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1
As noted in "Marriage and Family in the Scandinavian Experience," Sweden leads the industrialized nations in:
A)non-marital cohabitation.
B)percentages of women who marry.
C)percentages of marriages ending in divorce.
D)rates of adults living alone.
2
As pointed out in "Marriage and Family in the Scandinavian Experience," the only component of a successful family environment in which Scandinavia is not as strong or stronger than the United States is:
A)providing a great deal of contact time between parents and children.
B)enduring, two-biological-parent relationships.
C)regularly engaging in activities together.
D)developing routines and traditions.
3
As reported in "Marriage and Family in the Scandinavian Experience," in the United States, a higher percentage of children of cohabiting couples will see their parents break up than children of married couples.
A)True
B)False
4
In discussing issues related to migration, the author of "The Significant Dynamic Relationship between Globalization and Families" observes that:
A)migration is a phenomenon unrelated to globalization.
B)at present, close to a quarter of the world's population is on the move.
C)both highly educated and poorly educated individuals migrate.
D)migration has no positive results for the country left behind.
5
As identified in "The Significant Dynamic Relationship between Globalization and Families," the only two countries in the world that have not signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child are Somalia and:
A)China.
B)Indonesia.
C)Argentina.
D)the United States.
6
According to "The Significant Dynamic Relationship between Globalization and Families," globalization has only improved the lives of women in the developing world.
A)True
B)False
7
According to "Matches Made on Earth," men and women are treated like what, until they are married?
A)unique individuals.
B)adolescents.
C)they are promiscuous.
D)deviants.
8
As reported in, "Matches Made on Earth," a study by the Pew Research Center, 86 percent of respondents in their survey found that one parent and a child would constitute:
A)a family.
B)a parent child bond.
C)non-traditional view of families.
D)would never be considered a family.
9
As stated in "Matches Made on Earth," kinship remains one major way that family members bond with each other.
A)True
B)False
10
As cited in "Family Partnerships That Count," Henderson and Mapp concluded that family involvement was likely to increase student achievement when:
A)both the mother and father were present in the students' homes.
B)the involvement was connected to academic learning.
C)the student was a member of a minority group.
D)the student was a girl.
11
As presented in "Family Partnerships That Count," important approaches to building family involvement that increases student achievement included all of the following except:
A)building respectful relationships.
B)addressing cultural differences.
C)engaging families in supporting learning at home.
D)requiring that parents speak only English to their children.
12
As noted in "Family Partnerships That Count," family members and educators begin to understand cultural differences when they share their lives and make connections.
A)True
B)False
13
As explained in "This Thing Called Love," the intense energy, exhilaration, focused attention, and motivation to win rewards associated with being in love are created by the neurotransmitter:
A)norepinephrine.
B)dopamine.
C)Prozac.
D)norephrine.
14
As explored in "This Thing Called Love," evolutionary theory suggests that we choose mates who:
A)remind us of our parents.
B)seem highly intelligent.
C)are our equals in most ways.
D)look healthy.
15
As pointed out in "This Thing Called Love," anti-depressants like Prozac can stimulate attraction between partners and increase their satisfaction in their relationship.
A)True
B)False
16
According to "She's Out There," Pew Research found that 55 percent of singles who were looking for love said:
A)they meet people in bars.
B)they only want to "hook up".
C)it was hard to meet people.
D)men only use social networks to find a mate.
17
As noted in, "She's Out There," 75 percent of the people who dated extensively the year before said they:
A)found their mate by themselves.
B)had help from a friend when finding their partner.
C)could not have found someone without the help of their mother.
D)would never be considered a couple.
18
As stated in "She's Out There," to be successful, you need to continually meet new people outside your existing circles in order to find quantity and diversity in new links. All connections have potential.
A)True
B)False
19
The greatest percentage of communication, as maintained in "24 Things Love and Sex Experts Are Dying to Tell You," is made up of:
A)speaking clearly.
B)planning what to say.
C)choosing the right time for difficult discussions.
D)listening carefully.
