The Heath family recently moved to a new neighborhood. The parents began new jobs, and the children began attending new schools. This change in the Heath family's lifestyle has led to an unusual degree of stress. According to systems theory,
a. the family's adjustment will depend on all family members' ability to adapt to the new situation.
b. the family is unlikely to adjust and return to some degree of normality unless family members seek help from professional family counselors.
c. the Heath's reaction to the change in their lifestyle is not typical, and thus the Heath's are most likely a dysfunctional family.
d. whether or not the family adjusts to the new situation depends on the parents' ability to adapt.
Question 2Erica is three years old and looks fairly healthy, but she is extremely small for her age. Erica was removed from her family because of evidence of severe emotional deprivation and is now in a foster home. The cause of Erica's retarded growth is most likely
a. organic failure-to-thrive syndrome. c. deprivation dwarfism.
b. nonorganic failure-to-thrive syndrome. d. psychological nonnutritive syndrome.
Question 3According to systems theory, an individual family member
a. belongs to one of several subsystems but can move from one subsystem to another.
b. creates his or her own unique subsystem based on the experiences of the individual.
c. belongs to one of several subsystems during the entire time he or she is a member of the family.
d. belongs to more than one subsystem at the same time.
Question 4Which child would not be labeled as failure-to-thrive?
a. Any child below the third percentile for height and weight in his or her age range
b. A child who has inherited an abnormally short stature
c. A child who has displayed normally slow growth from birth
d. A child who has been ill for several months and is not the same height or weight as his or her agemates
Question 5When Misha started kindergarten, his family had to adjust to the new routines involved with sending a child to school. This is an example of the family's tendency to adapt for the purpose of maintaining
a. homeostasis. c. cohesion.
b. solidarity. d. variability.
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