SFL 335 Flashcards
Final Exam (37 cards)
What parental effects increase the likelihood of drinking for children and adolescents?
Children: 2 negative, 4 positive
Adolescents: 2 negative, 2 positive
Children: both parents being alcoholics makes it more likely than one parent being an alcoholic, parental divorce/remarriage
Decreases: family cohesion is protective, positive parenting practices are protective, supervision, clear family rules and monitoring,
Adolescents: peers substance use, protective is closeness of siblings, parental drinking, shared environment of family members
Common factors among three manualized family therapy programs for prevention and treatment of substance abuse (4)
- Focus on interactional change
- having a relational reframe
- engaging the adolescents
- having a relational emphasis
What type of debt is most threatening?
Unsecured consumer debt
What is a prerequisite for debt?
Access to credit
What is an option when family debt becomes overwhelming?
Bankruptcy
Understand the three phases of the family economic life cycle. Understanding broadly what each phase entails is sufficient
i. Family formation: when they start having credit and debt
ii. Repaying debt and saving for retirement
iii. Living in retirement and planning for intergenerational transfer of funds
Understand the two major stereotypes toward Asian American
a. Model minority
b. Perpetual foreigner
Colorism
There is a preference for lighter color family members because of the societal preference for whiter coloring. Darker coloring are treating more poorly.
What are the consequences of law enforcement on African American families
African American families prepare their children for interactions with law enforcement which white families don’t have to do. Fear of negative interactions with law enforcement
Know and understand how the Family Resilience Framework ties into research on immigrant families. Specifically, know the subheadings, and be able to give an example of each (3)
- Family belief systems: religion increases resilience
- Organizational patterns: relationships with family members, putting family first over individual needs
- Communication and communal problem solving: managing conflict, solving problems as a family
Know the italicized terms from the section on “Acculturation”
a. Assimilation (forget native culture, adapt new culture)
b. Integration (native and new culture)
c. Separation (stick with native culture, no new culture)
d. Marginalization (reject native culture, don’t adapt new culture)
Know the characteristics of children that predict resilience. Know the groupings of factors and be able to give at least two examples from each of them
(4 group factors)
Children : positive emotion and good self-regulatory ability. High self-esteem and feelings of self worth
Parent : strong and positive parent-child attachment, positive parental perceptions of child
Family Factors : adequate income, positive family communication
Peer and community factors : presence of a closer reciprocal friendship, presence of at least one supportive adult,
Review the different interventions discussed in the chapter. Be able to name the eight intervention listed for maltreated children, and give one sentence explaining what each is
- Alternative for families CBT: addresses family communication and symptomatology; teaches parents skills to change parent behavior
- Child-Parent Psychotherapy: focuses on attachment (usually parents and younger children), helps parents work through their neglect or abuse so they can be a secure attachment for this child
- Trauma Focused CBT: if the child has experienced a trauma, helping them to process it
- Parent-child interaction therapy: Teach parents to discipline their child with alternatives to violence and aggression
- Nurse-Family Partnership: home visitation from nurses to first-time moms until child is 2 years old. Provides information on child development, maternal mental health, and parent-child bond, supports families in pursuing their educational and occupational goals
- Incredible years: to help children struggling with disruption in class
- Multisystemic therapy: targets home life, school, church, etc
- Positive parenting program: targets family, school, wider community to prevent and treat child behavioral and emotional problems. Providing interventions at each level
Know the three explanations of violence by an intimate partner and be able to briefly describe them
a. Social learning theory: his dad was an abuser too
b. Abuser’s individual characteristics: she always had an anger problem
c. Patriarchal structure: he was the king of the castle
i. Women are inferior to men mentally
ii. Hiting wives and marital rape were legal in the states until 1920 and 1993 respectively
Be familiar with the findings from the first paragraph of the section “Leaving as a Process” (Intimate violence)
Normally it takes multiple attempts for a person who is being abused in a relationship to leave. It is mentally and emotionally exhausting. It increases interpersonal violence- they are more likely to get killed if they try to leave. Leaving is associated with better health outcomes
Understand the concept of linked lives
People joining the military after 9/11- historical events, family members, etc all connected
Be familiar with the individual transitions for spouses and children of military men. Be able to provide three examples of each
a. Children: more likely to struggle with substance abuse, 2-3 times higher rates of relocation affecting academics and social life
b. Spouses: military wives are less likely to be empoloyed and likely to earn less than civilian wives, spouses have to take on added parenting and household roles, worry about safety of deployed spouse, adjusting when spouse returns
In the section on family resilience and mass trauma, what did Walsh (2007) propose can serve as a risk or protective factor? (3)
Belief systems, organizational patterns, communication processes
Be able to list the three levels of risk and protective factors for family resilience and mass trauma identified by Benzies and Mychasiuk (2009). Be able to provide 2-3 examples at each level for a table of seven examples.
i. Individual: ability to regulate emotions, education and coping skills
ii. Family: smaller family, mature mother, two parent families, family cohesion, supportive parent-child interaction, social support, stable/adequate income
iii. Community: involvement, peer acceptance, support of adult mentors, safe neighborhoods,
Understand what three basic stages of grief have been suggested
a. Shock, denial, disorganization
b. Extremes : Intense separation, volatile emotions, active grief
c. Resolution and acceptance- withdrawal of energy of deceased and investing in other relationships
- Understand what criticisms have been made about basic stages of grief
a. No definition of what normal grief means, assumptions of how people should respond but it is different for everyone
b. Population specific
c. Not linear
d. NOT EMPIRACLY SUPPORTED
In the Grubbs (2019) article, what are the two pathways to problematic pornography?
a. Due to dysregulation: using it as a coping mechanism, compulsive, extreme
b. Moral incongruence: if you grow up believing pornography is bad, you will perceive it as a problem; moral disapproval
In the Pinker video, what are the general trends surrounding poverty, literacy, work hours, and tone of the news?
Everything has improved except the tone of the news is more morose. News is over reporting on negative things. Poverty decreased.
In the Lowe (2012) article, what are the five things to not do when supporting an individual who has experienced an act of racism?
a. Don’t minimize
b. Don’t dismiss
c. Don’t intellectualize/rationalize
d. Don’t give advice prematurely
e. Don’t question validity of the incident