20
According to "24 Things Love and Sex Experts Are Dying to Tell You," experts recommend that for every one negative interaction, couples should make sure that they offer:
A)1 positive interaction.
B)2 positive interactions.
C)5 positive interactions.
D)10 positive interactions.
21
While most people are quick to let their partner know what they did not do right, as pointed out in "24 Things Love and Sex Experts Are Dying to Tell You," they are often slower to mention actions that please them.
A)True
B)False
22
As defined in "Against All Odds," the French coined the term coup de foudre to describe the phenomenon of the:
A)thunderbolt of love at first sight.
B)insanity that accompanies intense sexual passion.
C)regret that hastily married couples feel after the honeymoon.
D)long-term success that surprisingly accompanies many hasty marriages.
23
One couple profiled in "Against All Odds," Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski, met on the reality television program:
A)Big Brother.
B)Joe Millionaire.
C)Average Joe.
D)The Bachelorette.
24
As quoted in "Against All Odds," David Peterson, happily married to Shelley for 35 years after knowing her for only two-and-a-half months, says that if his children told him they were marrying someone they had known for a matter of weeks, he would tell them they were crazy.
A)True
B)False
25
According to "The Expectations Trap," psychologist Barry Schwartz of Swarthmore College says that we live under the tyranny of:
A)fantasy.
B)excessive choice.
C)limited options.
D)want.
26
As pointed out in "The Expectations Trap," Finkel and Rusbult contend that in a relationship, commitment:
A)is not an accurate predictor of relationship durability.
B)sensitizes both partners to attractive other options.
C)motivates the derogation of alternative partners.
D)weakens the resolve toward accommodation.
27
As reported in "The Expectations Trap," negative emotions get priority processing in the human brain.
A)True
B)False
28
As presented in "Fat, Carbs and the Science of Conception," the Nurses' Health Study found that healthy dietary changes could aid in preventing or reversing:
A)blocked fallopian tubes.
B)male infertility.
C)ovulatory infertility.
D)miscarriage.
29
As claimed in "Fat, Carbs and the Science of Conception," women who are attempting to conceive should choose "slow" carbohydrates, such as:
A)brown rice.
B)baked potatoes.
C)cold breakfast cereal.
D)white bread.
30
As noted in "Fat, Carbs and the Science of Conception," eating foods that result in a high glycemic load creates the best conditions for fertility.
A)True
B)False
31
According to "Baby Survival Guide: 7 Truths That'll Keep You Sane," the best source of advice about your baby is:
A)your mother.
B)your friend with a healthy baby.
C)your pediatrician.
D)a mother with lots of children.
32
As noted in "Baby Survival Guide: 7 Truths That'll Keep You Sane," Teresa Cole of Blacksburg suggests that the trick to getting a baby to sleep is to:
A)get the newborn used to falling asleep on her own.
B)be flexible about routines.
C)train the baby to be noise-proof.
D)do not let the baby sleep in the daytime.
33
As stated in "Baby Survival Guide: 7 Truths That'll Keep You Sane," newborns should not be dressed in clothing previously worn by other babies.
A)True
B)False
34
As asserted in "Can Marriage Be Saved?" the idealized Western model of the nuclear family as the gold standard for healthy family units is a concept that:
A)reflects the "natural unit" in which human beings were meant to live.
B)emerged due to social and economic conditions after World War II.
C)has been universal throughout the world since recorded history began.
D)has been proven through research to be essential to societal stability.
35
As noted in "Can Marriage Be Saved?" most European nations that are currently seeing changes in the nuclear family system are:
A)ignoring what they see in the hope that it is simply a phase.
B)passing legislation aimed at preserving the nuclear-family structure.
C)requesting assistance from the United States to manage the problem.
D)setting policy to assist new and emerging forms of the family.
36
As stated in "Can Marriage Be Saved?" in order to research properly the effects of various family structures on children, it is essential to consider social selection.
A)True
B)False
37
According to "The Polygamists," members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints are not permitted to:
A)use cell phones.
B)leave the compound alone.
C)undergo surgery.
D)watch television.
