Deck 13: The Newest Generation of US Veterans and Their Families

Question 1

What is a major difference between veterans from the most recent conflicts and veterans from previous conflicts? The current generation of veterans ______

A) are more likely to be younger, single, and childless
B) are able to recover from injuries faster
C) have access to GI benefits
D) are more likely to have experienced multiple deployments

Answer 1

D

Question 2

______ looks at human development as a process that unfolds over time and is shaped by choices that people make and actions they take within the context of historical and social contexts.

A) Ecosystems perspective
B) Family systems perspective
C) Life course perspective
D) Military family perspective

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The basic concepts of the life course perspective that are helpful while discussing military families include historical time, transitions, timing, and ______.

A) linked lives
B) past wars
C) family systems
D) impact of mental health issues

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Placing recent wars into a context of historical time helps us understand ______.

A) the challenges faced by service members and their families in this new context
B) the numbers of service members killed in action
C) how to predict service injuries
D) how to predict PTSD

Question 5

A specific aspect of OEF/OIF/OND that is different from past actions is that ______.

A) the majority of service members are male
B) service members fought on foreign soil
C) the proportion of service members to the general population is larger than in past wars
D) the survival rate from injuries is higher

Question 6

Why are unemployment rates higher for OEF/OIF/OND veterans compared to nonveterans?

A) Veterans have been shown to be inconsistent employees.
B) Younger veterans have higher unemployment, which increases the total unemployment rate.
C) Older veterans have higher unemployment, which increases the total unemployment rate.
D) There was a sudden increase in female veterans, who are much less likely to be employed outside the home.

Question 7

The most common injuries experienced during OEF/OIF/OND actions were caused by ______.

A) infections
B) guns
C) explosives
D) knives

Question 8

Within the life course perspective, deployment to a combat zone is considered a ______ because it brings changes in roles and statuses to the people involved.

A) linkage
B) context
C) transition
D) reversal

Question 9

One major risk factor for suicide among veterans is ______.

A) employment
B) marriage
C) stressful life experiences
D) hospitalization

Question 10

It appears that veterans from ______ are at a highest risk for suicide.

A) Vietnam
B) OEF/OIF/OND
C) Korean War
D) the National Guard

Question 11

Children in military families ______.

A) often have greater behavioral difficulties than children in nonmilitary families
B) do better with deployment transitions when the nondeployed parent is emotionally healthy
C) appear to be unaffected by multiple deployments
D) have good long-term outcomes overall

Question 12

Which statement about how marital quality is impacted by deployment is the most accurate?

A) All deployments reduce marital quality.
B) Daily communication between spouses led to increased satisfaction.
C) The more communication between the couple during deployment, the worse the relationship quality.
D) The first deployment has no impact on marital quality.

Question 13

Overall rates of child maltreatment in military families are ______.

A) higher than in the general population
B) lower than in the general population
C) based on faulty research, so the numbers are not known
D) not shared by the U.S. government

Question 14

______ is a significant risk factor for child maltreatment in military families.

A) Parental deployment
B) Being an only child
C) Having a single parent who is also a soldier
D) Staying on a military base

Question 15

When service members return home with injuries, ______.

A) the spouse is the primary source of care
B) the VA is their primary source of emotional support
C) most families are not negatively impacted by the injuries
D) 9 times out of 10 the couple divorces

Question 16

Jerry's husband, Roger, was injured by an IED during his deployment. Roger's legs were amputated, and he was released from the hospital after a long stay. Upon discharge, Jerry received a number of documents outlining Roger's needs. Since they cannot afford a home nurse and they have no other family, Jerry is going to take care of Roger. The term ______ refers to the diverse stresses (e.g., physical, emotional, financial) related to providing care that Jerry will probably experience.

A) family diffusion
B) isolation stress
C) spousal impact
D) caregiver burden

Question 17

The grieving process in military families after a death is unique in that ______

A) spouses are very prepared for the service member's death so the process is less complicated
B) the families of deceased service members are able to maintain their residence on the base and therefore maintain their support system
C) with a combat death, there are chances that the service member's body may not be recovered
D) the grieving process is particularly difficult for the children regardless of the nondeployed spouse's well-being

Question 18

The 2009 Post-9/11 GI Bill is ______.

