Deck 5: Nurturing Close Family Relationships in a Technological Society

Question 1

In comparison to the ways they spent time in 1965,parents in 2000 spent _______,time in paid work and ______________ time with children.

Answer 1

more; more

Question 2

When stressed mothers have time to relax and restore their energies,they do not transmit negative feelings in the family.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The first step in John Gottman's emotional coaching program is __________ ___.

Answer 3

parents' recognizing when they are having an emotional reaction,what it is,and when other people are having emotions

Question 4

Parents spent more time at work in 2000 than they did in 1965,but they also spent more time in 2000 in direct childcare than they did in 1965.

Question 5

Reflecting another person's feelings is termed __________.

Question 6

In a Magnetic Resonance Imaging study,when happily married women ___________________,their stress level was reduced.

Question 7

The most important predictor of the nature of the grandparent-grandchild relationship is __________.

Question 8

A ____________ is a statement designed to prevent problems in the future.

Question 9

Studies show that __________ feelings are most frequently passed around in the family.

Question 10

Families are most likely to stop the transmission of negative feelings when (give two occasions)_____________________________.

Question 11

__________ is the person whose feelings have the most impact on the family.

Question 12

Following the 2008 Recession,teens report __________ worries than their parents.

Question 13

Parents do not rate the quality of the time they spend with children as high quality and satisfying.

Question 14

If a child thinks of a __________ for a short time,performance improves and behavior becomes more friendly and responsive.

Question 15

Children do not begin to tell stories about what they do until they are in kindergarten.

Question 16

Give four protective factors for children of depressed parents __________.

Question 17

Babies who witness parents' angry arguments respond with _______________ if parents do not find a resolution.

Question 18

Resilient farm families under economic stress use two major ways to cope effectively: _______________________ and _______________________________.

Question 19

Parents' dismissing,criticizing,or accepting feelings without giving guidance leads to similar problems in the child's behavior.

Question 20

Approximately ________ percent of pregnancies are affected by parent's substance abuse.

Question 21

Spending time alone with children is parents' most frequent activity when at home.

Question 22

Programs designed to teach marital partners constructive problem-solving to prevent marital conflict include

A) twelve two-hour sessions.
B) pamphlets with didactic material.
C) learning to seek win-win solutions.
D) all of the above.

Question 23

Single mothers have fewer hours with children than married parents but they rated the time as more enjoyable and satisfying.

Question 24

Researchers in Finland were surprised to find the Economic Stress Model predicted stress level in Finland where economic loss is minimal because of government benefits,but speculated that stress came from

A) the loss of psychological meaning the job gave.
B) the negative reactions of friends.
C) the fact that change was unexpected of the person.
D) having less discretionary income to use for consumption.

Question 25

When parents are permissive and let children express all their feelings,children learn to manage their feelings and express them appropriately.

Question 26

Parents find each others' company stress-reducing,but they have relatively little time together.

Question 27

Parents' marital satisfaction and their parenting skills

A) are generally unrelated to each other.
B) are generally negatively related with parenting skills absorbing so much energy there is little left over for the marriage.
C) are most often positively related to each other.
D) are rarely studied together, so we do not have reliable information.

Question 28

A college friend tells you she never engages in idle chatter or storytelling as she has too much work to do.She exchanges information and facts with her friends,but then she has to run off.Based on your understanding of the literature on storytelling,you tell her

A) storytelling shapes our views of ourselves.
B) she is right; storytelling wastes time that could be better spent on schoolwork.
C) storytelling helps makes sense of our experiences.
D) A and C

Question 29

In one study,families spent 30 percent of their time at home together in the same room.

Question 30

Since parents now spend more time with children than they did in 1965,they worry less about spending enough time with children.

Question 31

A friend asks you what she can do to reduce the transmission of negative feelings in her family.Which of the following would you not advise her to do?

A) Develop a support system to reduce stress because reducing stress reduces negative flow.
B) Find time to relax and restore your energy.
C) See others' negative feelings as justified.
D) Avoid the discussion of negative feelings.

Question 32

As heads of families,grandfathers are more often involved with grandchildren than grandmothers are.

Question 33

Positive emotions in adults

A) calm negative feelings aroused by stress.
B) have effects for the moment.
C) lead to passivity and excessive enjoyment of pleasure.
D) A and C

Question 34

Programs to help brothers and sisters relate more effectively teach skills such as

A) how to leave play sessions in a positive mood.
B) how to respond to others' play overtures
C) how to play alone
D) none of the above

Question 35

Parenting hassles include all of the following EXCEPT

A) major difficulties with children.
B) cleaning up messes.
C) children's whining.
D) changing family plans.