38
As reported in "The Polygamists," a woman's primary role in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is to:
A)obey orders.
B)have and raise as many children as possible.
C)glorify God.
D)have and satisfy many husbands.
39
As observed in "The Polygamists," intermarriage in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has had no adverse physical consequences.
A)True
B)False
40
According to "Good Parents, Bad Results," the best discipline programs for children are grounded in:
A)positive reinforcement.
B)the carrot-and-stick approach.
C)corporal punishment.
D)tough love.
41
As brought out in "Good Parents, Bad Results," research has shown that not having behavior limits for children:
A)encourages child creativity.
B)works better with girls than with boys.
C)has been proven to make children more defiant and rebellious.
D)is effective only with school-age children.
42
As asserted in "Good Parents, Bad Results," setting and enforcing rules are an essential part of the job description of being a parent.
A)True
B)False
43
In "Do We Need a Law to Prohibit Spanking?", the author draws a parallel between the proposed law to prohibit spanking and a law dating from the 1870s that prohibits:
A)child labor.
B)giving alcohol to minors.
C)men physically chastising their wives.
D)the physical abuse of animals.
44
As mentioned in "Do We Need a Law to Prohibit Spanking?", a proposal to prohibit spanking of children age three and younger was made in the legislature of:
A)New York.
B)California.
C)Florida.
D)Nevada.
45
As suggested in "Do We Need a Law to Prohibit Spanking?", a better model for a law against spanking might be the one without a criminal penalty that was enacted in Sweden.
A)True
B)False
46
According to "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents," a major problem with early research that compared children of lesbian mothers and children of heterosexual mothers was that:
A)researchers tended to slant the results against the lesbian mothers.
B)the children of lesbian mothers had so many problems that they were difficult to study.
C)all the children studied had been born into a heterosexual family structure.
D)the studies proved of little value in divorce and child custody cases.
47
As explained in "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents," the Bay Area Families Study was one of the first studies to look at children who were:
A)born to or adopted early in life by lesbian mothers.
B)being raised by lesbian mothers in heterosexual relationships.
C)adopted by gay men.
D)gay or lesbian and being raised by heterosexual couples.
48
As stated in "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents," one of the problems with the Bay Area Families Study was that the study participants were self-selected.
A)True
B)False
49
As explained in "Parenting Gay Youth," LGBT face isolation, rejection and complete withdraw from:
A)their parents.
B)other gay youth.
C)from their extended family.
D)none of the above.
50
As mentioned in "Parenting Gay Youth: Creating a Supportive Environment," gay youth most often look to their parents for ultimate support, but unfortunately, parents cannot overcome:
A)distancing themselves from their gay youth.
B)struggling with their own gender identity.
C)the hurdles of prejudice.
D)none of the above.
51
As reported in "Parenting Gay Youth: Creating a Supportive Environment," Homosexuality is a choice.
A)True
B)False
52
The author of "The Forgotten Siblings" contends that in family therapy:
A)sibling relationships have been over-emphasized.
B)sibling relationships may have been overlooked.
C)parents get too much attention.
D)only children with problems receive sufficient attention.
53
As given in "The Forgotten Siblings," traditionally, the focus of family therapy has been:
A)sibling relationships.
B)father-mother relationships.
C)parent-child relationships.
D)in-law relationships.
54
As brought up in "The Forgotten Siblings," sibling relationships are where children practice identity.
A)True
B)False
55
As discussed in "Oh Brother," birth order is one of the major factors driving sibling diversification; which is more likely to hold up family traditions and values?
A)Birth order doesn't matter in family values.
B)First born.
C)Middle child.
D)Last born.
56
As mentioned in "Oh Brother," the staying power of sibling strategies accounts for what could be called the Thanksgiving Effect, which is best described as:
A)the tendency of fully functional adults to find themselves drawn, to revert back to childhood roles.
B)struggling with finding their own identity outside their family of origin.
C)the hurdles of growing up in a large family.
D)none of the above.
57
As reported in "Oh Brother" In most families, the moment of truth for adult sibling relationships is the aging of parents and decisions about end-of-life parental care.
