Question 1

Which of these communication strategies has the power to destroy a person's ability to realistically perceive personal events?

Accepted Answer

A)  sharing secrets 
B)  telling stories 
C)  gaslighting 
D)  restricting access to information 
A)  sharing secrets 
B)  telling stories 
C)  gaslighting 
D)  restricting access to information C

Question 2

How might a perpetrator of gaslighting react when a whistleblower comes forward and asserts the reality of the harmful behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  The perpetrator realizes that they needs to assert the truth. 
B)  The perpetrator becomes meek and vulnerable. 
C)  The perpetrator praises the whistleblower for their courage. 
D)  The perpetrator shifts the blame or casts doubt on the whistleblower. 
A)  The perpetrator realizes that they needs to assert the truth. 
B)  The perpetrator becomes meek and vulnerable. 
C)  The perpetrator praises the whistleblower for their courage. 
D)  The perpetrator shifts the blame or casts doubt on the whistleblower. D

Question 3

Imagine a set of grandparents who are silent about the trauma of escaping persecution for their political beliefs in North Korea. Of the three generations affected by the grandparents' traumatic experiences, who might be most likely to break the intergenerational silence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adult children talk directly to their parents about escaping persecution. 
B)  Grandparents eventually disclose what they experienced to anyone who will listen. 
C)  Grandchildren will explore what happened to their grandparents and they most likely will not directly experience the impact of the trauma. 
D)  No one from the immediate three generations breaks the silence about what happened to the older generation. 
A)  Adult children talk directly to their parents about escaping persecution. 
B)  Grandparents eventually disclose what they experienced to anyone who will listen. 
C)  Grandchildren will explore what happened to their grandparents and they most likely will not directly experience the impact of the trauma. 
D)  No one from the immediate three generations breaks the silence about what happened to the older generation. C

Question 4

Which of these interactions is an example of privileged information or confidentiality?

Accepted Answer

A)  a younger sister discussing her concerns about their mother's declining mental health with her older sister 
B)  students talking with each other about the confusing questions on a test 
C)  teachers asserting their grievances about administrative decisions 
D)  a client revealing childhood sexual abuse to her counselor 
A)  a younger sister discussing her concerns about their mother's declining mental health with her older sister 
B)  students talking with each other about the confusing questions on a test 
C)  teachers asserting their grievances about administrative decisions 
D)  a client revealing childhood sexual abuse to her counselor

Question 5

Who has "ownership" of private information when it is shared with another party or entity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both parties no longer have rights to the information. 
B)  Both parties have right to the information once it is shared between the parties. 
C)  It is the property of only the party who received the information. 
D)  It continues to remain the property of only the party who originally shared it. 
A)  Both parties no longer have rights to the information. 
B)  Both parties have right to the information once it is shared between the parties. 
C)  It is the property of only the party who received the information. 
D)  It continues to remain the property of only the party who originally shared it.

Question 6

What is an example of an appropriate secret that can be kept from some family members?

Accepted Answer

A)  parents not telling their daughter away at college that her grandmother died 
B)  an adolescent daughter not revealing to her parents that she is pregnant 
C)  parents not letting their daughter know that they bought her favorite car as a college graduation gift 
D)  parents not discussing with their teen son about his cancer diagnosis 
A)  parents not telling their daughter away at college that her grandmother died 
B)  an adolescent daughter not revealing to her parents that she is pregnant 
C)  parents not letting their daughter know that they bought her favorite car as a college graduation gift 
D)  parents not discussing with their teen son about his cancer diagnosis

Question 7

What is a likely outcome on family member being unknowingly deceived about important information that is needed to decide on how deal with a crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The person realizes that he or she needs to seek information elsewhere. 
B)  The family member doubts his or her own perceptions or knowledge about how to proceed. 
C)  The family member views the perpetrator of the misinformation as being weak. 
D)  The recipient of the inaccurate information feels it is important to believe the information to maintain the relationship. 
A)  The person realizes that he or she needs to seek information elsewhere. 
B)  The family member doubts his or her own perceptions or knowledge about how to proceed. 
C)  The family member views the perpetrator of the misinformation as being weak. 
D)  The recipient of the inaccurate information feels it is important to believe the information to maintain the relationship.

