HDFS 2100 Exam 3

Healthier lifestyle Longer life expectancy More satisfying sex life More wealth/economic assets Happier/safer environment for children

Higher income More conflict Men benefit more than women

Independent and mature Love each other and selves Enjoy being together and apart Know selves Established in occupations Assertiveness Foundation in friendship Enlightened self-interest

Expressing oneself in a direct and positive manner, component of successful marriage.

When you focus on your partner's needs, they tend to focus on yours; component of successful marriage.

Largest marriage education program (1970s).

Marriage education initiative funded at the federal level (2006).

Premarital inventory Training Discussion group Continued enrichment

Couples should assess and receive feedback from a trusted source about it.

Validating Volatile Conflict-avoiding

Emotional disengagement Four Horsemen Flooding Bad memories

Developed by the Gottman Institute; criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling.

Family in which an individual was raised throughout childhood.

Strength in communication, conflict resolution, sexual relationship, and finances.

Strength in roles and the ability to resolve conflicts.

Strength in spiritual beliefs, roles, and support networks.

Limited strengths, require growth.

Strength in seeking marital therapy.

Leads to compassion towards self when mistakes are made and provides more marital satisfaction.

Expresses overall commitment and leads to mutual trust.

Forgiveness and a relationship/communication with God lead to satisfaction (amen).

Attempt to promote healthy marriage throughout a more diverse population, focusing on minority couples specifically.

Said that married/cohabiting parents have a higher degree of happiness than single parents.

More education More financial resources Sharing responsibilities Support from family/friends Faith Shared beliefs Sexual satisfaction Generosity

Exploring: Open/healthy expectations Demonstrating: Stability, quality, flexibility Creating: Openly acknowledging/communicating situation Understanding: Intensity of commitment/possible issues

Growing in popularity due to raised costs, wage gaps, and expectations placed on women.

Same political/personal reproduction beliefs.

No prior discussion of reproductive beliefs, therefore, the decision is being made together.

One partner with stronger reproductive beliefs influences the other who does not have an opinion.

Both partners have strong, opposing reproductive beliefs.

Amount of affection a parent exhibits.

Amount of flexibility a parent uses in disciplining child.

Clear rules and expectations; self-reliant, cheerful, and high-achieving child.

Rigid rules and strict expectations; conflicted, irritable, unstable, and unhappy child.

Allows child's preferences to take over; impulsive, rebellious, and under-achieving child.

Pay little attention to child's needs; immature and psychologically challenged child.

Allow child's preferences to prevail as long as parent is uninterrupted; solitary, withdrawn, and under-achieving child.

Operate from learning theory/reinforcement perspective.

Both the parents effect the child and the child effects the parents.

Places importance on a positive emotional environment.

Strongly encourages developmentally appropriate toys and activities.

Time; must be spent with child Limits; if set higher, expectations should be higher too Care; must be expressed

Focuses on teaching responsible behavior; shows honor and love to the child.

Use of physical force as behavioral control; is ineffective and leads to further behavioral problems.

Stress builds to a point where parents use harsh punishment.

Higher quality leads to better outcome Time spent in childcare matters Different impacts depending on age Parents/family are more influential than childcare

How parents coordinate and support each other.

Higher levels of stress, lower income.

Limited initiative of father figure to act as a provider, protector, and caregiver. Leads to poor outcomes.

Age 35-65; between early and late adulthood, overcoming old challenges and facing new ones.

Post WWII sudden rise in birth and population increase.

Not necessarily bad but more of a transitional stage, reevaluation of goals, no research to support.

Cessation of reproductive ability and menstrual periods for women. Many uncomfortable physiological and emotional symptoms.

Male menopause, emotional/physical changes due to a decline in hormone production.

Feelings of depression when children move out of the house. Can be a positive experience with more free room, time, and finances.

Adult children who return home.

When adult children return home post-grad in order to establish self and save money.

Caretaking of children and aging parents at the same time.

Making a clean break from employment and stopping work entirely.

Repeatedly leaving and returning to work.

65-74 years; retired, in good health, and capable of following new interests.

75-84 years; begin to show age and have more age related issues.

85+; commonly characterized by frailty, loneliness, and poverty.

100-109 years old.

110+ years old.

Mental attitude one has of their past achievements and possibilities of the future.

Variation among older adults capabilities due to genetics.

How one's social class and standing effects their life expectancy/health.

How family members' attitudes lead one to define themselves as they age.

Prejudging an older person negatively solely due to their age.

Daily pressure that is encountered by everyone and how we react to it.

Actions taken when something is identified as stressful.

Physical and emotional issues that present throughout major and minor life changes; links stress and physical illness.

When part of someone becomes absent, but they haven't actually died.

Stressor event

Crisis-meeting resources

Definition given to the event

Crisis

Military personnel leaves the family and engages in training/combat.

Results from traumatic event, disrupts relationships, and is treated with a combination of drugs, therapy, and social networks.

That it is dangerous, yet provides opportunity.

Violence enacted as one partner takes control over another.

Response to a partner's abuse.

When there is a contentious situation within the relationship.

Child from an abusive home has learned how to be a victim and victimize others.

Those who are battered tend to lose sense of confidence.

Process of venting anger verbally; can lead to physical abuse or loss of control.