Deck 8: Relationships with Family Members

Question 1

Miranda's parents set fair rules to help her stay out of trouble. This best illustrates the parenting component of:

A) connection.
B) physical autonomy.
C) psychological autonomy.
D) regulation.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Although Emily's father is not warm or loving,he does allow her freedom to make decisions and he respects her privacy.He also sets rules and monitors her behavior.What two components of parenting does he exhibit?

A) Physical autonomy and psychological autonomy
B) Regulation and connection
C) Psychological autonomy and regulation
D) Connection and physical autonomy

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following statements about parenting is TRUE?

A) Adolescents spend more time talking to their mothers than to their fathers.
B) Adolescents are more likely to go to their mothers for advice than to their fathers.
C) Mothers underestimate the degree of stress that their adolescents are experiencing.
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The adolescent's freedom to form opinions and have privacy is called:

A) connection.
B) physical autonomy.
C) psychological autonomy.
D) regulation.

Question 5

Megan is warm,loving,and sensitive.She is expressing:

A) empathy.
B) positive affect.
C) connection.
D) emotional autonomy.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about parenting is FALSE?

A) Adolescents tend to be closer to their mothers than their fathers.
B) Parents tend to perceive themselves better at parenting than their adolescents perceive them to be.
C) Parents spend less time with their adolescents as their adolescents get older.
D) Youngest children have the closest, warmest relationships with their parents during adolescence.

Question 7

Abir's parents allow her to make decisions and they grant her privacy now that she's an adolescent.This best illustrates the parenting component of:

A) connection.
B) physical autonomy.
C) psychological autonomy.
D) regulation.

Question 8

Another term for emotions or feelings is:

A) adhesion.
B) affect.
C) cohesion.
D) sensitivity.

Question 9

When parents monitor their children and set rules,this is called:

A) connection.
B) physical autonomy.
C) psychological autonomy.
D) regulation.

Question 10

The emotions of warmth,affection,love,and sensitivity best illustrate:

A) empathy.
B) connection.
C) positive affect.
D) cohesion.

Question 11

Joe really identifies with how upset,sad,and disillusioned he best friend,Ali,is after Ali's girlfriend dumped him.The best illustrates Joe's:

A) empathy.
B) emotionality.
C) affect.
D) apathy.

Question 12

Emotional sensitivity toward others and the ability to identify with their thoughts and feelings is called:

A) apathy.
B) emotionality.
C) empathy.
D) affect.

Question 13

Positive parental support is associated with all of the following EXCEPT:

A) academic success.
B) advanced moral development.
C) enthusiastic, impulsive behavior.
D) high self-esteem.

Question 14

The ability to identify with the thoughts,attitudes,and feelings of another person is called:

A) apathy.
B) emotionality.
C) empathy.
D) affect.

Question 15

Which of the following are least likely to say that they would turn to their parents for help?

A) Only children
B) Middle-born children
C) Last-born children
D) First-born children

Question 16

Chen's parents are warm and loving to him,which makes him feel secure.This best illustrates the parenting component of:

A) connection.
B) physical autonomy.
C) psychological autonomy.
D) regulation.

Question 17

The presence of warm stable bonds between parents and children is called:

A) connection.
B) physical autonomy.
C) psychological autonomy.
D) regulation.

Question 18

Which of the following are most likely to feel cheated of parental attention and support?

A) First-born children
B) Last-born children
C) Middle-born children
D) Only children

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main components of parenting discussed in the text?

A) Connection
B) Physical autonomy
C) Psychological autonomy
D) Regulation

Question 20

Compared to younger adolescents,older adolescents are more likely to perceive their parents as:

A) empathetic.
B) emotional.
C) apathetic.
D) hostile.

Question 21

Which of the following statements about adolescent autonomy is TRUE?

A) Emotional autonomy increases rapidly during adolescence.
B) Behavioral autonomy doesn't occur as quickly as emotional autonomy.
C) Healthy families encourage a good balance of connectedness and autonomy in their adoelscents.
D) all of the above

Question 22

Becoming independent and free enough to act on one's own is called:

A) behavioral autonomy.
B) positive autonomy.
C) emotional autonomy.
D) permissive autonomy.

Question 23

Adolescents who tend to elicit the most trust from their parents:

A) don't bother parents with personal problems.
B) work outside the home.
C) spontaneiously tell their parents about their daily lives.
D) maintain good grades.

Question 24

Family cohesion is usually highest when:

A) the child is young.
B) the child enters puberty.
C) the child enters high school.
D) the adolescent leaves home.

Question 25

Orin is cold and hostile.He is expressing:

A) adhesion.
B) behavioral autonomy.
C) negative affect.
D) emotional autonomy.

Question 26

Becoming free of childish emotional dependence on parents is called:

A) behavioral autonomy.
B) positive autonomy.
C) emotional autonomy.
D) permissive autonomy.

Question 27

Tanisha is now able to do things on her own without much guidance from her parents.This illustrates:

A) behavioral autonomy.
B) positive autonomy.
C) emotional autonomy.
D) permissive autonomy.