Question 8

When people are protected from unsettling information about a family member, they are placed in a powerful and privileged position.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How are bullies typically perceived by their victims?

Accepted Answer

A)  As being powerful, self-assured, and strong. 
B)  As someone who really feels insecure inside. 
C)  As incapable of feeling safe with those he or she bullies. 
D)  As needing attention from friends. 
A)  As being powerful, self-assured, and strong. 
B)  As someone who really feels insecure inside. 
C)  As incapable of feeling safe with those he or she bullies. 
D)  As needing attention from friends.

Question 10

In social penetration theory, stage of life plays a role in that as we age, there seems to be less that needs to be keep private.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which family script is most likely to have long last negative emotional ramifications?

Accepted Answer

A)  a script that establishes clear boundaries among subsystems within the family 
B)  a script that involves never expressing one's feelings 
C)  a script that sets rules and roles for family members 
D)  a script that creates a narrative about the family history 
A)  a script that establishes clear boundaries among subsystems within the family 
B)  a script that involves never expressing one's feelings 
C)  a script that sets rules and roles for family members 
D)  a script that creates a narrative about the family history

Question 12

In what way is communication privacy management applied to family life?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gives complete freedom for extended family members in sharing family information. 
B)  It can apply to rules that parents set for their children. 
C)  It prevents family members from telling intergenerational secrets. 
D)  It excludes the use of social media in sharing private information among family members. 
A)  It gives complete freedom for extended family members in sharing family information. 
B)  It can apply to rules that parents set for their children. 
C)  It prevents family members from telling intergenerational secrets. 
D)  It excludes the use of social media in sharing private information among family members.

Question 13

Recent research on the effects of hostile criticism that has important implications for marital communication has shown which one of these effects?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men experience intense emotional and physical effects from criticism. 
B)  Women react more negatively to hostile communication than men. 
C)  There is little long-term impact on relationship satisfaction. 
D)  Hostile communication is crucial to bringing attention to a problem that needs to be solved. 
A)  Men experience intense emotional and physical effects from criticism. 
B)  Women react more negatively to hostile communication than men. 
C)  There is little long-term impact on relationship satisfaction. 
D)  Hostile communication is crucial to bringing attention to a problem that needs to be solved.

Question 14

Which of the following is a situation where mental health professionals wouldn't honor confidentiality with clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client expresses suicidal ideation and a suicide plan. 
B)  The client discusses fears about nightmares. 
C)  The adult client discloses abusive experiences in childhood. 
D)  The client complains about his or her professor. 
A)  The client expresses suicidal ideation and a suicide plan. 
B)  The client discusses fears about nightmares. 
C)  The adult client discloses abusive experiences in childhood. 
D)  The client complains about his or her professor.

Question 15

What are John Gottman's four horsemen of the apocalypse?

Accepted Answer

A)  bullying, teasing, criticism, hostility 
B)  defensiveness, gossiping, disengagement, gaslighting 
C)  criticism, stonewalling, defensiveness, contempt 
D)  isolation, secrecy, betrayal, disinformation 
A)  bullying, teasing, criticism, hostility 
B)  defensiveness, gossiping, disengagement, gaslighting 
C)  criticism, stonewalling, defensiveness, contempt 
D)  isolation, secrecy, betrayal, disinformation

Question 16

Marital betrayal usually affects members throughout the system and can change the balance of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In most instances, the ______ is more important than the ______ of that message.

Accepted Answer

A)  reason for a message; effect 
B)  content of a message; wording 
C)  way a message is conveyed; content 
D)  wording of the message; intention 
A)  reason for a message; effect 
B)  content of a message; wording 
C)  way a message is conveyed; content 
D)  wording of the message; intention

Question 18

Which of the following is characteristic of authoritarian individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)  They seek out strong assertive people to support them. 
B)  They often seek power through bullying those who they view as vulnerable. 
C)  They usually are justified in their hostile actions. 
D)  They feel confident in their position and intend to instill that in others. 
A)  They seek out strong assertive people to support them. 
B)  They often seek power through bullying those who they view as vulnerable. 
C)  They usually are justified in their hostile actions. 
D)  They feel confident in their position and intend to instill that in others.

Question 19

Identify the concepts in communication privacy management that deal with privacy and self-disclosure and give an example to illustrate one of them.