A)True
B)False
58
As discussed in "Building on Strengths," multigenerational families and intergenerational kinships have played a significant role by:
A)providing a framework for child rearing.
B)developing family relationships.
C)exploring family strengths.
D)preserving and strengthening African American families.
59
According to the author in "Building on Strengths," why is the intergenerational perspective relevant in working with African American Families?
A)It guides the way that African American families structure family dinners.
B)This concept does not really impact the way African American families interact with each other.
C)It explains the challenges growing up in a large family.
D)It brings an awareness of and attention to kinship, intergenerational relationships, and multigenerational families.
60
As reported in "Building on Strengths", functional solidarity is assessed by identification of the "go-to" family members when someone needs assistance.
A)True
B)False
61
As listed in "Support and Empower Families of Children with Disabilities," family support can be demonstrated by:
A)displaying empathy for families.
B)individualizing family participation.
C)recognizing families as experts and build on family strengths.
D)All of the above.
62
According to the author in "Support and Empower Families of Children with Disabilities," special education professionals must have which of the following assumptions?
A)Special education professionals must acknowledge that they have a responsibility to work with and support the child's family, because a child who is at risk places a family at risk.
B)Special education professionals must have extensive training in an academic setting and increase their individual knowledge.
C)Always know more about their student than the parents and other family members.
D)Must only advocate for the child and not the other family members.
63
As observed in "Support and Empower Families of Children with Disabilities", effective problem solving is an essential empowerment skill.
A)True
B)False
64
According to "Recognizing Domestic Partner Abuse," at the center of domestic violence is the issue of:
A)mental illness.
B)anger.
C)control.
D)self esteem.
65
In discussing the demographics of domestic abuse, the author of "Recognizing Domestic partner Abuse" points out that:
A)it is generally limited to the poorly educated.
B)it affects people of all ethnic backgrounds.
C)abusers tend to be socially inept.
D)men and women are equally likely to be victims.
66
As reported in "Recognizing Domestic Partner Abuse," women who were abused as children are at increased risk for being in an abusive relationship as adults.
A)True
B)False
67
According to "The Fatal Distraction," characteristics that keep showing up in infant deaths in closed cars include:
A)unusually hot summers.
B)teen parents.
C)lack of education.
D)stressed parents.
68
As reported in "The Fatal Distraction," Miles Harrison was found not guilty because:
A)there were extenuating circumstances.
B)he was under a doctor's care.
C)there was no criminal intent.
D)the facts of the case were in dispute.
69
As pointed out in "The Fatal Distraction," Raelyn Balfour admitted that her propensity to take on multiple challenges at once contributed to her son's death.
A)True
B)False
70
According to Riggs in "Role of Foster Family Belonging in Recovery from Child Maltreatment," one of the ways in which children learn resilience is:
A)spending time in the foster care system.
B)through the experience of relationships with stable and nurturing caregivers.
C)through professionals developing a relationship with foster parents.
D)never obtaining a permanent home life.
71
As explained in "Role of Foster Family Belonging in Recovery from Child Maltreatment", what helps a person feel belonging and are a typical part of many families, regardless of their structure or formation?
A)Rituals.
B)Routines.
C)Membership.
D)Friends.
72
As maintained in "Role of Foster Family Belonging in Recovery from Child Maltreatment", when family solidarity among foster parents and children is present, the relationship that is formed never resembles those relationships between biologically related family members.
A)True
B)False
73
As noted in "Children of Alcoholics," the risk of developing alcoholism faced by COAs is best understood as predicted by:
A)genetic factors.
B)environmental factors.
C)an interplay of both genetic and environmental factors.
D)nothing: no reliable predictors exist.
74
As defined in "Children of Alcoholics," executive functioning refers to the ability to:
A)adjust behavior to fit the demands of individual situations.
B)perform fine-motor movements.
C)manage others toward a common goal.
D)make decisions when presented with many options.
75
According to "Children of Alcoholics," more than half of all children in the United States have been exposed to alcohol abuse or dependence in the family.