Question 28

The emotions of coldness,rejection,and hostility illustrate:

A) adhesion.
B) behavioral autonomy.
C) negative affect.
D) emotional autonomy.

Question 29

The healthiest families are those in which children obtain a balance between autonomy and:

A) enmeshment.
B) disengagement.
C) individuation.
D) connectedness.

Question 30

Which of the following statements about parenting is FALSE?

A) Adolescents tend to be more polite to their fathers than to their mothers.
B) Adolescents need intrinsic support from parents more than they need extrinsic support.
C) Adolescents tend to be more demonstrative with their mothers than with their fathers.
D) Older adolescents, more than younger adolescents, use mutual trust-enhancing behaviors with their parents.

Question 31

What two main types of autonomy are discussed in the text?

A) Anxious and avoidant
B) Authoritarian and permissive
C) Positive and negative
D) Emotional and behavioral

Question 32

The process during which the adolescent-parent bond is transformed yet maintained is called:

A) connection.
B) autonomy.
C) separation-individuation.
D) parenting style.

Question 33

What is the term for families in which members are isolated from one another and don't know about each other's lives?

A) Disengaged
B) Enmeshed
C) Authoritarian
D) Ambivalent

Question 34

For adolescents to be accepted as autonomous adults they need to go through:

A) interjection.
B) separation-individuation.
C) cohesion.
D) avoidant attachment.

Question 35

In Jillian's family no one really knows what others in the family are doing are thinking.This indicates that Jillian's family is likely:

A) enmeshed.
B) separated-individuated.
C) disengaged.
D) permissive.

Question 36

The degree to which family members are connected to each other is known as:

A) adhesion.
B) cohesion.
C) dependence.
D) enmeshment.

Question 37

Seventeen-year-old Monte and his mother became overly dependent on each other for love and affection after Monte's father died.Monte is likely having difficulty establishing:

A) behavioral autonomy.
B) positive autonomy.
C) emotional autonomy.
D) permissive autonomy.

Question 38

Family members that spend most of their time together and expect to know every aspect of each other's lives are called:

A) connected.
B) enmeshed.
C) authoritarian.
D) healthy.

Question 39

Tomo knows he is trustworthy and he wants his parents to trust him.The best way for him to elicit their trust is to:

A) talk to them about what's going on in his day-to-day life.
B) bring friends over to his house rather than go over to his friends' houses.
C) get part-time work during the week and on weekends.
D) get involved in extracurricular activities at school.

Question 40

Another term for independence is:

A) cohesion.
B) authoritarianism.
C) induction.
D) autonomy.

Question 41

The two different,independent dimensions of parenting are:

A) authoritarian and permissive.
B) control and warmth.
C) cohesion and disengagement.
D) uninvolved and authoritative.

Question 42

Research found that adolescents who continually lie to their parents are more likely than other adolescents to:

A) have high self-esteem.
B) have high self-control.
C) be aggressive.
D) all of the above

Question 43

Induction is frequently used by parents having which parenting style?

A) Authoritarian
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritative

Question 44

A father who exercises little control over his children and who gives into their every wish has which parenting style?

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritarian

Question 45

Kenneth's mother takes his desires into account when she makes rules,but ultimately she's the one who makes final decisions.Kenneth's mother most likely has which parenting style?

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritarian

Question 46

Research has found that which parenting style is the best?

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritarian

Question 47

According to Baumrind,by combining the two dimensions of parenting how many different parenting styles result?

A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

Question 48

When high school and college students were asked if they had lied to their parents at least once during the previous year,what percent said yes?

A) 50
B) 60
C) 70
D) 80

Question 49

Ashley's father has a drug addiction and has essentially forgotten about her,letting her do whatever she wants and not really caring.Which parenting style does this illustrate?

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritarian

Question 50

What is the dimension of parenting having to do with the degree to which parents are affectionate and loving?

A) Authoritative
B) Cohesion
C) Enmeshed
D) Warmth

Question 51

Parents who respect their children's wishes yet still maintain control in the home have what parenting style?

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritarian

Question 52

Parents with which parenting style encourage adolescent autonomy and decision making?

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritarian

Question 53

What is the dimension of parenting having to do with the degree to which parents manage their children's behavior?

A) Authoritarian
B) Involvement
C) Control
D) Enmeshed

Question 54

When parents discipline adolescents by making threats and giving harsh punishments,this tend to make adolescents:

A) decision makers.
B) develop autonomy.
C) become aggressive.
D) develop moral reasoning.

Question 55

Nathan's parents completely indulge his every wish and allow him to do just about anything he wants.Which parenting style do they have?

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritarian

Question 56

What is the name of the discipline technique in which parents talk with the child about why an action was wrong?

A) Control
B) Social convention
C) Reduction
D) Induction

Question 57

Which of the following statements about family cohesion is FALSE?

A) Older adolescents physically situate themselves farther away from parents than younger adolescents do.
B) Family cohesion is strongest in the early stages of marriage when children are young.
C) Families that spend all their time with each other and know all aspects of each other's lives are the healthiest.
D) Family cohesion is lower when the child enters adolescence.

