Threats of Family Life

1. According to your text, a family consists of .............
   (a) people who have lived in a relationship with one another in a common living space
   (b) blood relatives
   (c) people who are married or united by kinship
   (d) parents and children

2. Which of the following represents a natural family?
   (a) parents, children, grandparents, aunts, and uncles
   (b) parents and children
   (c) single-parent family
   (d) mother, father, and their biological children

3. What is the term that refers to the family in which you were raised?
   (a) family of origin
   (b) extended family
   (c) blended family
   (d) biological family

4. The Circumplex Model of family interaction involves what three dimensions?
   (a) adaptability, flexibility, and control
   (b) adaptability, cohesion, and communication
   (c) assimilation, cohesion, and control
   (d) autonomy, flexibility, and communication

5. According to Galvin and Bernard's research, which of the following is not one of the qualities found in functional families?
   (a) There is self-restraint.
   (b) Boundaries do not exist.
   (c) Misperceptions are minimal.
   (d) There is more compassion and less cruelty.

6. ........... are keyboard combinations used to represent some emotion.
   (a) Emotion buttons
   (b) Emoticons
   (c) Emotitypes
   (d) Emotional keys

7. Which of the following is not one of the challenges of computer-mediated communication mentioned in your text?
   (a) The ease with which people can vanish.
   (b) The ease with which people can use deceit.
   (c) The ease with which people can become isolated from real-world interactions.
   (d) The ease with which people can threaten or bully one another.

8. Which of the following is not an asynchronous mode of communication?
   (a) e-mail
   (b) chat room
   (c) bulletin board
   (d) listserv

9. ................. involves the active engagement of both communication participants at the same time.
   (a) Asynchronous interaction
   (b) Synchronous interaction
   (c) Online interaction
   (d) Computer-mediated interaction

10. Which of the following phrases best illustrates the concept of “quid pro quo”?
    (a) “What can I do to get you to agree to my plans?”
    (b) “I’d really like your help on this one.”
    (c) “Give me what I want or I’ll hurt you.”
    (d) “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”

11. A company’s CEO having a conversation with the office staff is engaging in ..............
    (a) vertical communication
    (b) downward communication
    (c) upward communication
    (d) horizontal communication

12. Having a conversation with your co-workers involves which kind of communication?
    (a) downward
    (b) horizontal
    (c) vertical
    (d) upward

13. Communication that flows out from a company to customers and shareholders is referred to as ......................
    (a) inward communication
    (b) outward communication
    (c) horizontal communication
    (d) vertical communication

14. Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of sexual harassment?
    (a) Perceived cooperation by the victim is only due to employment-related threats and/or promises.
    (b) The behaviour continues despite the victim's protests.
    (c) The encounters are publicly visible.
    (d) The encounters must be unsolicited and unwanted by the victim.

15. Which of the following is not one of the personal management skills to aid in work performance that is mentioned in your text?
    (a) participate in projects and tasks
    (b) work safely
    (c) be responsible
    (d) be adaptable

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