Final Exam

Question 1

Stressor

Answer 1

Life event that can produce change in the family system

Question 2

Generativity

Answer 2

Focus on one’s legacy

- key issue in middle age according to Erik Erikson

Question 3

Midlife crisis

Answer 3

Extreme strain as a person re-evaluates his or her life in middle age

Question 4

Empty nest syndrome

Answer 4

Depression and sense of uselessness some women experience when the last child leaves home

Question 5

Boomerang kids

Answer 5

Children who return to their parents’ home after moving out

Question 6

Revolving door

Answer 6

Young people’s repeated moving in and out of their parents’ home

Question 7

Sandwich generation

Answer 7

Middle-aged adults who experience the stress of the continuing dependency of their children and the increasing disability of their parents

Question 8

Chronological age

Answer 8

The number of years a person has lived

Question 9

Physical age

Answer 9

Physical changes that occur with age

Question 10

Psychological age

Answer 10

Frame of mind and behaviours associated with one’s age

Question 11

Social age

Answer 11

Expectations of how we should act when we are a certain age and how we should interact with people older and younger than ourselves

Question 12

Divorce

Answer 12

Legal dissolution of a marriage

Question 13

Divorce rate

Answer 13

Measure that predicts the proportion of couples that can be expected to divorce before their 30th wedding anniversary, based on current patterns of divorce

Question 14

Custody

Answer 14

Legal right and responsibility to care for a child in one’s home

Question 15

Joint custody

Answer 15

Legal right and responsibility of both parents to make decisions and care for their child

Question 16

Binuclear family

Answer 16

An arrangement where both father and mother act as parents to their children following divorce but maintain separate homes

Question 17

Transitional state

Answer 17

State of temporary imbalance resulting from changes in relationships, routines, assumptions and roles

Question 18

Disequilibrium

Answer 18

Lack of balance in family system

Question 19

Custodial parent

Answer 19

Individual who has custody of his or her child

Question 20

Noncustodial parent

Answer 20

Parent who does not have custody of the child

Question 21

Sleeper effect

Answer 21

Problem that emerges only long after an event (such as divorce)

Question 22

Remarriage

Answer 22

Marriage that takes place after a previous marriage has ended

Question 23

Stepfamily

Answer 23

Family where children are related to one parent but not the other

Question 24

Simple stepfamily

Answer 24

Family in which all children are the biological or adopted children of one and only one married spouse or common-law partner in the couple

Question 25

Complex stepfamily

Answer 25

Variations of stepfamily form

Question 26

Vested interests

Answer 26

Interests of a group of people who have a stake in keeping society as it is

Question 27

Gatekeepers

Answer 27

Individuals recognized as having special expertise in identifying problems and who control access to important people or services

Question 28

ABCX model

Answer 28

Model that explains how families respond to stressors based on the resources they have and how they perceive the stressor

Question 29

Crisis

Answer 29

Imbalance in demands placed on an individual or the family by a stressor and their ability to meet the demands

Question 30

Double ABCX model

Answer 30

Elaboration of the original post-crisis factors as well

Question 31

Resilience

Answer 31

Strengths that are developed in the struggle with family challenges

Question 32

Normative family changes

Answer 32

Changes that are expected as part of the family life cycle

Question 33

Enabler

Answer 33

Person whose behaviour allows another to act in a certain way; often used in reference to nonalcoholic members of alcoholic families

Question 34

Codependent

Answer 34

Often partner or child of an alcoholic and who also displays a variety of psychological symptoms as a result of living with an alcoholic

Question 35

Family violence

Answer 35

Any form of abuse, mistreatment or neglect that children or adults experience from other members of their family

Question 36

Abuse

Answer 36

Situation in which a person takes advantage of a less powerful person

Question 37

Physical abuse

Answer 37

Intentional use of physical force against a child, resulting in injury or causing bodily harm

Question 38

Corporal punishment

Answer 38

Any kind of physical force used to inflict pain and which serves as a punishment for an offence or to discourage inappropriate behaviour

Question 39

Sexual abuse

Answer 39

Any form of sexual conduct directed at a child, with or without physical contact

Question 40

Emotional abuse

Answer 40

Any situation in which a child is seriously or repeatedly subjected to behaviour that could cause them harm

Question 41

Neglect

Answer 41

Failure to give appropriate attention or care to a child, resulting in serious emotional or physical harm

Question 42

Intimate partner violence

Answer 42

Violence committed by legally married, separated, divorced or common-law partners, current or previous dating partners and other intimate partners

Question 43

Battered woman syndrome

Answer 43

Pattern of signs and symptoms appearing in women who are physically and mentally abused over an extended period by an intimate partner, legal defence used by a woman accused of killing abusive partner

Question 44

Second-stage housing

Answer 44

Longer-term housing for abused women

Question 45

Social safety net

Answer 45

Basic social security programs needed to support family life

Question 46

Means test

Answer 46

Method of screening applicants to ensure that only those who need financial assistance receive it

Question 47

Absolute poverty

Answer 47

Lacking minimum basic requirements necessary for physical survival

Question 48

Relative poverty

Answer 48

Definition of poverty based on comparing individuals or families to others in the population

Question 49

Dependency ratio

Answer 49

Ratio of combined youth and senior population to the working-age population, expressed as number of dependents for every 100 workers

Question 50

Matrilineal

Answer 50

Counting descent through one's mother

Question 51

Patrilineal

Answer 51

Counting descent through one's father