Understanding the Family Life Cycle

Who developed the concept of the family life cycle?

• Sigmund Freud

• Evelyn Duvall

• Carl Jung

• Abraham Maslow

Which of the following is a strength of the family life cycle?

• It remains constant and unchanging.

• It adapts to the changing roles and personalities of family members.

• It is unaffected by individual life stages.

• It eliminates stress from family relationships.

What is a potential weakness of the family life cycle?

• It provides a rigid structure for family roles.

• It does not account for individual changes within the family.

• It can bring stress due to individual life changes.

• It is universally applicable to all families.

Which of the following is a positive characteristic that affects family relationships?

• Poor communication

• Effective stress management

• Rigid family roles

• Lack of interaction

At what stage in the family life cycle do individuals typically have teenagers?

• Early adulthood

• Middle adulthood

• Late adulthood

• Adolescence

How do individual life cycles impact the family life cycle?

• They have no impact.

• They can bring stress and require adaptation.

• They simplify family dynamics.

• They make family roles more predictable.

What is one way family relationships change over time?

• They remain static.

• They change according to family roles and communication.

• They become less important.

• They are unaffected by stress.

Which of the following is NOT a stage in the family life cycle as described by Evelyn Duvall?

• Marriage

• Having teenagers

• Retirement

• Career advancement

Why is it important to understand the family life cycle?

• To ensure family roles never change.

• To better manage changes and stress in family relationships.

• To prevent any changes in family dynamics.

• To eliminate individual life stages.

What is a common experience during the family life cycle?

• Having no children

• Experiencing no stress

• Going through individual life stages

• Maintaining the same family roles throughout