Jennifer, a wife and mother of three kids has been drinking more and more lately.  Initially, the family could pretend like it wasn’t an issue, but now her spouse can no longer ignore it.  Consequently, they’ve been fighting a lot, with the children getting caught in the middle.  He recognizes there isn’t much he can do to stop her drinking.  According to Jackson, which stage is this family in reaction to the alcohol abuse? 

Mark, is a single father, who got custody of his kids but doesn’t put much into his parenting.  He lets his children do whatever they want, as long as it doesn’t bother him.  This type of parenting would be considered which of Baumrind’s parenting types? 

Couples can get stuck in a pattern of conflict, where their fears trigger each other. According to the lecture, to get out of this pattern, husbands should ________ and wives should _______.  

Chpt. 2:  What do the authors of your text recommend the need for compassion towards others, including doing what?

Your child comes home with tears over something that happened at school.  You don’t bother to look up from your phone as you say to your child, “That’s too bad.”  What type of emotional response does this exemplify? 

You mom wants to tell you how bad your dad is.  If you don’t want to get triangulated, what should you do?  

Chpt. 5: According to Lerner, an blamer is most likely to do what when the stress comes on? 

Child abuse is related to family structure.  Which child is at an increased risk for abuse based on their family structure?  (choose all that apply)

Chpt. 7: The nationwide survey that focused on the strengths of happily married couples revealed that more happy couples than unhappy couples divided household tasks on the basis of: 


Chpt. 8: You’re trying to improve your credit score, which of the following would be a bad idea?