Question 58

Patricia's parents don't discuss family rules with her but they strictly enforce them.They likely have which parenting style?

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritarian

Question 59

Parents who set strict rules,don't discuss them,and harshly enforce them have which parenting style?

A) Authoritative
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritarian

Question 60

When Leo's parents discipline him,they always explain why his actions were wrong and how his behavior made other people feel.They are using:

A) Control
B) Social convention
C) Induction
D) Reduction

Question 61

Which type of parental overindulgence relates to the lack of rules or limits for the child?

A) Structural
B) Relational
C) Behavioral
D) Material

Question 62

Compared to delinquents from authoritarian families,juvenile delinquents from permissive families are more likely to:

A) be low in empathy.
B) have low grades.
C) use drugs.
D) all of the above

Question 63

Which of the following statements about grandparent-adolescent relationships is TRUE?

A) Adolescents' relationships with grandparents tend to be best during early adolescence and then declines slightly over the rest of the adolescent period.
B) Grandchildren usually spend more time with their mothers' parents than with their fathers' parents.
C) Authority-oriented grandparenting is a style in which grandparents are highly involved and help discipline their grandchildren.
D) all of the above

Question 64

Adolescents whose parents have a(n)____________ parenting style tend to be self-centered and low in empathy.

A) Authoritarian
B) Permissive
C) Democratic
D) Authoritative

Question 65

Which of the following statements about adolescent conflict is TRUE?

A) Adolescents spend more time arguing with peers than with parents.
B) Adolescents' arguments with peers are more emotional than arguments with parents.
C) Constant, intense parent-adolescent conflict is normal.
D) The resolution of adolescents' conflicts with friends is more likely to include a compromise than is the conflict resolution with parents.

Question 66

Your authors discuss five broad topics concerning the focus of parent-adolescent conflict.Which of the following is NOT one of those five topics?

A) Responsibility
B) Social life and customs
C) Moral beliefs
D) Social conventions

Question 67

Carly's father disciplines her by using strict punishment,often physical.Carly is most likely to become:

A) autonomous.
B) aggressive.
C) secure.
D) a good decision maker.

Question 68

Which of the following statements about adolescent conflict is FALSE?

A) Adolescents' social lives and customs are the most common topic of conflict.
B) Teenage children and their parents rarely disagree about basic moral values.
C) Adolescents tend to have more conflicts with their parents than younger children do.
D) Parent-adolescent relationships tend to contain more conflict than harmony.

Question 69

As adolescents age,the number of conflicts with parents tends to:

A) increase.
B) decrease.
C) remain the same.
D) decrease only for daughters.

Question 70

Research shows that corporal punishment is a(an)___________ form of discipline in the U.S.

A) relatively rare
B) normative
C) illegal
D) most effective

Question 71

Which of the following is NOT one of the five different grandparenting styles discussed in the text?

A) Supportive
B) Influential
C) Passive
D) Overactive

Question 72

What is the biggest difference between the influential style and the supportive style of grandparenting?

A) Supportive grandparents live closer to grandchildren than influential grandparents do.
B) Supportive grandparents help financially support their grandchildren, but influential grandparents do not.
C) Supportive grandparents do not discipline their grandchildren, but influential grandparents do.
D) Influential grandparents see their grandchildren daily but supportive grandparents do not.

Question 73

Which parenting style often produces in children a combination of dependency and rebellion?

A) Authoritarian
B) Permissive
C) Uninvolved
D) Authoritative

Question 74

Which of the following is considered a form of child abuse?

A) Burning a child
B) Child abandonment
C) Child malnourishment
D) all of the above

Question 75

Adolescents who have good relationships with their grandparents and who often visit with them are more likely than other adolescents to have a positive view of:

A) school work.
B) history.
C) elderly people.
D) siblings.

Question 76

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of overindulgence discussed in the text?

A) Structural
B) Relational
C) Behavioral
D) Material

Question 77

Which of the following statements about parent-adolescent conflict is FALSE?

A) Adolescents' gender is a factor that strongly and consistently relates to the degree of conflict.
B) The number of conflicts declines over the course of adolescence.
C) Conflict is more frequent in authoritarian homes than in authoritative homes.
D) As adolescents get older, conflicts with parent become more emotional and intense.

Question 78

Which of the following statements about parenting styles is TRUE?

A) Authoritative parenting is the most beneficial for non-Hispanic White Americans, but not for other ethnic groups or cultures.
B) Children of authoritative parents are often overly dependent or rebellious.
C) Adolescents whose parents monitor them are less likely to become delinquent.
D) all of the above

Question 79

Which of the following statements about sibling relationships is TRUE?

A) Sibling conflict usually increases as siblings enter late adolescence.
B) Girls tend to remain closer to their siblings than do boys.
C) Siblings spend more time together during adolescence than during childhood.
D) all of the above

Question 80

Grandparent-grandchild relationships are closest when the grandparent uses the ___________ style of grandparenting.

A) supportive
B) influential
C) passive
D) overactive