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Counseling Families Final
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Counseling Families explores the theories and practices involved in working with families within a counseling context. This course examines family systems, dynamics, communication patterns, and cultural influences, equipping students with skills needed to assess and intervene effectively in a variety of family situations. Emphasis is placed on developing strategies for promoting positive change, resilience, and healthy relationships, as well as addressing issues such as conflict, life transitions, and crisis management. Students will engage with case studies, role-plays, and current research to deepen their understanding of ethical and evidence-based approaches to family counseling.
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The Family Dynamic A Canadian Perspective 5th Edition by Margaret Ward
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Chapter 1: What Is a Family
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Q1) Which of the following statements in NOT true of correlations?
A) Correlations attempt to find a relationship between two or more factors.
B) Correlations are one of most common forms of statistical analysis.
C) Correlations are often used in quantitative research.
D) Correlations can prove that one factor caused another.
Answer: D
Q2) According to the text,what does "norm" refer to?
A) a way of behaving that is typical of a certain group
B) social principles accepted by groups within society
C) the basic knowledge of a culture's way of doing things
D) a position that carries a set of expectations about behaviour
Answer: A
Q3) John is a researcher interested in learning people's opinions about roles in marriage.He mails a questionnaire to a carefully selected group of people.What research method is he using?
A) a survey
B) a cohort
C) a correlation
D) an observation
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Being Different
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Q1) Kim argues that women should be considered a minority group.According to the text,which of the following statements justifies her position?
A) Women are disadvantaged in respect to pay and opportunities for promotion.
B) Women are encouraged to be homemakers and to be dependent on their husbands.
C) Men outnumber women in the Canadian population.
D) Women are unable to think rationally because they concentrate on emotions.
Answer: A
Q2) According to the text,which of the following statements is NOT true of communication?
A) Women are more concerned than men with reasoned arguments and authority.
B) Females tend to focus on relationships and connections between people.
C) Women are usually better at reading and sending nonverbal messages than men.
D) Men are more likely to use deception to get what they want.
Answer: A
Q3) Prior to the 1960s,what did the traditional view of Québec society emphasize?
A) education, industrialization, large families, and bilingualism
B) education, industrialization, small families, and the French language
C) the Catholic Church, separatism, family support programs, and bilingualism
D) the Catholic Church, rural life, large families, and the French language
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Getting Together
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Q1) According to the text,what is one difference between premarital and marital infidelity?
A) Married people are more likely to be unfaithful.
B) Married people are less likely to engage in Internet relationships.
C) Unmarried people are more likely to be emotionally unfaithful.
D) Unmarried people are likelier to end a relationship.
Answer: D
Q2) According to the text,what is increasing in importance in the marriage marketplace?
A) a man's status or occupation
B) a woman's ability to contribute financially to the family
C) a man's physical attractiveness or appearance
D) a woman's physical attractiveness or appearance
Answer: B
Q3) According to the text,which of the following BEST describes arranged marriages?
A) They do not take place in Canada.
B) They may have happened earlier, but no longer occur.
C) They are actually common, but are kept secret.
D) They occur most often among immigrant families.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Wedding Bells and After
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Q1) In Aboriginal societies worldwide,who usually provided the most calories for the family and controlled the actual sharing of food?
A) women
B) men
C) a council of elders
D) grandfathers
Q2) According to the text,what did the money basis of 19th-century English-Canadian society do?
A) It gave the wife more power in the family than her husband.
B) It created equality between spouses through the man's earnings and the woman's dowry.
C) It did not affect the relationship between men and women.
D) It gave the husband more power in the family than his wife.
Q3) According to the text,what is NOT a disadvantage to the conventional role model of marriage?
A) a lower standard of living
B) expertise because of specialized roles
C) women's desire for adult companionship
D) lack of security for women
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Chapter 5: Children Yes or No
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Q1) In Canada,who are the majority of children born out of wedlock?
A) children born to teen parents
B) children born to common-law parents
C) children born into poverty
D) children born in Quebec
Q2) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the three basic approaches for dealing with an unwanted pregnancy.
Q3) According to the text,what was one problem with many of the foster families where children were placed in the past?
A) the failure of parents to teach children good work habits
B) the demand for girls, which made it hard to find homes for boys
C) the desire of parents to have a baby who would be like their own
D) the lack of screening and supervision to ensure children were not abused
Q4) List four factors contributing to the falling birth rate in Canada.
Q5) Which of the following is NOT a factor in the recent drop in birthrate?
A) the older age when women have their first child
B) the increase in working wives and mothers
C) the cost of raising and educating children
D) the extreme youth of first-time mothers
Q6) What are three basic ways of dealing with an unwanted pregnancy?
