SFL 160 QUIZ #3 QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
What are the four levels of cohesion? - Answers Diengaged
Connected
Cohesive
Enmeshed
What are the four levels of flexibility? - Answers Chaotic
Flexible
Structured
Rigid
How are cohesion and flexibility balanced? - Answers Flexibly connected
Flexibly cohesive
Structurally connected
Structurally cohesive
What does cohesion mean? - Answers focuses on the extremes of separateness and togetherness
define flexibility: - Answers focuses on the dynamic balance between stability and change
What is communication? - Answers a facilitating dimension that can help create change in levels of
cohesion and flexibility
What is the balance between separateness and togetherness in family relationships? - Answers The
dynamics that help systems maintain this separateness-connectedness balance are the opposing
forces of centrifugal and centripetal interactions
What is centrifugal? - Answers apart
What is centripetal? - Answers together
What is anger? - Answers keeps people from developing unhealthy dependencies on one another
What are some myths about anger? (there are 4) - Answers 1. Anger is caused by others
2. Let is all out makes it better
3. Anger is a beneficial emotion
4. You're a wimp if you don't get angry
What are the types of conflict resolutions? - Answers Discuss problems
Share feelings and ideas
Resolve differences
Take disagreements seriously
Define the 7 parts of the Hierarchy if Conflict triangle: - Answers Crisis, problem solving, decision
making, need for decision, expression of feelings, discussion of ideas, and exchange of daily events
What is the dance of anger? - Answers Lerner's metaphor to describe styles of managing anger and
ways in which these styles interact
What are the 5 kinds of styles to handle anger according to Lerner? - Answers Pursuer
Distancer
under functioners (can't get organized)
overfunctioners (low in flexibility)
blamer (short fuse)
Define the ABC-X family crisis model: - Answers a= the stressor event
b= the family's crisis-meeting resources
c=the definition the family gives to the event
x= the crisis
Define coping: - Answers how we respond to something that is potentially harmful
Problem-focused→ change problem
Emotion-focused→ change emotion when can't change problem
What are the 6 types of family coping strategies: - Answers cognitive, emotional, relationships,
community, spiritual, individual development
What are the four levels of cohesion? - Answers Diengaged
Connected
Cohesive
Enmeshed
What are the four levels of flexibility? - Answers Chaotic
Flexible
Structured
Rigid
How are cohesion and flexibility balanced? - Answers Flexibly connected
Flexibly cohesive
Structurally connected
Structurally cohesive
What does cohesion mean? - Answers focuses on the extremes of separateness and togetherness
define flexibility: - Answers focuses on the dynamic balance between stability and change
What is communication? - Answers a facilitating dimension that can help create change in levels of
cohesion and flexibility
What is the balance between separateness and togetherness in family relationships? - Answers The
dynamics that help systems maintain this separateness-connectedness balance are the opposing
forces of centrifugal and centripetal interactions
What is centrifugal? - Answers apart
What is centripetal? - Answers together
What is anger? - Answers keeps people from developing unhealthy dependencies on one another
What are some myths about anger? (there are 4) - Answers 1. Anger is caused by others
2. Let is all out makes it better
3. Anger is a beneficial emotion
4. You're a wimp if you don't get angry
What are the types of conflict resolutions? - Answers Discuss problems
Share feelings and ideas
Resolve differences
Take disagreements seriously
Define the 7 parts of the Hierarchy if Conflict triangle: - Answers Crisis, problem solving, decision
making, need for decision, expression of feelings, discussion of ideas, and exchange of daily events
What is the dance of anger? - Answers Lerner's metaphor to describe styles of managing anger and
ways in which these styles interact
What are the 5 kinds of styles to handle anger according to Lerner? - Answers Pursuer
Distancer
under functioners (can't get organized)
overfunctioners (low in flexibility)
blamer (short fuse)
Define the ABC-X family crisis model: - Answers a= the stressor event
b= the family's crisis-meeting resources
c=the definition the family gives to the event
x= the crisis
Define coping: - Answers how we respond to something that is potentially harmful
Problem-focused→ change problem
Emotion-focused→ change emotion when can't change problem
What are the 6 types of family coping strategies: - Answers cognitive, emotional, relationships,
community, spiritual, individual development
