Exam 9: Stress and Resilience in Stepfamilies Today

Evidence shows that when stepcouples are unable to come to an agreement or gain clarity regarding the stepparent's role, stepparent well-being suffers. This is most closely associated with the ______

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When psychoeducation programs are not enough, individuals and families should be referred to ______.

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Outline the family systems approach to understanding stepfamilies.

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Some sources of stress result primarily from the complex stepfamily structure and, thus, are unique to these families.
The development of a stepfamily involves many transitions for all family members, and these can lead to significant family stress.
A family systems approach to stress and resilience in stepfamilies considers families as complex operating systems of individuals and groups of individuals, or subsystems (i.e., relationships among individuals within a family).
These subsystems include the couple subsystem, stepcouple coparenting subsystem, parent-child subsystem, stepparent-stepchild subsystem, and sibling subsystem.

Stepchildren are less likely to live in poverty than children living with two biological parents, whether married or cohabiting.

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One of the greatest sources of stress in stepfamilies is related to finances.

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Under what conditions are the majority of stepfamilies formed?

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Of the children who live with a stepparent, the majority are ______.

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Flexibility, bonding, and relationship building; open and clear communication; and empathy are considered ______.

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Question 8

Which characteristic of a resilient family identified in the text is illustrated by the ability to renegotiate family boundaries to accept new members and develop relationships?

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Question 9

Browning and Artelt's (2012) model identifies steps for stepfamily therapy organized into three phases. What are the three phases in this model?

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Younger children are more accepting of a stepparent than are older children.

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Question 11

Juggling the relationships with the stepchildren and the new partner is most closely associated with stress in the ______.

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In terms of clinical strategies for working with stepfamilies, it has been found that strategies developed for biological, two-parent families are appropriate and have been effective.

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Question 13

A ______ is a situation where one family member feels torn between the competing wants and needs of two or more family members.

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Question 14

It is very common for stepfamilies to successfully manage the transition to a unified family system.

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There are seven factors associated with stepfamily resilience. Please identify at least five factors and explain why they contribute to resilience.

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One of the reasons that the relationship between the divorced parent and his or her child is stressful is because when the parent begins dating, the child may lose hope that his or her biological parents will get back together.

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Of the primary subsystems in stepfamilies, the coparenting subsystem is perhaps the least understood.

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Because 50/50 custody is common, most often, children spend equal time between households.

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Question 19

Because basic patterns of family interactions get interrupted in stepfamilies, it is important to ______.

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Evidence shows that when stepcouples are unable to come to an agreement or gain clarity regarding the stepparent's role, stepparent well-being suffers. This is most closely associated with the ______

When psychoeducation programs are not enough, individuals and families should be referred to ______.

Outline the family systems approach to understanding stepfamilies.

Stepchildren are less likely to live in poverty than children living with two biological parents, whether married or cohabiting.

One of the greatest sources of stress in stepfamilies is related to finances.

Under what conditions are the majority of stepfamilies formed?

Of the children who live with a stepparent, the majority are ______.

Flexibility, bonding, and relationship building; open and clear communication; and empathy are considered ______.

Which characteristic of a resilient family identified in the text is illustrated by the ability to renegotiate family boundaries to accept new members and develop relationships?

Browning and Artelt's (2012) model identifies steps for stepfamily therapy organized into three phases. What are the three phases in this model?

Younger children are more accepting of a stepparent than are older children.

Juggling the relationships with the stepchildren and the new partner is most closely associated with stress in the ______.

In terms of clinical strategies for working with stepfamilies, it has been found that strategies developed for biological, two-parent families are appropriate and have been effective.

A ______ is a situation where one family member feels torn between the competing wants and needs of two or more family members.

It is very common for stepfamilies to successfully manage the transition to a unified family system.

There are seven factors associated with stepfamily resilience. Please identify at least five factors and explain why they contribute to resilience.

One of the reasons that the relationship between the divorced parent and his or her child is stressful is because when the parent begins dating, the child may lose hope that his or her biological parents will get back together.

Of the primary subsystems in stepfamilies, the coparenting subsystem is perhaps the least understood.

Because 50/50 custody is common, most often, children spend equal time between households.

Because basic patterns of family interactions get interrupted in stepfamilies, it is important to ______.

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