A)True
B)False
76
As detailed in "Impact of Family Recovery on Pre-Teens and Adolescents," the abstinence sub-stage for an alcoholic is referred to as the "trauma of recovery" because the alcoholic experiences the relief of sobriety and the:
A)overwhelming feeling of regret for the pain caused to the family.
B)fear of what the future holds.
C)utter terror of relapse.
D)lingering physical effects of withdrawal.
77
As presented in "Impact of Family Recovery on Pre-Teens and Adolescents," the Family Recovery Model has two dimensions: time and:
A)domain.
B)recovery.
C)distance.
D)space.
78
According to research detailed in "Impact of Family Recovery on Pre-Teens and Adolescents," adolescents were generally ignored during recovery by their alcoholic and co-dependent parents.
A)True
B)False
79
As reported in "Why do they Cheat and Lie?", one study found that 63% of married women said they would prefer to catch up on some sleep, watch a movie, or read a book rather than:
A)have sex with their spouse.
B)go out on a date with their spouse.
C)have to cook dinner.
D)clean the house.
80
As described in "Why do they Cheat and Lie?," what is one reason given for cheating on their partner?
A)nagging.
B)traveling for distance.
C)sex.
D)stress of marriage.
81
The second most common complaint men who cheat have is that they just are not attracted to their partner anymore.
A)True
B)False
82
As explained in "Love But Don't Touch," it is usually the woman in an emotional affair who:
A)breaks the relationship off.
B)avoids any commitment.
C)pushes the relationship from friendship to love.
D)initiates a sexual relationship.
83
As stated in "Love But Don't Touch," the first step in recovery from an emotional affair is:
A)honesty.
B)trust.
C)partnership.
D)contrition.
84
As noted in "Love But Don't Touch," men are usually more involved in these relationships than women.
A)True
B)False
85
Ric Hoogestraat, as revealed in "Is This Man Cheating on His Wife?", has been married in real life for:
A)almost 50 years.
B)about 30 years.
C)less than 3 years.
D)just under 10 years.
86
Ric Hoogestraat, the man profiled in" Is This Man Cheating on His Wife?", was homebound for five weeks after being diagnosed with:
A)diabetes and a failing gallbladder.
B)alcoholism and cirrhosis of the liver.
C)high blood pressure and heart disease.
D)pulmonary disease and pneumonia.
87
According to "Is This Man Cheating on His Wife?", among the jobs Ric Hoogestraat has held were elementary schoolteacher, ski instructor, and selling herbs and essential oils at Renaissance fairs.
A)True
B)False
88
A key problem with the moms-go-home storyline, as maintained in "The Opt-Out Myth," is that it presents the issues surrounding a woman's choice to stay home with her children as:
A)entirely economic.
B)a component of public policies.
C)personal to the individual woman.
D)completely reversible, should she choose to return to work.
89
An important trend that the moms-go-home stories never mention, as pointed out in "The Opt-Out Myth," is that today's workplace:
A)requires all-or-nothing focus.
B)is limiting maternity and other family-related benefits.
C)is increasingly dominated by childless women.
D)offers little security for people with young children.
90
The idea that well-educated women are fleeing their careers in order to stay home and raise their children, as stated in "The Opt-Out Myth," has been touted many times over the past 50 years, even though it is often referred to as a new trend.
A)True
B)False
91
The professionals profiled in "Making Time for Family Time" are all:
A)psychologists.
B)attorneys.
C)accountants.
D)military officers.
92
The feeling expressed by Carol Williams-Nickelson, as cited in "Making Time for Family Time," is that there is a strong undercurrent of expectations for women that:
A)they will want to take time off work to have and raise children.
B)they will do significantly better than their mothers in terms of careers.
C)careers need to come first if they want to advance.
D)if they want to climb to the highest echelons, it is better if they remain single.
93
As recounted in "Making Time for Family Time," Captain Jason Prinster and his wife Colleen decided to add movie channels to their cable television service because it is less expensive than taking the whole family out to a movie theater.
