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Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families Cover Image
Intimate Relationships, Marriages, and Families, 5/e
Mary K. DeGenova
Philip F. Rice

Conflict, Family Crises, and Crisis Management

Multiple Choice

Please answer all questions



1

Which of the following is characteristic of destructive conflicts?
A)attacking the ego
B)attacking the problem
C)honest disagreements
D)building confidence
2

During the disorganization stage of family adjustment to crisis, which of the following is likely to occur?
A)increase in tension and friction
B)defining the crisis as a problem
C)disbelief
D)attempts at taking remedial action
3

Which of the following people typically experience a decline in income following divorce?
A)women and children
B)men and children
C)women only
D)men only
4

In the United States, incest occurs in __________ families.
A)one in three
B)one in four
C)one in five
D)one in six
5

Which source of conflict outweighs the other major sources?
A)personal
B)physical
C)interpersonal
D)situational or environmental
6

Which of the following conditions is NOT discussed in the text as a research finding pertaining to father-daughter incest?
A)unhappy and disorganized family situations
B)father often a shy, insecure man
C)father having higher-than-average testosterone level
D)generally unsatisfactory husband-wife sexual relationship
7

In Pattison's model, the period between knowledge of death and the point of death is the:
A)acute crisis phase
B)living-dying interval
C)terminal phase
D)integrated dying interval
8

In which of Kübler-Ross's five stages of death do hostility and resentment occur?
A)denial
B)anger
C)bargaining
D)depression