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6) Cynthia has extremely high expectations of her children. She expects them all to be excellent at school, work, and extra-curricular activities and is very demanding of her kids in these areas. She rarely offers praise or warmth, and when she does, it is directly tied to their success in these domains. Her parenting style would best be described as…

5) Jamal has a very loving family, but every day is pretty unpredictable for them. For example, their breakfast situation is very random. Sometimes, he has a full breakfast with one or more members of his family. Other days, he barely wakes up with enough time to grab some Pop-Tarts before heading out of the door. Other days, there isn’t food in the house, so he has to figure out his breakfast at or on the way to school. There’s not much of a pattern and each day feels very different. According to the Family Circumplex Model, Jamal’s family exhibits what kind of pattern? 

7) As Paul and Richard were having breakfast, Paul mentioned the new Marvel movie being released and was wondering if Richard was interested in going. Richard was paying close attention to  his Twitter feed, and got really annoyed that Paul interrupted his reading to ask the question. He replied, “Can you not see that I’m busy right now?!” and left the table.  What best describes Richard’s response to Paul’s bid for attention?

17-20) Use the following scenario to match the statements with the aspects of the VSA model.  Stanley has been working at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company for the past 14 years. He works hard but can’t stand his job. (1) Daily calls with clients frustrate him, alongside regular concerns about family finances. All of these stressors negatively affect Stanley’s already poor health; (2) he’s somewhat overweight, has high blood pressure, and is pre-diabetic. On top of that, a (3) co-worker recently performed a terrifying and unexpected fake fire drill which caused so much stress for the office, that Stanley experienced a heart attack. In spite of all these challenges, the heart attack was a wake-up call for Stanley. As a result, (4) he’s begun taking better care of himself (e.g., working out, eating healthier) and valuing his personal relationships more. He’s been managing his challenges and he feels happier, healthier, and closer to his family.

9) Leslie and Megan recently adopted a daughter, and Megan’s mother, Kim, has come to help the family get settled with the new baby. Although Leslie was initially thankful for Kim’s help, she is starting to feel like Kim is teaming up with Megan in discussions about the family. As a result, Leslie feels like her opinions are being looked over, and she feels like she has less say in what is going on. This is an example of a(n) ______________________.

Upload your complete exam in one single file.  The file should contain your three responses to the three exam questions.  

The Melians and Athenians hold their conversation in private because _____________. 

In our reading, what does Aristotle establish as the best possible regime type?

In the Held textbook, the author argues that the revival of republicanism first arose primarily in which area?

Dahl argues that the Bill of Rights overall ____________.