Using I-messages and giving feedback is using what type of skill?

When families decide how to raise children, spend time, and spend money they are using ______ skills.

Keeping track of finances and balancing schedules takes _____ skills.

People use ______ skills to settle disagreements.

A father who runs errands for an elderly neighbor...

when a couple has launched their children and have time for themselves or perhaps are helping or caring for their own parents, they are in the ______.

A legal guardian ________.

Bobby needed a place to stay for a while; he was sent to a licensed ______.

The "empty nest" refers to _____.

Luke's family members pool their money to pay the rent and buy groceries. This year they have decided to save money to buy a new family car. They use a(n) ____ style of decision making.

In Kelly's home, her mother makes the decisions and does not ask for input of other family members. Decisions in Kelly's family are made with a(n) ____ style.

Rather than act alone, _____ people rely on others to do things for them and to make decisions.

Kevin and Marcie, who have two teenage sons in high school are now in the _________years of parenting.

After Tony's wife of 52 years passed away, he moved into a senior citizen housing complex. Tony is in the ____ stage of life.

Which of the following is NOT a step of the decision making process?

Tina lives with her father, her grandmother and her aunt. Which family pattern best represents this family?

Julia and peter decide to wait a year or two after their marriage before starting a family. Which family pattern best represents this family?

When his wife dies unexpectedly, Sam found himself in charge of his two sons. Which family pattern best represents this family?

When she was five months old, Mary became the legal child of the Wood family. Which family pattern best represents this family?

Shirley and Chuck have a new baby girl named Sara. They are in the _______ stage of the life cycle.

Diana is helping her daughter pack for her first year at college. They are in the _______ stage of the life cycle.

Kim's son is in second grade, while her stepson is a sophomore in high school. They are in the _______ stage of the life cycle.

A goal is something a family plans and works toward

Values are beliefs and feelings about what is important.

The decision making process and the management process both end with implementation (act on it).

Power is the ability to influence another person , and cause conflict.

According to Maslow's hierarchy of Needs, our physical needs are met only when self-actualization is reached.

Careless listeners read hostile meanings into what is being said.

A mediator is a person who leads those in conflict resolution by taking sides with at least one person involved.

What percentage of conversation is nonverbal?

According to Bronfenbrenner's Ecology Theory, Which environmental system most directly impacts the individual.

All of the following are part of the Microsystem EXCEPT...

The Macrosystem is described as...

Examples of ways to meet your self-actualization needs include all the following EXCEPT...

Families can NOT be more than one family pattern at a time.

The family life cycle only goes one way, once you've moved on to a new stage, you could never go back to a previous stage.

Family personality consists of all the following EXCEPT...

All of the following can make your family stronger and/or build your own strong family EXCEPT...

All of the following are forms of feedback EXCEPT...