A)True
B)False
94
As noted in "Finding New Balance," only one in five families with children at home have:
A)dads who work and moms who stay at home.
B)both parents working outside the home.
C)dads staying at home.
D)moms and dads working from home.
95
As pointed out in "Finding New Balance," one study found that women's belief if they work outside the home and become the primary bread winner their children:
A)will be better off.
B)are going to suffer.
C)will not be able to bond with them.
D)will be both psychologically and emotionally damaged.
96
As reported in "Finding New Balance," in the United States, 25.9% of wives in 2007 were earning more than their husbands in households were both partners worked.
A)True
B)False
97
As claimed in "Trust and Betrayal in the Golden Years," in the United States and Canada, elder abuse is growing as:
A)the aging population increases and services are cut.
B)cultural changes encourage negative views of the elderly.
C)the elderly population decreases and the youth population increases.
D)more elderly people are put into nursing homes and other institutions.
98
As reported in "Trust and Betrayal in the Golden Years," some experts predict that the "crime of the century" against the elderly will be:
A)physical abuse.
B)lack of resources and services.
C)financial exploitation.
D)lack of family ties.
99
As noted in "Trust and Betrayal in the Golden Years," elder abuse is virtually unheard of in cultures that hold positive views of aging and the elderly.
A)True
B)False
100
As explained in "Dealing Day-to-Day with Diabetes," dealing with a child's type 1 diabetes is:
A)primarily the child's responsibility.
B)the duty of professional healthcare workers.
C)a responsibility the parents must shoulder alone.
D)a whole family experience.
101
As stated in "Dealing Day-to-Day with Diabetes," the first feelings that parents face after a child has been diagnosed with diabetes include all of the following except:
A)guilt.
B)relief.
C)denial.
D)anger.
102
For parents with a newly diagnosed diabetic child, as brought out in "Dealing Day-to-Day with Diabetes," the social and emotional aspects of diabetes are probably overemphasized.
A)True
B)False
103
As noted in "The Positives of Caregiving: Mothers' Experiences Caregiving for a Child with Autism," in discussing the result of their caregiving experience, all of the mothers said they:
A)lost confidence in themselves.
B)felt personally transformed.
C)blamed themselves for every reversal.
D)had few positive feelings.
104
As reported in "The Positives of Caregiving: Mothers' Experiences Caregiving for a Child with Autism," the study assumed that the mothers involved had a great deal of stress because:
A)they were all over 40 years old.
B)their children all had multiple disabilities.
C)all of their children were eventually placed outside the home.
D)they all had stress-related illnesses.
105
As observed in "The Positives of Caregiving: Mothers' Experiences Caregiving for a Child with Autism," research suggests that the burden of caregiving for children with autism is greater than that of parenting a child with other disabilities.
A)True
B)False
106
As given in "Bereavement After Caregiving," the majority of family members involved in caregiving before death:
A)show one or more signs of clinical depression during the first year after the death.
B)experience an immediate sense of relief, followed by intense feelings of guilt.
C)develop an especially strong sense of grief known as complicated grief.
D)show remarkable resilience in adapting to the death of a loved one.
107
As defined in "Bereavement After Caregiving," a diagnosis of complicated grief disorder requires that the bereaved person:
A)demonstrates intense guilt and self-doubt.
B)has persistent and disruptive yearning and pining for the deceased.
C)exhibits physical as well as emotional symptoms within three to six months of the death.
D)distances himself or herself from family members and refuses to discuss the deceased.
108
According to "Bereavement After Caregiving," nearly 70 percent of the deaths in the United States each year are the result of chronic conditions such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, and respiratory diseases.
A)True
B)False
109
As noted in "A Family Undertaking," a home funeral is differentiated from the institutional funeral by:
A)lack of a religious component.
B)the body being returned home after embalming.
C)reliance on the family's own social network for assistance.
D)the speed of the burial.
110
As reported in "A Family Undertaking," states that require the involvement of a commercial funeral-service provider include:
A)California.
B)Maine.
C)Illinois.
D)Louisiana.
