Exam 10: The Challenge of Parenthood

Charlie and Rachel are planning on having their first child. They are able to prepare themselves by:

Distraction is an effective method for controlling the behavior of small children because they have:

When children cannot cope with the problems of a particular stage of psychosocial development, they tend to become:

As a result of television condensing programs to a short time period, a problem for teachers is:

Why is family planning so important?

In the American nuclear family, parents are expected to give a child total parenting.

During the traditionalization process, it usually makes sense for the man to go to work because he can:

Sex and romance tend to be less satisfying after the first child because couples spend more of their energies focusing on:

Early deprivation of stimulation generally leads to:

The negative effects of absent mothers, babysitters, and child-care centers have on children is reduced by:

All of the following are reasons why the decision to become a parent is harder on modern women EXCEPT:

If parental expectations are too high in the muscular-anal stage, the child is likely to experience:

The marital changes created by traditionalization affect husbands more than their wives.

Shelley just found out that she is pregnant. She and her husband did not plan to get pregnant. What does Shelley need to be aware of as she faces this unwanted pregnancy?

Fathers tend to be more involved with sons than with daughters.

The parent is most likely to feel "trapped" by the birth of a child when:

During the infancy stage of psychosocial development, the new father must learn to:

Parents who always shield children from failure are practicing good parenting skills.

Which country is the single largest source for foreign-born adopted children?

Couples who are thinking about having children should ask themselves all of the following parenthood readiness questions EXCEPT: