Parenting Styles and Family Life Test

Which parenting style is characterized by high warmth and high expectations?

• Authoritarian

• Authoritative

• Permissive

• Neglectful

A parent who demands strict obedience, uses punishment, and shows little warmth is demonstrating:

• Authoritative

• Authoritarian

• Permissive

• Neglectful

Which parenting style is often described as “too soft,” with few rules or boundaries?

• Authoritative

• Authoritarian

• Permissive

• Neglectful

Which parenting style is often linked to the lowest outcomes for children, such as lack of self-control or poor school performance?

• Authoritarian

• Permissive

• Authoritative

• Neglectful

A nuclear family consists of:

• Parents and their biological or adopted children

• Multiple generations living together

• A single parent and children

• Blended households

Which type of family includes step-parents and step-siblings?

• Extended

• Blended

• Single-parent

• Nuclear

A family that includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, or cousins living together is called:

• Nuclear

• Extended

• Blended

• Adoptive

Which type of family is headed by one parent raising children?

• Nuclear

• Extended

• Single-parent

• Blended

In the beginning stage of the family life cycle, the main task is:

• Expanding the family with children

• Establishing a home and marriage

• Preparing for retirement

• Launching children into adulthood

The expanding stage of the family life cycle is marked by:

• Children leaving home

• Retirement

• Adding children to the family

• Caring for elderly parents