Having a baby brings many changes for a couple.  Which of the following is NOT one of them as described in your text? 

The level of tension and conflict between parents has been found to be predictive of what in children? 

What does the X in the ABC-X Model represent?  

One of the reasons men and women have difficulty with communication, is that they have different fears that they tend to trigger in each other.  For men, they have a fear of ______________ while women have a fear of _______________.  

In regards to corporal punishment, your text refers to the concept of cascading circumstances.  Which means what?  

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?