Question 1

The effects of adopted children's early institutionalization depends on all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   quality of early care-giving.
B)   length of the time in the institution.
C)   nutritional level in institution.
D)   location of institution. D

Question 2

Both Adam Pertman and Debra Spar have expressed concerns about the role of __________ in the process of adoption and ART and the need for ____________________ in the processes.

Accepted Answer

money/cost; transparency/oversight/regulation

Question 3

Give three ways in which young adults who search for biological parents are similar to those who do not search and three ways in which they differ.

Accepted Answer

Similarities:
1. Both groups may experience feelings of curiosity and a desire to understand their genetic background and family history.
2. Both groups may have questions about their identity and may seek a sense of belonging and connection to their biological roots.
3. Both groups may experience emotional challenges and potential conflicts with their adoptive families as they navigate the complexities of their search for biological parents.

Differences:
1. Young adults who search for biological parents may be more proactive and assertive in seeking out information and resources related to their search, while those who do not search may be more passive or ambivalent about exploring their biological origins.
2. Those who search for biological parents may experience a greater sense of urgency and determination in their quest for answers, while those who do not search may be more focused on their present relationships and life circumstances.
3. Young adults who search for biological parents may face potential emotional and psychological challenges related to rejection or disappointment if their search does not yield the desired results, while those who do not search may not experience these specific stressors related to their biological origins.

Question 4

The Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine does not routinely recommend counseling for donors and receiving parents and recommends it only if there is conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The parents of adopted children showing the core deficit-specific syndrome are as sensitive and responsive caregivers as those parents whose children do not have the syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The role of donor assistance or surrogacy is often explained to young children as that of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The role of donor assistance or surrogacy...

Question 7

A friend who is adopting a child tells you she is worried she will not be as warm or attached to her child as a mother who carried a child for nine months and gave birth naturally.Based on research,what do you tell her?

Accepted Answer

A)   Research shows that adoptive parents have been through so much stress to become parents that they are afraid to become attached to their children.
B)   Adoptive parents are as warm and attached to their child as parents who naturally conceive and carry a child.
C)   Adoptive mothers cannot become as attached because they did not have the experience of carrying the child and giving birth.
D)   A and C

Question 8

Research shows that the longer children in international adoptions have spent in institutional care prior to adoption,the more likely children may have __________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Research shows that the longer children in...

Question 9

When children were seven years old,mothers using egg donor assistance and surrogacy were similar to naturally conceiving mothers in their levels of (name three)__________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When children were seven years old,mothers using...

Question 10

The recommendations of the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine regarding telling children about donor assistance _________________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The recommendations of the Ethics Committee of...

Question 11

Young adults who were not interested in searching for their biological parents

Accepted Answer

A)   had negative feelings about both biological and adoptive parents.
B)   felt they were similar to adoptive parents psychologically and intellectually.
C)   had less contact with adoptive parents.
D)   had few friends.

Question 12

Studies comparing adopted children with children who were reared by parents who had considered giving them up for adoption found that

Accepted Answer

A)   there were no differences between the two groups.
B)   children living with their biological parents functioned better.
C)   adopted children functioned better.
D)   were inconclusive.

Question 13

Birth mothers who participate in open adoptions have better psychological adjustment than those who do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe the ways parenting of ART parents resembles or differs from parenting of naturally conceiving parents at two different age periods.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the ways parenting of ART parents...

Question 15

In most studies of adoptive children,boys are more interested in searching for birth parents than girls.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When parents adopt a child from another country,they follow this country's rules for adoption because this is where the child will live.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Briefly describe four patterns of communication found in adoptive and nonadoptive families with adolescent children and the effects of these patterns on adopted teens' and nonadopted teens' behaviors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly describe four patterns of communication found...

Question 18

Cultural socialization of adoptive children was related to __________ levels of children's aggressive behavior and preparation for bias was related to ___________ levels of children's aggressive behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)   lower; lower
B)   higher; higher
C)   lower; higher
D)   higher; lower

Question 19

Among the main reasons parents give for telling children about the use of ART:

Accepted Answer

A)  desire for open relationship with child.
B)  child wants to know.
C)  child has a right to know his/her history.
D)  A and C

Question 20

Adults previously excluded from adoption-older,single,gay/lesbian,poorer,disabled-have been approved as adoptive parents and found to

Accepted Answer

A)   experience less satisfaction as parents than anticipated.
B)   have greater difficulties than those adopted by young couples.
C)   have good placement outcomes.
D)   A and C

Exam 13: Parents by Adoption and Parents by Reproductive Technology

The effects of adopted children's early institutionalization depends on all of the following EXCEPT

Both Adam Pertman and Debra Spar have expressed concerns about the role of in the process of adoption and ART and the need for __________ in the processes.

Give three ways in which young adults who search for biological parents are similar to those who do not search and three ways in which they differ.

The Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine does not routinely recommend counseling for donors and receiving parents and recommends it only if there is conflict.

The parents of adopted children showing the core deficit-specific syndrome are as sensitive and responsive caregivers as those parents whose children do not have the syndrome.

The role of donor assistance or surrogacy is often explained to young children as that of __________.

A friend who is adopting a child tells you she is worried she will not be as warm or attached to her child as a mother who carried a child for nine months and gave birth naturally.Based on research,what do you tell her?

Research shows that the longer children in international adoptions have spent in institutional care prior to adoption,the more likely children may have __________________________.

When children were seven years old,mothers using egg donor assistance and surrogacy were similar to naturally conceiving mothers in their levels of (name three)__________.

The recommendations of the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine regarding telling children about donor assistance _________________________________.

Young adults who were not interested in searching for their biological parents

Studies comparing adopted children with children who were reared by parents who had considered giving them up for adoption found that

Birth mothers who participate in open adoptions have better psychological adjustment than those who do not.

Describe the ways parenting of ART parents resembles or differs from parenting of naturally conceiving parents at two different age periods.

In most studies of adoptive children,boys are more interested in searching for birth parents than girls.

When parents adopt a child from another country,they follow this country's rules for adoption because this is where the child will live.

Briefly describe four patterns of communication found in adoptive and nonadoptive families with adolescent children and the effects of these patterns on adopted teens' and nonadopted teens' behaviors.

Cultural socialization of adoptive children was related to levels of children's aggressive behavior and preparation for bias was related to _ levels of children's aggressive behaviors.

Among the main reasons parents give for telling children about the use of ART:

Adults previously excluded from adoption-older,single,gay/lesbian,poorer,disabled-have been approved as adoptive parents and found to