exam 2 Flashcards

Question

strengths and challenges of asian families

Answer 1

strengths - collectivism values (authoritarian behaviors may work better for them, obligation between parents and children) challenges - perpetual foreigners -model minority myth

Answer 2

strengths - extended family - religion challenges - single mother - fear of police

Answer 3

1. the perpetual foreigner stereotype - being mistaken as a foreigner even though individuals were born in the US or have many generations of family in the US 2. the model minority myth/stereotype - explicitly describes Asian Americans as high-achieving, hardworking, and rule-following model minorities

Answer 4

discrimination that favors light-skin over dark-skin

Answer 5

- feel the constant need to socialize their children to race and racism - adverse effects on socioemotional health of African American youth - the stress of a negative interaction with law enforcement is a chronic stressor for African American families

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1. don't minimize 2. don't dismiss 3. don't intellectualize 4. don't give advice prematurely 5. don't question the validity of the incident

Answer 7

1. actively listen 2. empathize / sympathize 3. validate their feelings or interpretation of the event 4. stay with the tough emotions 5. be mindful of countertransference reactions (denying that racism still exists) 6. share your feelings and similar experiences, if applicable 7. be willing to mobilize for future action 8. explore racial/ethnic networks/resources in the local community 9. mentor younger people by being a role model 10. respect the wishes of the one who's experienced the discrimination 11. get in touch with nondominance - try to relate, but don't assume you know exactly how they feel 12. intervene!

Answer 8

cultural - language barriers - changing marital and gender expectations may lead to conflict - lack of familiarity with US norms in childcare/education system legal - separation due to staggered immigration - obtaining green card and citizenship - fear of deportation - risk of being deported if applying for public support intergenerational family conflict - acculturation

Answer 9

1. family belief systems (ex. religiosity and spirituality) 2. organizational patterns (ex. focusing on success of the family unity over individual needs) 3. communication and communal problem solving (ex. knowing your role in the family)

Answer 10

the level which people adapt to their host culture socially and psychologically

Answer 11

individuals abandoning their native culture to immerse themselves in the norms of the dominant culture

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engaging with the norms of the dominant culture while maintaining one's native culture

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maintaining one's own culture while completely rejecting the host culture

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a rejection of both the native and host cultures

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- is it a push or a pull migration? - how close are the cultures (economy, religion, gender roles, values, individualistic vs. collectivistic, etc.) - social support - language barriers - resources and perceptions

Answer 16

intentional use of physical force to inflict harm or injury - hitting, choking, slabbing, stabbing, murder - more female than male victims - more victims among non-white women effects (besides depression anxiety and self blame): chronic stress, high blood pressure, more hospital visits, persistent headaches, health problems

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verbal and psychological violence that inflict emotional trauma using acts, threats of acts, or coercive tactics - can occur independently, but usually in conjunction with other types of abuse - coercive control is roughly equally reported by both genders, but women experience mores stalking - typically reported as more problematic than physical abuse - more ambiguity because there isn’t physical evidence effects (besides depression anxiety and self blame): eating disorder, worthlessness, challenge leaving abuser

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forcing or attempting to force someone to take part in a sex act, sexual touching, or a sexual event when the person does not or cannot consent - also includes coercion around decisions with abortion and birth control effects (besides depression anxiety and self blame): shame and confusion, challenges in a sexual relationship

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- abuse occurs (physical, psychological, or emotional) → - aftermath (regret/apology, deny/minimize, or blame victim) → - calm (hope that change is permanent life seems normal, act as if abuse doesn’t occur) → - tension builds (walk on eggshells, try to keep abuser calm, starts to feel dangerous) → - abuse occurs again

Answer 20

- high self-esteem and self-worth, self-reliance - academic engagement and motivation - emotional regulation and coping skills - perceptions of control - good social problem-solving ability

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- strong parent-child attachment - parental competence/knowledge of child development - positive perceptions of child and positive parenting - belief of child's disclosure and support following disclosure - no continuation of abuse behaviors

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- positive family communication, problem solving, and conflict resolution skills - adaptability, flexibility, stability, and cohesion - affective involvement and family engagement - adequate income

Answer 23

- close reciprocal friendship - at least one supportive adult - strong educational system - opportunities for parental employment - safe neighborhood - good medical care - social and organizational support

Answer 24

1. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) 2. Alternative for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT) 3. Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) 4. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) 5. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) 6. Incredible Years (IY) 7. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) 8. Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)

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teaches the child skills to processing traumatic events

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focused on the adult and family to reduce child maltreatment by changing parent behavior

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attachment based intervention to help parents explore their own history with maltreatment

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based on social learning theory, teaches parents alternative discipline/reward strategies

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nurses visit infant and mother weekly throughout pregnancy and first 2 years of child's life to educate mothers about child development and parent-child bold

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implemented primarily in schools to support child social, emotional, and behavioral development

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targets multiple ecological systems - child, family and case workers work together to set goals and assess progress (MST-CAN for child abuse and neglect is especially effective and designed for adolescents)

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tiered system of programs to support families and prevent/treat child behavioral and emotional problems first at the community level

