Chapter 13
What is a state of tension from the need to respond to change?
Stress
What is the only type of divorce that is increasing today?
Silver divorce
What is the storngest predictor of couple satisfaction i a remarriage or blended family?
The child(ren)'s adjustment
What is the period of life free from disability?
Active life expectancy
This family theory argues that off-time transitions such as a teen pregnancy will result in a higher level of family stress.
Family Life Course Theory
This family theory argues that much of the stress families experience originate from outside of the family.
Family Ecology Perspective
For some individuals, divorce can actually be beneficial. This is known as _________.
stress-related growth
This term refers to society as viewing first families as real, and anything else as being less than.
Nuclear family monopoly
Who typically adjusts better to widowhood, men or women?
Women (more likely to receive social support; used to receiving intimacy from other sources)
Men typically rely on their partners for social support as well as benefit physically and psychologically from marriage.
This type of stressor results in loss of family morale, such as losing your home.
Demoralizing events
What is the lowest period of family crisis (a.k.a. rock bottom)?
Nadir
What are some demographic risk factors that may lead to divorce?
Getting married young, remarriage, cohabitation, heterogamy, parents got divorced
Blended families who use the __________ system pool their financial resources together and spend money based on who needs what. Blended families who use the _________ system primarily spend money along biological lines.
Common pot; Two pot
What are the two reasons why it is harder to retire today?
1. Longer life expectancy
2. Recession/cost of living
__________ refers to divorce within the first 5 years of marriage.
Starter marriage
What are the 4 types of stressors that are easier to overcome?
1. Expected
2. Brief
3. Seen as not being serious
4. Gradually improves over time
What is the term to describe when children reatin the house following their parents' divorce?
Birdnesting
_________ refers to confusion about who is in/out of the family. This is particularly problematic with blended families.
Boundary ambiguity
If aging parents have multiple adult children, what factors may impact who cares for their aging parents?
Gender, birth order, and proximity
Children raised in blended families have a higher risk of substance abuse, delinquency, and lower academic performance. What are the two reasons for this higher risk?
1. More instability (family more likely to move, composition of family more likely to change)
2. More financial strain compared to first/nuclear families
What are the 3 things defining family crisis?
1. Requires change
2. Turning point with potential for negative and/or positive effects
3. Time of relative instability
What are the two types of behavioral problems often seen in children of divorce?
Internalizing and externalizing behaviors
Which is the most healthy type of triadic communication? Which is the least healthy type of triadic communication?
Complete triad; Adult-coalition triad
___________ views elder abuse as the result of caregiver stress, whereas _________ views edler abuse as being caused by negative personality characteristics of the caregiver.
Caregiver Model; Domestic Violence Model
The Hierarchal Compensatory Model of Caregiving specifies that _________ is the first choice to care for and ill/aging family member, followed by ________, and lastly __________.
1. Spouse
2. Adult Child
3. Everyone else: Grandchildren, friend, sibling etc.