111
As pointed out in "A Family Undertaking," American funeral etiquette involving professional funeral-service providers began during the Civil War.
A)True
B)False
112
As shown in "Stressors Afflicting Families during Military Deployment," spouses felt the greatest stress:
A)when a deployment was announced.
B)when the deployment took place.
C)during the deployment or absence of the service member.
D)during the reintegration of the returning service member.
113
As described in "Stressors Afflicting Families during Military Deployment," the primary role of the Family Readiness Group is to:
A)provide financial help to families that prove a need.
B)keep families informed and updated during times of deployment, training, or military exercises.
C)serve as grief counselors to families that lose a spouse during wartime.
D)boost the morale of soldiers serving overseas.
114
The author of "Stressors Afflicting Families during Military Deployment" points out that the stress on military families during deployment has been sensationalized.
A)True
B)False
115
As noted in "Military Children and Families," programs that try to assist military children and families often focus only on:
A)prevention or reduction of problems.
B)the psychological needs of the mother.
C)the psychological needs of the father.
D)the psychological needs of the children.
116
As pointed out in "Military children and Families," one study found that even during peaceful times, military children and families face:
A)emotional trauma.
B)frequent and often sudden moves.
C)children who are unable to bond with the military parent.
D)no support from extended family.
117
As reported in "Military Children and Families," one study found that adolescents who adapted well during parental deployment showed the ability to put the situation in perspective; positive reframing; the embracing of change and adaptation as necessary; effective coping skills; and good relationships with family, friends, and neighbors.
A)True
B)False
118
The trauma children experience losing a parent in the military, as set forth in "Helping Military Kids Cope with Traumatic Death," can easily be heightened by:
A)attempts to return to a "normal" routine.
B)the grief their remaining parent experiences.
C)how the topic is approached in school.
D)each new instance of military death reported in the media.
119
Developmentally, as explained in "Helping Military Kids Cope with Traumatic Death," young children live in an egocentric world in which they believe:
A)they are responsible for anything that happens.
B)no one will ever leave them.
C)their feelings at the time will last forever.
D)their parents do not have separate feelings of their own.
120
Following the death of a parent, as maintained in "Helping Military Kids Cope with Traumatic Death," children may react in ways that are unpredictable or difficult to understand because their world now seems unsafe and unpredictable.
A)True
B)False
121
As profiled in "A Divided House," Cathy Mannis worked as a legal secretary in order to put her husband through:
A)law school.
B)medical school.
C)the U.S. Naval Academy.
D)film school.
122
As mentioned in "A Divided House," Cathy Mannis and her husband had three children, one of whom suffered from:
A)schizophrenia.
B)Down syndrome.
C)leukemia.
D)autism.
123
As noted in "A Divided House," Cathy Mannis's ex-husband gained custody of their children when she was ill.
A)True
B)False
124
As identified in "Civil Wars," parenting coordinators in California also go by the name of:
A)special masters.
B)children's trustees.
C)guardians ad litem.
D)family facilitators.
125
According to psychologist Matt Sullivan, as quoted in "Civil Wars," in many cases an individual parent "parents" fine, but all hell breaks loose when the:
A)court gets involved.
B)children are separated from each other.
C)new spouse of either parent tries to act as a parent.
D)two parents interface.
126
As specified in "Civil Wars," specially trained attorneys are uniquely qualified to be parent coordinators.
A)True
B)False
127
According to "Estranged Spouses Increasingly Waiting out Downturn to Divorce," the National Marriage Project contends that:
A)working class couples have low rates of divorce.
B)unemployment is not a predictor of divorce.
C)economic recession has little impact on working-class marriages.
D)working-class couples are vulnerable to recession-related breakup.
128
As reported in "Estranged Spouses Increasingly Waiting out Downturn to Divorce," current statistics on divorce show that:
A)rates of failed marriages have declined slightly.
B)the cost of divorce has declined.
C)rates of divorce are steadily increasing.
D)couples are happier than in recent years.
129
As pointed out in "Estranged Spouses Increasingly Waiting out Downturn to Divorce," divorce lawyer David Goldberg contends that the present situation in family law is unprecedented in his experience.