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1. social learning theory: "his dad was abusive, too" - strong link between exposure to violence and perpetrating violence 2. abusers' individual characteristics: "she always had an anger problem" - likely experience higher anger and lack emotion regulation skills - abusive behaviors are also connected to substance abuse 3. patriarchal structure: "he was the king of the castle" - viewing partner violence as acceptable due to gender roles and traditional perceptions of marriage 4. attachment theory: threats to attachment relationship provoke anger

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- most victims eventually leave their abusers after multiple attempts - leaving itself can be a crisis: violence often becomes worse after attempts to leave the relationship - over time, leaving an abusive partner is associated with better psychological wellbeing

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prevention - family relationships, knowledge of parenting and child development, parental emotional resilience, basic needs met, social connection for parents intervention - shelters, law enforcement, medical treatment resilience - caring relationships outside of family, love and trust/role models/encouragement and reassurance

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conservatives: more polite, more conscientious, particularly orderly, and higher in system justification liberals: more compassionate, more open (connected to higher creativity), higher in tolerance for ambiguity

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Liberal Moral Matrix: care for victims of oppression (moral foundations swung toward care/harm) Social-Conservative Moral Matrix: preserve the institutions and traditions that sustain a moral community (moral foundations are about equally distributed)

Answer 38

slow increase toward 20%, spiked around 2008

Answer 39

- political similarity does not significantly predict relationship satisfaction - other factors (discussion frequency and expressiveness, conflict frequency and intensity) are what mediate the relationship - discussing politics or having conflict doesn’t predict relationship satisfaction, but rather discussion expressiveness and conflict intensity "the quality of discussion and conflict, not merely their occurrence, help explain the political and relational results of political (dis)similarity within romantic relationships."

Answer 40

1. call out your own party (recognize its weaknesses) 2. downplay the fringes and highlight the median 3. emphasize disagreement within parties 4. power of storytelling (get to know people)

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- greater sense of meaning or purpose - lower suicide rates - lower alcohol use/abuse - lower drug abuse - lower crime and deliquency

Answer 42

weekly worship attendance is most common where life is shortest (ex. nigeria has a life expectancy of 52, and 89% of adults attend religious services weekly)

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1. transcendent experiences - grand spiritual experiences that strengthen faith 2. generates struggles 3. transforming influence - encourages people to grow and change

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1. mundane experiences - even the smallest parts of life should be religious 2. addresses struggles 3. maintaining influence - religiosity is a constant over long spans of time and provide stability/structure

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one's whole world crashing down, even a profound existential experience (what is true? who can i trust? where do i belong? have i been lying to others?)

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- other members judgmental and unsupportive - lack of transparency about church history - distrust in leaders - inability to discuss questions at church - social issues and (lack of) inclusion of women and minorities - drifting away

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doctrine: established, unchanging, still being revealed policy: continually changing, for our time, based on doctrine, changed through revelation culture: byproduct of policy and local culture, individual and group understanding of doctrine

Answer 48

1. process of leaving the lds faith and accompanying faith crises 2. tension between need for authenticity and family expectations concerning religion and faith, and sometimes sexuality, and the resulting feeling of “leading two lives" 3. consequences of the faith crisis and friction with family members on clients’ sense of identity, and their work towards the achievement of identity

Answer 49

1. embrace Knowledge 2. teach about nuance and sources of knowledge 3. meet them where they are 4. reconsider how we approach engagement with faith 5. don’t simplify the stories you tell 6. recognize that some aspects of our history and doctrine will challenge even devoted disciples 7. be more aware of their struggle 8. normalize uncertainty and valorize choosing to believe 9. remember, Christ commanded and provided His example of ministering to the marginalized 10. correct two unhelpful beliefs - monoculture defines the body of Christ - specific political references needed 11. recognize that teaching/discussion/ministering is to tread to sacred ground

Answer 50

- the percentage of people who believe marriage is important has stayed fairly consistent - the percentage of those who do get married is greatly decreasing since about 1985

Answer 51

1. singlehood is viewed as a temporary state, with marriage being a major goal 2. personal religious beliefs and teachings, and family beliefs about singlehood and marriage, play a major role in the development of singlehood as a temporary state. 3. friends and peer relations play a supporting role during a person’s single state

Answer 52

in the 1990s, the average age of first birth dropped below the average age of first marriage

Answer 53

the fear of being single is a meaningful predictor of settling for less in relationships - settling for less responsive and less attractive partners - remaining in relationships that are less satisfying - lowers romantic desirability

Answer 54

a notably intense amount of stress so unexpected that you can’t account for it with the system you’re using to interpret the world - massive amounts of distressing change in a short period of time - any non-normative stress can be considered a trauma

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1. intrusion (1): memories, nightmares, flashback 2. avoidance (1): Persistent avoidance of trauma-related stimuli following the event 3. negative mood/thoughts (2): dissociative amnesia, distorted beliefs about self and world, distorted blame for the event, persistent negative emotion, alienation 4. hyperarousal (2): irritability aggressive behavior, recklessness, hyper-vigilance, exaggerated startle response, sleeplessness

