Author Question: The Heath family recently moved to a new neighborhood. The parents began new jobs, and the children ... (Read 121 times)

erika · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The Heath family recently moved to a new neighborhood. The parents began new jobs, and the children began attending new schools. This change in the Heath family's lifestyle has led to an unusual degree of stress. According to systems theory,

a. the family's adjustment will depend on all family members' ability to adapt to the new situation.
b. the family is unlikely to adjust and return to some degree of normality unless family members seek help from professional family counselors.
c. the Heath's reaction to the change in their lifestyle is not typical, and thus the Heath's are most likely a dysfunctional family.
d. whether or not the family adjusts to the new situation depends on the parents' ability to adapt.

Question 2

Erica is three years old and looks fairly healthy, but she is extremely small for her age. Erica was removed from her family because of evidence of severe emotional deprivation and is now in a foster home. The cause of Erica's retarded growth is most likely

a. organic failure-to-thrive syndrome. c. deprivation dwarfism.
b. nonorganic failure-to-thrive syndrome. d. psychological nonnutritive syndrome.