Chapter 11
The intangible emotional quality that holds groups together and gives members a sense of common identity. Emotional bonding of couples and family members with one another.
Family Cohesion
As the female partner in the relationship, I think it's fair that I should have more power/control over the timeline of when we have a child.
This is an example of _________ power.
Subjective
Individuals responses to stress can result in the actions of ______, _______, or _______.
Fighting, Flight, or Freezing
______________ includes portions of the population—children and the unmarried—who are not at risk for divorce.
Crude Divorce Rate
_______ ambiguity = ______ remarital satisfaction
Lower/Higher
______ ______ not family structure is an important indicator of positive child outcomes.
Family Warmth
Crystal is a Marriage and Family Therapist therefore she has _________ power in situations where she is not around individuals who are also therapists.
Informational
According to the Family Crisis Timeline the phase after the low point following a crisis is known as....
Reorganizaiton
The _______ ________ is the idea that woman’s earnings provide economic power, increased independence, and self-confidence for a woman to divorce.
Independence Effect
________ _______ is known as uncertainty among family members about who is in/out of the family & who is performing what roles
Boundary Ambiguity
This type of relationship is low on affection and low on antagonism...
Bland Relationships
__________ power is based on an individual’s ability to give material or nonmaterial gifts or favors.
Reward
This type of loss can leave individuals or families with feelings of confusion and unanswered questions.
Vague Loss
________ _________ refers more to individualistic purposes and personal happiness in marital unions.
Individualistic Marriage
Economic resources are pooled and distributed according to need, regardless of biological relatedness.
Common Pot System
The expression, either verbal or nonverbal, of one’s feelings of affection toward another.
Positive Affect
This type of interpartner violence is less common among couples.
Intimate Terrorism
What does the B in the ABC-X model of family crisis stand for?
(A-Stress Event)(B-_______)(C-Family Assessment)=X
Familly Resiliance
Levinger’s model of divorce decisions suggests that spouses assess their marriage in terms of:
Barriers to divorce
Alternatives to the marriage
______ __ ________
Rewards of Marriage
The ______ stage of the step family cycle is where the reality of challenges causes unease.
Immersion
John Gottman's Four Horseman of the Apocalypse label the "refusal to listen to complaints and withdrawing" as characteristics of _______.
Stonewalling
This phase of the cycle of violence is where the perpatrating partner engages in blaming and manipulative behaviors.
Tension Building Phase
The ______ __ ________ is defined as the state where an individual can process stress and self regulate.
Window of Tolerance
______ _______ refers to ruptures of relationships and changes in social networks that come about as a result of divorce.
Divorce Fallout
When the stepparents and stepchildren forge a “real” relationship, this is know as the ______ stage of the step family cycle.
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