Answer 56

- wide range in symptoms speaks to our resilient nature - high degree of stress and wide range of symptoms are expected/normal for weeks after the event - about 50% experience clinical level symptoms - <10% develop chronic long-term symptoms

Answer 57

- generally most people don’t take well to killing (only 15-20% of soldiers in WWII would use weapons) - soldiers are more likely to experience PTSD if they kill other soldiers (internal malevolence)

Answer 58

the connections people have not only to each other but also to larger contexts such as other generations, people in society, and historical events

Answer 59

spouses - having to move frequently - having to change jobs/difficulty finding work - having to redefine roles when spouse returns from deployment children - benefits: health care, housing, subsidized childcare - having to move frequently - adjusting to a single parent during deployment - reestablishing relationship when parent returns from deployment

Answer 60

- belief systems - organizational patterns - communication processes

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family belief systems - making meaning out of adversity - positive outlook - transcendence/spirituality organizational patterns - flexibility - connectedness - economic and social resources communication/problem solving - open emotional expression - collaborative problem solving

Answer 62

experienced a terrorist attack - death of family members - loss of financial providers - change of roles - guilt / fear

Answer 63

trauma response in individuals indirectly experiencing the threatening event - interacting with recovery agencies, insurance representatives, or volunteers; other members of the family; and the “social network” that remains

Answer 64

1. Denial and Isolation: “It can’t be!” 2. Anger: “Why me?” 3. Bargaining: “Just let me do this first!” 4. Depression: withdrawal, crying, and grieving 5. Acceptance: a sense of peace comes *** NOT EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED, no "normal" way to grieve

Answer 65

- disenfranchised grief: grief that exists although society does not recognize ones right, need, or capacity to grieve (ex. stillborn) - anticipatory grief: grief that occurs preceding a loss - often confusing because you may feel conflicted experiencing grief about someone who’s not yet gone - traumatic grief: grief after one dies in a frightening, unexpected, or violent way, etc - complicated (chronic) grief: grief reactions and feelings of loss that are debilitating, long lasting and/or impair your ability to engage in daily activities - absent grief: when the bereaved shows no signs of grief and acts as though nothing has happened - abbreviated grief: a short-live grief response, often shorted due to roles be filled, quick processing, or anticipatory grief

Answer 66

1. nature of death - natural, intentional, preventable, suffering, sudden, expected, senseless, witnessed, etc. 2. nature of relationship - closeness, importance to family system, rituals 3. beliefs about death and grief - religion, community, gender roles

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interpersonal relationships - more compassionate - more intimate - more personal disclosure philosophy of life - aware of vulnerability - reorganization of priorities - greater appreciation of life - grapple with meaning of life - spirituality

Answer 68

diagnoses for hereditary chornic illnesses (e.g. huntington disease) presents a similar grieving process to AMBIGUOUS LOSS

Answer 69

- personal grieving - social construct of meaning in death - public eulogies

Answer 70

1. shock, denial, and disorganization 2. extremes such as intense separation pain, volatile emotions, and active grief work 3. resolution, acceptance, and withdrawal of energy from the deceased and reinvestment

Answer 71

what is "normal" grief? is there a way people "should" respond? question assumptions including - intense emotional distress is inevitable - failure to experience distress is indicative of pathology - working through loss is important (distress ends with recovery) - by working through loss, individuals can achieve resolution and intellectual acceptance

Answer 72

- men are more likely to die by suicide - women are more likely to attempt suicide - particularly problematic for teens and young adults

Answer 73

1. thwarted belongingness - feeling alone - lack of stable caring relationships 2. perceived burdensomeness - feeling like a liability - feeling flawed as a person - 1 and 2 together: desire to die 3. acquiring capability to enact lethal means - "not an ability humans are born with” - exposure to painful or provocative experiences that reduce innate fear of death - all 3 together: suicide attempts

Answer 74

1. question 2. persuade 3. refer

Answer 75

1. responsibility - feelings of guilt or regret, inability to talk about suicide - addictions and compulsive behaviors - suicide-related thoughts and behaviors 2. social and/or familial support (if no, responsibility. if yes, meaning making) - unwillingness/Willingness to talk about suicide - disrespect/Respect - rejection/Acceptance 3. meaning making - reframing the suicide - keeping the memory alive

Answer 76

- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) - changed perceptions will lead to changed behaviors and emotions - Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy - focuses on nonjudgmental awareness - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - focuses on values - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy - focuses on unconscious processes - Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) - focuses on the link between emotions and identity - Exposure Therapy - focuses on confronting fears

Answer 77

1. Therapeutic Alliance - 30% - Relationship with the therapist 2. Therapist’s Technique - 15% - CBT, EFT, acceptance and commitment, etc. 3. Client’s expectation - 15% - If a client expects therapy to work, it’s more likely to work 4. Client’s extra-therapeutic factors - 40% - Personality, support system, environment, genetics, chance events

Answer 78

career development (calling, enviroment, training, etc.) ← trust in self (i position, emotional attunement, personal growth) → practice of therapy (employment, managing stress, meaning)

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