Accepted Answer

These include social penetration, coordi

Question 20

Most complaints to licensing boards against psychologists involve which of these actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The psychologist bills the medical insurance company for compensation for services provided. 
B)  The psychologist requests a client's medication history. 
C)  The psychologist inappropriately releases confidential disclosures or violates the client's boundaries. 
D)  The psychologist reports a client's plan to harm another person. 
A)  The psychologist bills the medical insurance company for compensation for services provided. 
B)  The psychologist requests a client's medication history. 
C)  The psychologist inappropriately releases confidential disclosures or violates the client's boundaries. 
D)  The psychologist reports a client's plan to harm another person.

Which of these communication strategies has the power to destroy a person's ability to realistically perceive personal events?

How might a perpetrator of gaslighting react when a whistleblower comes forward and asserts the reality of the harmful behavior?

Imagine a set of grandparents who are silent about the trauma of escaping persecution for their political beliefs in North Korea. Of the three generations affected by the grandparents' traumatic experiences, who might be most likely to break the intergenerational silence?

Which of these interactions is an example of privileged information or confidentiality?

Who has "ownership" of private information when it is shared with another party or entity?

What is an example of an appropriate secret that can be kept from some family members?

What is a likely outcome on family member being unknowingly deceived about important information that is needed to decide on how deal with a crisis?

When people are protected from unsettling information about a family member, they are placed in a powerful and privileged position.

How are bullies typically perceived by their victims?

In social penetration theory, stage of life plays a role in that as we age, there seems to be less that needs to be keep private.

Which family script is most likely to have long last negative emotional ramifications?

In what way is communication privacy management applied to family life?

Recent research on the effects of hostile criticism that has important implications for marital communication has shown which one of these effects?

Which of the following is a situation where mental health professionals wouldn't honor confidentiality with clients?

What are John Gottman's four horsemen of the apocalypse?

Marital betrayal usually affects members throughout the system and can change the balance of power.

In most instances, the is more important than the of that message.

Which of the following is characteristic of authoritarian individuals?

Identify the concepts in communication privacy management that deal with privacy and self-disclosure and give an example to illustrate one of them.

Most complaints to licensing boards against psychologists involve which of these actions?

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Which of these communication strategies has the power to destroy a person's ability to realistically perceive personal events?

How might a perpetrator of gaslighting react when a whistleblower comes forward and asserts the reality of the harmful behavior?

Imagine a set of grandparents who are silent about the trauma of escaping persecution for their political beliefs in North Korea. Of the three generations affected by the grandparents' traumatic experiences, who might be most likely to break the intergenerational silence?

Which of these interactions is an example of privileged information or confidentiality?

Who has "ownership" of private information when it is shared with another party or entity?

What is an example of an appropriate secret that can be kept from some family members?

What is a likely outcome on family member being unknowingly deceived about important information that is needed to decide on how deal with a crisis?

When people are protected from unsettling information about a family member, they are placed in a powerful and privileged position.

How are bullies typically perceived by their victims?

In social penetration theory, stage of life plays a role in that as we age, there seems to be less that needs to be keep private.

Which family script is most likely to have long last negative emotional ramifications?

In what way is communication privacy management applied to family life?

Recent research on the effects of hostile criticism that has important implications for marital communication has shown which one of these effects?

Which of the following is a situation where mental health professionals wouldn't honor confidentiality with clients?

What are John Gottman's four horsemen of the apocalypse?

Marital betrayal usually affects members throughout the system and can change the balance of power.

In most instances, the ______ is more important than the ______ of that message.

Which of the following is characteristic of authoritarian individuals?

Identify the concepts in communication privacy management that deal with privacy and self-disclosure and give an example to illustrate one of them.

Most complaints to licensing boards against psychologists involve which of these actions?

Family Dynamics: Setting Families in Motion

Dimensions That Influence Dynamics

Dynamic Family Commitments

Observing Family Dynamics

Explaining Dynamics With Theories

Communication and Family Relationships

Changing Communication Patterns

Communication and Resilience

Communication and Lifes Journey

Dynamics of Loss

Dynamics of Power and Excess

Dynamics of Family Structure and Transactions

Dynamics of Culture and Change

Dynamics of Happiness

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In most instances, the is more important than the of that message.