COMM 3800 FAMILY COMM FINAL EXAM
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Family Resources (B in ABCX model) - ANSWERS-Traits,
abilities, and qualities of individual family members, the
family system, and the greater community in which the
family is embedded that can be used to address the
demands imposed by the event or situation; may act as a
buffer against the potentially negative consequences of
stressful events
Family Perception (C in ABCX model) - ANSWERS-The
family's appraisal, assessment, or definition of the event or
situation; there are many different ways of looking at the
same event
Stress and Crisis (X in ABCX model) - ANSWERS-A product of
the event, the family's resources, and the family's
perception of the event
,Stress- family's reaction or response to the event or
situation (filtered through their resources and perceptions)-
a change in the family's steady state; represented a change
or disturbance in the family's normal state and routines
Crisis- an overwhelming disturbance in the family's
equilibrium that involves sever pressure on and
incapacitation of the family system; genuine disorder and
are unable to function normally or effectively
The Double ABC-X Model - ANSWERS-Created because
family stress unfolds over time, and families develop new
perceptions and new resources after they initially
experience the even or situation; Divided into precrisis and
post crisis stages; variables in precrisis: stressor, resources,
perception, and crisis; post crisis factors: stressor pileup
(aA), existing and new resources (bB), perception (cC), and
family crisis and adaptation (xX)
Stressor Pileup (aA in double ABCX model post crisis) -
ANSWERS-Stressors rarely occur in isolation from other
problems and are often associated with other issues,
events, and situations that are also stressful to the family;
initial stressor, family life changes, and consequences of
family coping bring on additional stressors
, Existing and New Resources (bB in double ABCX model post
crisis) - ANSWERS-Two types of family resources: the
family's existing resources at the time of the initial stressor
and coping resources (personal, family, or social resources
that are developed or strengthened in response to the initial
stressor
Bonding: relationship stage - ANSWERS-"I feel so much a
part of you" "Yeah, we are like one person" "I want to be
with you always" "Let's get married"- our two individual
personalities are almost fused or blended; verbal and
nonverbal communication shows that we are alike; in a
public ritual we have announced to the world that a
commitment has been formally contracted; communication
is at its highest level
Integrating stage - ANSWERS-As partners choose to intensify
their relationship, they become increasingly interdependent
which translates to more opportunities for conflict
Sleeper effect - ANSWERS-The effect of conflict during
courtship sometimes does not show up until later; even
serious conflict during courtship does not always affect a
couple's satisfaction with their relationship at the time, but
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
Family Resources (B in ABCX model) - ANSWERS-Traits,
abilities, and qualities of individual family members, the
family system, and the greater community in which the
family is embedded that can be used to address the
demands imposed by the event or situation; may act as a
buffer against the potentially negative consequences of
stressful events
Family Perception (C in ABCX model) - ANSWERS-The
family's appraisal, assessment, or definition of the event or
situation; there are many different ways of looking at the
same event
Stress and Crisis (X in ABCX model) - ANSWERS-A product of
the event, the family's resources, and the family's
perception of the event
,Stress- family's reaction or response to the event or
situation (filtered through their resources and perceptions)-
a change in the family's steady state; represented a change
or disturbance in the family's normal state and routines
Crisis- an overwhelming disturbance in the family's
equilibrium that involves sever pressure on and
incapacitation of the family system; genuine disorder and
are unable to function normally or effectively
The Double ABC-X Model - ANSWERS-Created because
family stress unfolds over time, and families develop new
perceptions and new resources after they initially
experience the even or situation; Divided into precrisis and
post crisis stages; variables in precrisis: stressor, resources,
perception, and crisis; post crisis factors: stressor pileup
(aA), existing and new resources (bB), perception (cC), and
family crisis and adaptation (xX)
Stressor Pileup (aA in double ABCX model post crisis) -
ANSWERS-Stressors rarely occur in isolation from other
problems and are often associated with other issues,
events, and situations that are also stressful to the family;
initial stressor, family life changes, and consequences of
family coping bring on additional stressors
, Existing and New Resources (bB in double ABCX model post
crisis) - ANSWERS-Two types of family resources: the
family's existing resources at the time of the initial stressor
and coping resources (personal, family, or social resources
that are developed or strengthened in response to the initial
stressor
Bonding: relationship stage - ANSWERS-"I feel so much a
part of you" "Yeah, we are like one person" "I want to be
with you always" "Let's get married"- our two individual
personalities are almost fused or blended; verbal and
nonverbal communication shows that we are alike; in a
public ritual we have announced to the world that a
commitment has been formally contracted; communication
is at its highest level
Integrating stage - ANSWERS-As partners choose to intensify
their relationship, they become increasingly interdependent
which translates to more opportunities for conflict
Sleeper effect - ANSWERS-The effect of conflict during
courtship sometimes does not show up until later; even
serious conflict during courtship does not always affect a
couple's satisfaction with their relationship at the time, but
