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Dana’s son, Mitchell, 18, was killed in a motorcycle accident four months ago. For the first several months after the funeral, Dana as in shock and yet continued performing her job and participate in all her previous daily and weekly activities without stopping. Her earlier calm and automaton like activity has given way to irritability with her family and a tendency to overreact to even the smallest annoyances. She is frustrated with her other children. She has stopped going to her support group because they exasperate her. She no longer cries, but becomes cross at the smallest incident. She has stopped going to the church services that were previously supportive to her, because “I blame God for this.” Kubler-Ross would likely say Dana is in which stage of grief and loss?      

Stan,16,  comes home one half hour past his curfew and as soon as he walks in the door, his father—who is waiting in the living room—tells him he is restricted to the house for a month. When Stan tries to explain, his father gets even angrier and tells him to get to his room. The father follows his son to his room and tells him that if he has any objections he should get out. Stan opens his mouth to object, but his father shouts, “this is my house and we do things my way or you leave.” In Baumrind’s terms, this is an example of what parenting style.   

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Design a hypothetical ideal randomized controlled experiment to study the effect on highway traffic deaths of wearing seat belts. Suggest some impediments to implementing this experiment in practice.

Simon and Rebeka have always been extremely hardworking and motivated by their careers and the prestige it has brought them. Simon has relished his work and has defined himself as a corporate lawyer and by his excellent trial record and high fees. Rebeka, a college professor and researcher has balanced her advanced education, career, marriage and family as the natural consequence of her life. Both would agree that they have sacrificed much for their careers and their prominence in their respective fields. Simon and Rebeka own an expensive home and are very proud of their hard work to keep it as a hub of family activity. Although the couple has had rough patches in their marriage, they have remained together unlike Simon’s brother and sister who are both divorced and remarried. Rebeka’s brother is presently single, but has been married twice. The couple is community minded and participates in numerous community outreach activities, as well a being involved in their synagogue. Rebeka’s mother, Hannah was the center of her childhood home and although having only a high school education was active in the family business. Her parents and their friends were rarely divorced and remain as pillars of their community. Rebeka and Simon often wonder about the fate of their grandchildren, whom they fear lack a strong work ethic and commitment to their careers. You would assume that this couple is from what generation?

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Eli, 27, according to his own accounts is a ultra-fundamentalist Mormon and has married, Sarah, Ester, Adele, and Margaret. Eli believes that his religion is best served when he has multiple wives and many children. All of his wives are part of this religious sect and believe that they should be in this type of marriage. So far Eli has seven children by his wives. Eli is practicing the marriage model called?    

Coach Thompson, a 65 year-old man, retired from a successful career as a high school basketball coach. He had a wonderful month, when people sent him cards and gifts and everything seemed very exciting. At first, he was enthusiastic about his retirement and had plans to travel with his wife. After finding his leisure time less exciting and fulfilling than his old job, Coach Thompson became depressed and began to drink too much alcohol. After about six months of AA, he quit drinking; decided to write a book about high school basketball; and contacted the local YMCA to determine if he could assist with their sports programs. The phase of retirement Coach has entered is called what?

Bella and Edward have been together for five years as a couple. Bella complains that Edward has trouble expressing his deepest thoughts and feelings to her. “I feel left out emotionally. Edward talks to his family, but not to me. I think he is afraid to be vulnerable with me. So, I just don’t tell him as much as I would if he told me about himself.” Edward has difficulty with ________ according to Sternberg.    

Maricus and Carla have three children, 24, 21, and 19. The couple have supported the older girls thru their college degrees and both young women are in various stages of gaining independence from their parents. The second daughter, Anna, has just moved out of the family home into an apartment. The youngest, Salina, is a sophomore in college who lives at home while she attends the local university. Carla’s father died three years ago and her mother, LaSandra has developed clinical depression and perhaps some early cognitive issues. Her dependence has made it imperative that Carla’s mother move into the home with Maricus and Carla. The couple have spent the last several years dealing with the issues of launching their children and are now facing the issues of their aging and more dependent parents. Maricus and Carla are facing the family issues of what developmental stage?