A)True
B)False
130
As noted in "Get a Closer Look: 12 Tips for Successful Family Interviews," interviews differ from normal conversation in that:
A)both participants speak and listen.
B)one participant must remain silent.
C)an interview need not be on any particular topic.
D)one participant is seeking specific information from the other.
131
As highlighted in "Get a Closer Look: 12 Tips for Successful Family Interviews," silence in an interview:
A)is an important part of interviewing and can sometimes yield interesting results.
B)wastes the time of both participants.
C)may allow the interviewee to forget what he or she was talking about.
D)makes the interviewer seem forgetful and disorganized.
132
As pointed out in "Get a Closer Look: 12 Tips for Successful Family Interviews," interviews will be more spontaneous and informative if the interviewee is not informed of the interview ahead of time.
A)True
B)False
133
As noted in "Meet my Real Modern Family," if the Defense of Marriage Act were repealed, the author and his partner should have a marriage legally recognized where they lived, so what did they do in order to keep their English marriage legal?
A)Nothing, no matter where they lived their marriage was legal.
B)The author and his partner were married again in Connecticut.
C)The author and his partner petitioned the court.
D)The author and his partner moved to a state where gay marriage was legal.
134
In the article, "Meet My Real Modern Family," the author's partner John had donated sperm to his two friends, what were his legal rights as the biological father?
A)None.
B)John signed legal documents in which he foreswore paternal rights and they foreswore claims to support.
C)John was only allowed visitation and had to pay child support.
D)John had a very close relationship with the mother of the child so no legal intervention was needed.
135
As reported in "Meet My Real Modern Family," a lawyer laid out the advantages of having one woman provide the egg and another the womb, so that neither would have full claim as mother.
A)True
B)False
136
According to "Relative Happiness," family meals can help:
A)parents engage only with each other and not the children.
B)families increase their communication with each other.
C)parents decide whether to home school their children.
D)children feel happy and safer overall.
137
As claimed in, "Relative Happiness," regular rituals and routine can increase the closeness of a family and creates a framework for:
A)communication and respect.
B)love and happiness.
C)elimination of childhood obesity.
D)remembering lost loved ones.
138
As stated in "Relative Happiness," while a family has rituals, such as celebrating every holiday and having dinner together every weekend, they should never make a point of also doing things on the spur of the moment.
A)True
B)False
139
As reported in "The Joy of Rituals," studies on rituals indicate that they:
A)lose value when they are repeated.
B)help children learn what to expect from their environment.
C)have no physiological effect on the brain.
D)are significant in the acts themselves.
140
As noted in "The Joy of Rituals," anthropologists suggest that:
A)no human societies have been found that do not have rituals.
B)only human beings have rituals.
C)rituals are not a human necessity.
D)rituals cause conflict within families.
141
As related in "The Joy of Rituals," research suggests that regular meals with parents provide emotional protection for children from every major risk factor.
A)True
B)False
142
As noted in "Rituals in Relationships," rituals can help maintain a sense of normalcy when other parts of life are in:
A)chaos.
B)routine.
C)bliss.
D)happiness.
143
As pointed out in "Rituals in Relationships," the contextual aspect of rituals tells us:
A)rituals should only be held in the home.
B)what to do and what to expect.
C)the meaning behind an object.
D)rituals are only for religious purposes.
144
As reported in "Rituals in Relationships," the trend has been to mark as many passages as possible.
A)True
B)False
145
As reported in "Where Is Marriage Going?", states that accept same-sex unions include:
A)Oregon.
B)Maine.
C)Delaware.
D)Massachusetts.
146
As noted in "Where Is Marriage Going?", among the Cheyenne, a couple was considered married when:
A)they had a child together.
B)the male kidnapped the female.
C)the male was found in the female's tent in the morning.
D)a bride price was paid.
147
As pointed out in "Where Is Marriage Going?", in the overall perspective of human history, romantic love associated with marriage is a recent development.
A)True
B)False





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