A) more generous than past GI Bills
B) helpful but does not assist the service member with housing or books
C) more restrictive compared to previous GI Bills
D) limited to large, public, universities with ROTC programs

Question 19

______ was originally developed by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Harvard Medical School to help children dealing with high stress and their families. It is now used as an evidence-based treatment program for military families.

A) TSVF (Treatment and Support for Veterans and Families)
B) BORAV (Behavioral Opportunities Rallying for Veterans)
C) VISTAS (Veterans Institute for Training and Action Services)
D) FOCUS (Families Overcoming Under Stress)

Question 20

When comparing veterans of the current wars to veterans of previous wars, there are similarities such as ______ and differences such as ______.

A) unemployment rate; suicide rate
B) educational attainment; unemployment rate
C) suicide rate; educational attainment
D) unemployment rate; educational attainment

Question 21

Veterans' experiences of the most recent conflicts are very different from those during the Vietnam War and the Korean War, and as a consequence, the new generation of veterans and their families may face different challenges in the future. What component of life course perspective addresses these differences?

A) historical time
B) transitions
C) timing
D) linked lives

Question 22

Jelisa's fiancée is deployed. Her mother is a veteran and she joins a support group led by the wife of her fiancée's commanding officer. She enrolls in a Sociology of the Military class to better understand how the military operates and makes friends with other people who have deployed family. The concept of ______, which is illustrated by Jelisa's story, refers to connections people have not only to one another but also to larger contexts such as other generations in their family, other people in society, and historical events.

A) transitions
B) linked lives
C) macrosociology
D) the SFS model

Question 23

What is the goal of the GI Bill?

A) offering a childcare subsidy for deployed military
B) providing a pay bonus for combat-related injuries
C) increasing educational attainment of veterans
D) supplying funds for at-home nursing

Question 24

What does research suggest about how veterans' incomes compare to nonveterans' income?

A) Median earnings were higher for female, but not male, veterans.
B) Median earnings were higher for nonveterans than veterans.
C) Median earnings were higher for male, but not female, veterans.
D) Median earnings were higher for veterans than nonveterans.

Question 25

What does the research suggest about major depression and combat experience?

A) The chance of being diagnosed with major depression is related to the number of deployments, regardless of whether combat was involved.
B) The chance of being diagnosed with major depression decreases with combat exposure.
C) The chance of being diagnosed with major depression increases with combat exposure.
D) The chance of being diagnosed with major depression increases for men, but not for women, with combat exposure.

Question 26

Veterans tend to be more educated than nonveterans (both female and male).

Question 27

According to the text, the percentage of injuries in OEF/OIF/OND actions is much greater than past wars (WWI, WWII, Vietnam, etc.).

Question 28

Black veterans had lower unemployment rates than their counterpart nonveterans.

Question 29

In general, military service has positive long-term effects on ethnic minority families.

Question 30

The negative impact of deployment on divorce risk is greater for male service members.

Question 31

As of September 2014, more than 6,800 service members had died as a result of injuries acquired during OEF, OIF, and OND.

Question 32

Because injured service members return with great needs, the families tend to rally, resulting in less stress than a service member returning without an injury.

Question 33

The suicide rate among service members is decreasing.

Question 34

Most veteran families do not experience long-term negative consequences.

Question 35

The rate of documented child maltreatment is higher in military families than in civilian families.

Question 36

Discuss the differences between past U.S. military involvement in wars and more recent actions (OEF/OIF/OND). Why is it important to recognize these differences?

Question 37

Explain what a life course perspective is, and why it is a helpful theoretical framework through which to view military families.

Question 38

Identify and discuss at least three issues that military spouses must contend with.

Question 39

Explain the change in veterans' suicide rates over time.

Question 40

What impact does deployment have on the relationship between couples?