Question 36

Parents find television viewing satisfying,so it is a readily available stress reducer.

Question 37

Loving grandmothers are a source of support for grandchildren whose mothers rely on harsh parenting so grandchildren do not develop negative behaviors usually associated with harsh parenting.

Question 38

Outgoing,sociable,optimistic parents have fewer negative moods in response to the stresses of everyday parenting than parents who are not optimistic and outgoing.

Question 39

Protective factors for children of alcoholic parents include

A) secure attachment to nonalcoholic parent.
B) minimizing the number of family celebrations to reduce opportunities for drinking.
C) being in high-quality childcare.
D) all of the above.

Question 40

When parents do not resolve their arguments and remain angry and unhappy,both parents and children suffer

A) isolation.
B) emotional insecurity.
C) preoccupation.
D) all of the above

Question 41

An I-message includes all the following EXCEPT

A) a clear statement of how a parent feels.
B) the child's behavior that caused the feeling.
C) the punishment that will follow.
D) why the behavior upsets the parent.

Question 42

Describe four characteristics of the program designed to prevent marital conflict and three measures of its success.

Question 43

All of the following qualities were included in children's descriptions of the good parent EXCEPT

A) providing food.
B) providing affection.
C) providing limits.
D) providing criticism.

Question 44

Program designed to help families talk about parents' depression to reduce its impact on children ages eight and older focused on

A) helping children understand depression.
B) helping parents and children spend more time together.
C) helping children understand nobody caused depression and no one is to blame.
D) A and C

Question 45

Briefly describe the five steps parents take to coach children about feelings so they can more effectively manage them.

Question 46

Deep pressure massage several times a day can help premature babies

A) gain weight.
B) lie quietly during the day.
C) leave the hospital sooner.
D) A and C

Question 47

Compared to unemployed mothers,employed mothers report

A) they give less praise and affection to children.
B) they have fewer worries about how children are doing.
C) they have more concerns about how children are doing.
D) A and C

Question 48

Compare the skills that the program to improve siblings' relationships taught with the skills the constructive marital problem-solving program taught and include at least three characteristics of each program and show how they are similar or different.

Question 49

In the Cowan and Cowan study,adult children of alcoholics had problems in the areas of

A) marital adjustment.
B) job satisfaction.
C) alcohol consumption.
D) all of the above

Question 50

When children do not follow through on mutual problem-solving agreements,parents

A) accept children are too young or immature to use this method.
B) build in negative consequences to encourage follow through.
C) send an I-message and call for another session.
D) build in more positive consequences for follow through.

Question 51

The most important first step in intervening to help children of depressed parents is

A) parenting program for depressed parents.
B) parents' carrying out massage therapy for infants.
C) parents' forming friendships with nondepressed adults.
D) effective treatment of parents' depression.

Question 52

Active listening is not appropriate when

A) a child does not wish to talk about his/her feelings.
B) a parent does not have time to talk.
C) a child is just asking for information.
D) all of these

Question 53

Give three risk factors for children of depressed or substance abusing parents and give three forms of treatment that have been helpful for parents and children.

Question 54

Working with mothers in an outpatient program for heroin-addicted mothers,therapists focused on mothers' emotional reactions to their children and their

A)anger about the past.
B)underlying beliefs about children.
C)depression and its course.
D)A and C.

Question 55

Give five ways that fathers' feelings impact the transmission of feelings in the family.

Question 56

A grandmother tells you she enjoys her time with her grandchildren,but she worries she is unimportant in their lives,because they have so many other sources of pleasure.You tell her maternal grandmothers

A) serve important roles as playmates, mentors, and family historians.
B) in one study, childhood survival to age six increased in families with grandmothers.
C) grandparents provide emotional support and help to parents, and that indirectly supports grandchildren.
D) all of these

Question 57

Researchers who followed children of depressed parents into adulthood urged clinicians to see depression as a family affair and encourage depressed parents

A) to adopt a more active approach in dealing with their problems.
B) to be more relaxed with their children and teach children to relax.
C) to teach children to focus on friendships and positive feelings.
D) A and C

Question 58

Adolescents who feel close to their parents are

A) less likely to take on parents' negative qualities.
B) more likely to model parents' negative qualities.
C) unaffected by parents' negative qualities.
D) repelled by parents' negative qualities.

Question 59

Parents should give children feedback about their _________________,so children learn about themselves.

A) actions
B) feelings
C) thoughts
D) mistakes

Question 60

An underlying assumption of mutual problem-solving is that families

A) are overwhelmed with the problem and want a solution.
B) can find solutions that satisfy all parties.
C) can function well even with problems.
D) A and C