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Chapter 6: Bringing up Baby
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Q1) According to the text,how can socialization experiences be compared to a buffet or smorgasbord?
A) An individual selects from among them to form an identity and value system
B) The more opportunities a child has, the better his or her values will be
C) Socialization experiences depend on the levels of a child's physical maturation and intellectual development
D) Socialization experiences govern the kinds of food a child will choose to eat
Q2) What did the experiences of the baby-boom generation include?
A) crowded conditions and inexperienced teachers in school
B) knowing what it was like to live without television
C) greater family stability than earlier generations
D) finding jobs more easily because of better education
Q3) According to the text,in general,what are boys encouraged to be?
A) quieter and less expressive
B) caring and nurturing
C) independent and active
D) intellectual and sensitive
Q4) ____________________ are the single most powerful influence in the socialization of children.
Q5) Indicate the positive aspects of peer relationships.
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Q1) In midlife,a man evaluates his dream of what he wants to accomplish in life.According to the text,if he has achieved it,what does he need to do?
A) give up and retire
B) find someone to mentor
C) find another goal
D) move into management
Q2) According to the text,when do middle-aged parents experience marital conflict and distress?
A) when they have many pets in the home
B) when they have no children in the home
C) when they have young children in the home
D) when they have adolescents in the home
Q3) Explain what is meant by "midlife crisis."
Q4) The ____________________ is the socially approved schedule for certain life events.
Q5) Erik Erikson states that the key issue in middle age is
Q6) Explain why middle-aged individuals are sometimes called "the sandwich generation."
Q7) Explain why age is often more important for women than for men.
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Chapter 8: Grey Power and the Sunset Years
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Q1) According to the text,what is one concern about the increase in elderly people?
A) the lack of jobs for younger people in institutions
B) the tax base required to provide services
C) increasing ageism in the attitudes of the elderly
D) growing independence leading to empty places in nursing homes
Q2) According to the text,what is a funeral?
A) an obsession with death that serves no useful purpose
B) the occasion for formal leave taking of the person who has died
C) an occasion where, by custom, families air all their conflicts
D) an interruption of the healthy grieving process
Q3) Explain how the death of a family member may affect survivors psychologically,socially,and economically.
Q4) ___________________________ who are working tend to be less happy if their partner is retired.
Q5) Which of the following is NOT an aspect of North American culture that tends to minimize death?
A) preference for the hospital as the place for dying
B) the control of the final ceremonies by the funeral industry
C) religious ceremonies and wakes held in relatives' homes
D) short time allowed from work for bereavement leave
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Chapter 9: The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority
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Q1) The level of income below which an individual family is considered to be poor is called the ____________________.
Q2) Jane became a lone parent when her husband died.What is she likely to do,compared with never-married and divorced parents?
A) She is more likely to remarry because she is more positive toward marriage.
B) She is less likely to remarry because she is too dependent on her children.
C) She is more likely to remarry because men prefer widowed to divorced women.
D) She is less likely to remarry because she is probably older.
Q3) Suggest one similarity and two differences between lone mothers and lone fathers.
Q4) According to a City of Calgary survey of single parents,difficulties in having a social life included all the following EXCEPT which one?
A) lack of money
B) inconvenient timing
C) scheduling conflicts
D) lack of contact with others
Q5) Explain why individuals who have grown up in lone-parent families may have an increased level of difficulty in life.
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Chapter 10: Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience
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Q1) According to the text,what is an important developmental task for a divorced person to accomplish?
A) a custody battle
B) an emotional divorce
C) preoccupation with the lost relationship
D) achieving a transitional state
Q2) Briefly describe the effect of changes in divorce law in 1968 and 1985.
Q3) What happened in English common law prior to the 19th century?
A) Mothers were usually granted custody.
B) The best interests of the child were important for custody decisions.
C) There was a strong movement toward joint custody.
D) Fathers had automatic right to custody of their children.
Q4) Describe the emotional crisis following separation or divorce.Use examples to illustrate your points.
Q5) All the following EXCEPT which one are reasons parents do not comply with support orders?
A) dissatisfaction with the custody order
B) a wish to garnishee one's wages
C) a desire to harass the ex-spouse
D) a wish to control decisions affecting the children
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Chapter 11: The Second Time Around
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Q1) According to the text,how does the stepparent often act in successful reconstituted families?
A) as a stern disciplinarian to the children
B) as an adult friend to the children
C) as a substitute parent to the children
D) as a source of treats to the children
Q2) It is predicted that remarriages will become ___________ common in the future.
Q3) Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a source of conflict between stepsiblings?
A) The children interpret any differences in treatment as favouritism.
