Question 1

A large and rapidly growing segment of the population is

Accepted Answer

A)   single-parent families formed through divorce
B)   single-parent families formed through death
C)   single-parent families formed through abandonment
D)   single-parent families formed through choice D

Question 2

Single-parent families tend to be more _____ than most family types.

Accepted Answer

A)   autocratic
B)   democratic
C)   rigid
D)   formal B

Question 3

In working with blended families, therapists should

Accepted Answer

A)   be passive
B)   be active
C)   be legal advisors
D)   be predictable B

Question 4

Children of divorce are _____ to divorce than others.

Accepted Answer

A)   less likely
B)   more likely
C)   six times more likely
D)   six times less likely

Question 5

The structure of most blended families initially includes

Accepted Answer

A)   clear romantic and negative feelings
B)   a weak couple subsystem
C)   a unified parental subsystem
D)   clear boundaries

Question 6

Most people who divorce eventually remarry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the _____, families created by divorce began to exceed those created by death.

Accepted Answer

A)   1940s
B)   1950s
C)   1960s
D)   1970s

Question 8

Families that are created as a result of the death of a parent may experience three developmental stages: mourning, readujstment, and renewal and accomplishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Families that experience the temporary absence of a parent due to military deployment or other temporary circumstances are not considered to be "single-parent families."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Healthy adjustment of children is strongly correlated with

Accepted Answer

A)   pre-divorce/death levels of family functioning
B)   mental and emotional anguish
C)   taking sides
D)   premarital counseling

Question 11

In blended families, there are no accepted social roles for stepparents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

To help kids through the divorce process, it can be helpful to:

Accepted Answer

A)   define and refine clear boundaries and roles
B)   have diffuse boundaries and roles
C)   have a more formal style of relating
D)   have both parents tell the children about the divorce and let the children decide who's right and who's wrong

Question 13

A major challenge for children in blended families is:

Accepted Answer

A)   identifying common interests among new step siblings
B)   establishing a new identity
C)   losing one's ordinal position from a previous family experience
D)   creativity and innovativeness

Question 14

A formerly married person's ex-spouse, the ex-spouse's new husband or wife, and his or her blood kin are called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   kin once removed
B)   new kin
C)   new relatives
D)   quasi kin

Question 15

_____ can help blended families understand the differences between blended family and non-blended family systems and provide guidelines for handling typical situations.

Accepted Answer

A)   education
B)   choreography
C)   genograms
D)   projection

Question 16

Bibliotherapy is a helpful means of working with single-parent families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Parentification of children can occur if families are enmeshed or do not successfully adjust to the new hierarchy following a family break-up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Questions such as "Who are the real members of my family?" "What space is mine?" or "Where do I really belong?" are examples of what kind of challenges in blended families?

Accepted Answer

A)   economic problems
B)   resolution of feelings
C)   boundary difficulties
D)   establishment of a hierarchy

Question 19

Establishing a blended family

Accepted Answer

A)   is a complex process
B)   is a relatively short process (i.e., 1 to 2 years) 
C)   is easier than establishing a family in a first marriage
D)   should be based on established guidelines to follow in coming together

Question 20

An important step in developing new relationships in blended families is

Accepted Answer

A)   giving up old loyalties to make space for new ties
B)   setting up closed systems to maximize internal family strengths
C)   encouraging projection
D)   mourning the loss of previous relationships

Exam 4: Working With Single-Parent and Blended Families

A large and rapidly growing segment of the population is

Single-parent families tend to be more _____ than most family types.

In working with blended families, therapists should

Children of divorce are _____ to divorce than others.

The structure of most blended families initially includes

Most people who divorce eventually remarry.

In the _____, families created by divorce began to exceed those created by death.

Families that are created as a result of the death of a parent may experience three developmental stages: mourning, readujstment, and renewal and accomplishment.

Families that experience the temporary absence of a parent due to military deployment or other temporary circumstances are not considered to be "single-parent families."

Healthy adjustment of children is strongly correlated with

In blended families, there are no accepted social roles for stepparents.

To help kids through the divorce process, it can be helpful to:

A major challenge for children in blended families is:

A formerly married person's ex-spouse, the ex-spouse's new husband or wife, and his or her blood kin are called ______.

_____ can help blended families understand the differences between blended family and non-blended family systems and provide guidelines for handling typical situations.

Bibliotherapy is a helpful means of working with single-parent families.

Parentification of children can occur if families are enmeshed or do not successfully adjust to the new hierarchy following a family break-up.

Questions such as "Who are the real members of my family?" "What space is mine?" or "Where do I really belong?" are examples of what kind of challenges in blended families?

Establishing a blended family

An important step in developing new relationships in blended families is