
“Singlehood” is becoming increasingly common in the United States as a legitimate alternative to marriage.
True
Attachment Theory focuses on:
How close children are to their caregiver
Unhealthy distance regulation can BEST be described as:
Enmeshment
What is an intimate experience defined as from the reading?
One in which we feel close or share ourselves with another person
According to the online reading, which is NOT one of the 3 guiding doctrines for sexual intimacy?
Sacrifice
Looking lustfully upon _____ denies the faith.
Anyone
Marriage is a license to lust, but only lusting after your spouse.
False
_______ _______ occurs whenever we share ourselves physically in ways that do not integrate physical intimacy with emotional intimacy within the covenant of marriage.
Sexual fragmentation
What is a consequence of fear-based metaphors?
A negative portrayal of sexual intimacy Distorts the atonement Teaches precepts, not principles Feelings of fear and anxiety All of the above
According to the talk Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments, what is the symbol of human intimacy?
A symbol of total union: union of their hearts, their hopes, their lives, their love, their family, their future, their everything
As discussed in Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments, on average, how many adolescents become pregnant each day, according to the National Press (1987)?
3,000
In the Outside Reading, Elder Holland addressed more of the “do’s and don’ts” of personal purity and less of the “whys” of personal purity.
False
In Elder Holland’s talk, he discusses the idea of a Soul. Which of the following BEST aligns with Elder Holland’s explanation of the Soul?
Our Body and Spirit
Which of the following BEST explains why human intimacy might be considered a sacrament?
Human intimacy could be included in any one of a number of gestures or acts or ordinances that unite people with God and his limitless powers
Chastity is a(n) _______ expression of an inward _______.
Physical; Condition
Marriage is correctly referred to as the “finish line” for chastity.
False
The sexual part of our nature is divine.
True
According to our Father in Heaven’s plan, which of the following is appropriate reason for two people to be sexually intimate with each other?
To strengthen unity between spouses
To bring children into a loving marriage
Egalitarian roles have little to do with marital satisfaction.
False
What does the excerpt from the textbook below describe?
“authority is shared and decisions are made on a joint basis is most areas . . .”
Syncratic Power Pattern
Social equality between the sexes is described as ________.
Egalitarian roles
Which of the following BEST aligns with how Gender Roles is defined in the Online Reading?
the actions and behaviors we carry out because we are male or female
According to the Outside Reading, which of the follow IS one of the top five role problems for couples?
Concern about unfair division of housework
What does this example describe?
A mother rushes in to fix the dressing of her child that the father has “attempted” to do. She rolls her eyes in disapproval and realizes that the father is not able to really help.
Maternal Gatekeeping
Typically, wives do around 60% of the housework in comparison to husbands.
True
Which of the following BEST aligns with how Gender Identity is defined in the Online Reading?
how we identify ourselves as male or female
The online reading noted that for the purposes of this class we will acknowledge that our individual notion of gender likely comes from three separate sources. Choose the one that is NOT considered to be where gender likely comes from.
Sexualized - by whom we are attracted to
David A. Bednar stated, “[Gender] in large measure defines who we are, why we are here upon the earth, and what we are to do and become. For divine purposes, male and female spirits are different, distinctive, and _______.”
Complementary
Which of the following is NOT one of the theories/frameworks about Gender Roles discussed in Chapter 7?
Symbolic Interaction Theory
According to the Online Reading, not everything about our gender is eternal. Some elements of being male and female are truly positive and eternal traits and some are simply taught or experienced.
True
The __________________________ view of gender roles suggests that husbands should be the breadwinner, manager, and leader of the family while the _______________________________ view of gender roles assumes both sexes are capable and can be successful in a variety of roles at home and at work.
Traditional; Contemporary
Whether we think we are or not, our gender stereotypes are almost certainly influenced by our culture and media.
True
