Reference no: EM132959564

1) To ensure a successful transition to the next stage of development in the family life cycle requires:

a) A new set of interaction patterns

b) A new set of rules to live by

c) A new homeostasis

d) All of the above

2) One main criticism of the family life cycle perspective is:

a) It cannot accurately explain development in non-traditional family structures such as same sex couples and families without children

b) It only includes eight stages whereas most families progress through at least ten stages

c) It has limited ability to explain family development in non-White families

d) All of the above

3) Which of the following is/are among some of the common themes and patterns carried across generations that are often evident when drawing a family genogram:

a) Age of first marriage

b) Incidence of separation/divorce

c) Career path/choice

d) All of the above

4) Marta and Miroslav Golic are excited about their 4year old daughter, Aida starting her first day of kindergarten. According to the family life cycle, the key developmental task for the Golic family is:

a) Re-establish the marital unit with a triangle

b) Support/cope with separation and individuation

c) Opening family boundaries to accommodate new information and allowing partial independence

d) Negotiating with one another around personal needs

5) In order to facilitate healthy growth and development, as children age and enter into their teenage years, family boundaries should:

a) Become more rigid and inflexible

b) Become more disengaged

c) Become more permeable and flexible

d) All of the above