B) There are difficulties over turf when a second set of children joins the household.
C) Visits are arranged so that there is only one set of children in the house at once.
D) Combining two groups of children produces a duplication in roles.
Q4) Give four factors that may lead to conflict between stepsiblings.
Q5) What changes have occurred following World War II in remarriage patterns?
Q6) Some of the problems in stepfamily relationships arise from ____________________ and unrealistic expectations,which place unnecessary burdens on its members.
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Chapter 12: The Family and the World of Work
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Q1) What effect has technology had on housework?
A) It has reduced housework.
B) It has increased heavy work.
C) It has reduced loneliness during housework.
D) It has made it different, not less.
Q2) What is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion as a result of prolonged stress from trying to live up to impossible goals?
A) the time crunch
B) a normal weekend
C) burnout
D) madness
Q3) According to the text,what do many individuals believe is the answer to conflicts between work and home?
A) establish daycare centres that operate round the clock
B) change norms to accommodate the needs of two-earner families
C) resolve issues arising from the effect of working fathers on children's development
D) make parents responsible for teenagers' conduct at work, school, and home
Q4) State the functions of paid employment.
Q5) Define "burnout" and describe its effects on the individual.
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Chapter 13: The Family Beleaguered When Problems Come
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Q1) According to the text,what do vested interests tend to do?
A) have the greatest influence in defining problems
B) be relatively unsuccessful compared with others
C) be a continuing financial burden on society
D) be the same as gatekeepers
Q2) Which of the following factors probably does NOT affect the meaning a family places on an illness?
A) experience with a similar disorder
B) length of time the person has been ill
C) the reason the family gives for the illness
D) how family members see the prognosis
Q3) Which of the following is NOT characteristic of a codependent person?
A) The codependent person has no clear personal boundaries.
B) The codependent individual finds little worth in caretaking.
C) The individual believes he or she is responsible for the other person.
D) The codependent partner is at risk of developing stress-related illnesses.
Q4) According to the text,there are five general types of stressors that can pile up.What are these stressors?
Q5) A prolonged illness is called a(n)____________________ illness.
Q6) State the impact of ambiguity on the way a family perceives a chronic illness.
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Chapter 14: Home Dangerous Home: Abuse and Violence in the Family
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Q1) What is term for the sequence of violent event,remorse,building tensions,and another violent act?
A) the cycle of violence
B) the violence-relaxation cycle
C) the intergenerational aggression
D) the cyclic relief of tension
Q2) Which of the following is NOT considered a reason for relatively low recognition rates of child abuse?
A) Children may not be able to disclose the abuse.
B) Abuse is relatively rare.
C) It is often kept secret.
D) A parent's explanations for an injury may seem plausible.
Q3) What does research show about patterns of violence?
A) Abuse has many causes rather than being only part of an abusive cycle.
B) Most abused girls become battered wives or abusive mothers.
C) Most boys growing up in violent homes become spouse or child abusers.
D) The single most important factor in abuse is family history.
Q4) Describe the needs of spousal abuse victims and discuss the response of society to these needs.
Q5) Often,a pressing need for abused women is ____________________.
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Chapter 15: Poverty and the Family
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Q1) Explain what is meant by the social safety net and give two examples of programs included within it.
Q2) Which of the following factors does NOT help explain why recent immigrants have a greater risk of poverty?
A) They often have large families to look after and are unable to work long hours.
B) Some come from countries with language and customs very different from Canada.
C) Entry-level jobs, which many must take, are low paying.
D) The swing toward self-employment is difficult for newcomers without connections.
Q3) According to the text,in general,what is poverty defined almost entirely in terms of?
A) well-being
B) ability to manage
C) income
D) possessions
Q4) The ability of poor families to survive financially and actual homelessness are both closely tied to the cost of housing.Show why this is true.
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Chapter 16: The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family
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Q1) Discuss four factors that will probably influence the future of Canadian families.
Q2) What dilemma may be posed by the need of the elderly for more care as they age?
A) more nursing homes versus more home care services
B) more working women versus hiring more home help aides
C) more nursing homes versus higher taxes to pay for them
D) higher taxes versus increased service levels
Q3) According to the text,why is there concern over the effect of communications technology on family relationships?
A) Parents will supervise their children too closely through pagers and cell phones.
B) Parents' willingness to learn about computers will erode children's expertise.
C) Children's expertise may erode parents' authority.
D) Family meetings via videoconferencing are less fulfilling than face-to-face gatherings.
Q4) Explain the impact an aging population will have on social services.
Q5) Briefly state advantages and disadvantages of communications technology for the family.
Q6) Briefly state how communications technology will probably affect family life.
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