Chapters 1-6

Question 1

Nonmaleficence refers to the ethical principle of?

Answer 1

Doing no harm

Question 2

In some states, a man who is the alleged father of a child can have a limited degree of rights concerning the child.

Answer 2

Putative father

Question 3

The ethical principle of best interests that requires parents to consider what will be ultimately good for the child is known as?

Answer 3

Beneficence

Question 4

The ___ indicates the point at which a child becomes an adult for legal purposes.

Answer 4

Age of Majority

Question 5

Tim and Sharon are going through a divorce. Due to the fact that they have many shared assets and three children to think about, they have decided to each hire a specially trained lawyer, as well as a financial expert and child expert to assist them in their resolution process. Their plan is to avoid litigation altogether by taking this path. Tim and Sharon are taking part in a(n):

Answer 5

Collaborative divorce

Question 6

The type of custody that refers to where a child will live is called?

Answer 6

Physical custody

Question 7

Ruth is the non-physical custodian for her two children, Scott and Christine. As mandated by the court, Ruth spends time with them every other weekend. When seeing her children, Ruth is exercising her:

Answer 7

Visitation rights

Question 8

If parents share joint legal custody, one parent is often designated to be the tiebreaker when they cannot agree on an issue.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Co-parenting with limited contact between each parent where communication is usually by e-mail or through a third party may be the safest and preferred way for a child to have access to both parents is called parallel parenting

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Happening commonly after having children, parents can experience the challenge of attempting to succeed at several competing social roles. This is referred to as:

Answer 10

Role Strain

Question 11

Two or more people forming the beginning of a new family are referred to as a:

Answer 11

Family creation

Question 12

Mothers who experience delusions and hallucinations after giving birth, sometimes leading them to harm their children, are likely suffering from:

Answer 12

Postpartum psychosis

Question 13

Postpartum depression can interfere particularly with which developmental process between children and their parents?

Answer 13

Attachment

Question 14

A rainbow baby is a baby who?

Answer 14

Is born healthy after its parents have experienced a previous infant loss or miscarriage

Question 15

A childbirth coach or doula is someone who is qualified to deliver a child during birth.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

When foster care is provided by the child’s relative, it is called?

Answer 16

Kinship care

Question 17

Due to potential neglect and parental deprivation early in life, some internationally adopted children exhibit ________, characterized by withdrawn behavior.

Answer 17

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 18

The placement of a child from one racial or ethnic group, with parents of another racial or ethnic group is called:

Answer 18

Transracial adoption

Question 19

What is a responsibility of parents prenatally?

Answer 19

Many states have criminal laws against pregnant mothers who intentionally use harmful substances

Question 20

In the foster care system:

Answer 20

Foster parents are screened and trained extensively, depending on each state’s requirements

Question 21

Linda is a single mother with a six-year-old son. Her son’s father is not involved. However, Linda’s mother helps care for her grandson on a daily basis, and is instrumental in making sure he goes to doctor’s appointments, is enrolled in school, and helps provide for him financially. Linda and her mother are examples of:

Answer 21

Coparents

Question 22

Coparenting is distinguished by which two factors?

Answer 22

Executive function and emotional attachment

Question 23

The ecological systems theory is helpful in describing:

Answer 23

The role of different environments in influencing a family system’s functioning

Question 24

Overall, American parents raise their children to be independent and self-reliant, whereas parents in other parts of the world place more emphasis on duty to family and community. This is an example of which dimension of the parenting role?

Answer 24

Bidirectional relationship

Question 25

Cohabitation:

Answer 25

Is more common among divorced adults.

Question 26

Contrary to popular perception, research has shown that:

Answer 26

Blended families face distinct challenges, but are no better or worse off than other family forms

Question 27

Mary’s mother has been deployed to Afghanistan for four months. Mary feels as though she is losing his mother, and is further concerned by the idea that her mother may be seriously injured or killed during her deployment. Mary is experiencing feelings of:

Answer 27

Ambiguous loss

Question 28

_____ is a parental approach that focuses on and predominantly uses positive and constructive methods in providing guidance and discipline

Answer 28

Positive parental discipline

Question 29

In order to prevent the transfer of rights, rank, or money in a morganatic marriage, some individuals partake in:

Answer 29

Left-hand marriages

Question 30

A binuclear family is typically formed after which of the following takes place?

Answer 30

Parents separate or divorce, forming two new households

Question 31

Family systems theory describes the parent-child relationship as a(n):

Answer 31

Subsystem

Question 32

Mark and Kevin offer their children the choice of potatoes or brussel sprout as their vegetable at dinner, and they respect the choices that their children make. This choice is an example of:

Answer 32

The content of parenting

Question 33

Which of the following applies to research regarding the effects of spanking?

Answer 33

Children who are spanked exhibit more aggressive behaviors than other children

Question 34

Melissa considers herself to be her daughter’s best friend. Though Anna is only 11, Melissa allows her to schedule her own activities with friends and make unilateral decisions about where she goes and how she dresses. Melissa most closely mirrors which parenting approach?

Answer 34

Permissive

Question 35

Based on the ideas of family systems theory, the ________ depicts the variations of parenting approaches that are used in different contexts based on levels of structure and nurture.

Answer 35

The Parenting Circumplex Model

Question 36

Which of the following is TRUE of positive reinforcement for children?

Answer 36

Sincere and specific praise is the most powerful in guiding behavior

Question 37

Every night, Sylvie’s mother tells her goodnight before she leaves the room. On Wednesday night, Sylvie’s mom left the bedroom without telling her “goodnight.” Sylvie immediately left her bed and yelled “goodnight” to her mother. Sylvie’s behavior is best explained by:

Answer 37

Social learning theory

Question 38

A child’s bedroom is the best place for a time-out.

Answer 38

False

Question 39

Typically, parents only teach children positive attitudes, values, and beliefs during the socialization process.

Answer 39

False

Question 40

Ethnocentrism is described as?

Answer 40

It implies that one’s own culture is superior to that of others