Question

1)

A family’s ability to continue to function along established patterns of behavior despite stressful changes is

(1pts)

A. Resiliency

B. Elasticity

C. Buoyancy

D. Adaptability

2)

The ABC-X model of family stress focuses on the cause, the perception of the change, and

(1pts)

A. The nature of the family members involved

B. The severity of the stress

C. The family’s coping mechanisms

D. The number of family members involved

3)

At what age are women at the greatest risk for being victims of domestic violence?

(1pts)

A. 15-19

B. 20-24

C. 40-45

D. 70-74

4)

Social cognition theory of the effects of family violence on children holds that

(1pts)

A. Violent and abusive behavior is learned. Abusive children learn abusive behaviors from the abuser

B. A child’s interpretation of a certain situation may not be as hostile as he or she may perceive. Changing the children’s impressions may help children overcome the abusive situation

C. Different traits and coping mechanisms are passed from generation to generation within a family

D. How a negative event is handed depends on the extent of the trauma that a victim experiences.

5)

According to research, which of the following makes child-to-parent abuse more likely?

(1pts)

A. Parental leniency

B. Parental neglect

C. Exposure to violent video games

D. Parental demandingness

Answer 1

1. The correct answer is option A

Resilience is used to describe an individual or a group such as the family’s ability to function despite adversity.

2. C. Is correct.

In Hill's ABC Xmodel of family stress , the letter "A" refers to the event that disrupts equilibrium, B to the internal and external resources that help manage the effect of stress, C describes the perception of the problem and x is used to refer to the situation of crisis if the family fails to cope.

3. B. Is correct

Women between the ages of 20 to 24 are at greatest risk of becoming victims of domestic violence as they are more likely to tolerate abuse due to the fear of losing their love relationship

4. A is correct

the social-cognitive theory suggests that those children who have been exposed to violence, model this behaviour as a means to resolve conflict.

5. B is correct

Child to parent abuse is often a result of previous experience with maltreatment and violence at home both in the form of abuse and/or neglect from parents.