ReCAPP: Professional Credits: Parent-Child Connectedness Quiz

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Parent-Child Connectedness

Continuing Education
Self-Study Quiz
for CHES and
CFLE Contact Hours

Directions:
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Self-Study Quiz

At a recent World Health Organization meeting in Geneva, family connectedness was identified as:
1. one of the top three protective factors related to youth well-being.
2. one of the top five protective factors related to youth well-being.
3. the single most influential protective factor related to youth well-being.
4. a new potential protective factor for youth, worthy of study.

In determining the degree of parent-child connectedness:
1. the parent's perception of the level of connection is most important.
2. the child's perception of the level of connection is most important.
3. both the parent's and child's perceptions of the connection are important.
4. neither the parent's nor the child's perception of the connection is important.

Parent-child communication is:
1. the former term for parent-child connectedness.
2. a part of parent-child connectedness.
3. "surprisingly unrelated to parent-child connectedness."
4. unlikely to reduce chances of early sexual activity.

Which organization recently reported on the important role that parent-child connectedness plays in the health and well-being of young people?
1. National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
2. University of Minnesota.
3. Child Trends.
4. All of the above.

Brent C. Miller, Ph.D. states that, "The overwhelming majority of studies indicate that parent/child closeness is associated with ...
1. delayed onset of sexual intercourse."
2. increased use of contraception among teens."
3. reduced teen pregnancy risk."
4. reduced teen sexual activity."

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) new Strengthening America's Families Program illustrates OJJDP's recognition that parent-child connectedness is:
1. possible with juvenile delinquents.
2. important for preventing juvenile drug and alcohol use.
3. important for preventing juvenile crime and delinquency.
4. none of the above.

Which of the following is NOT a parent behavior that leads to family connection?
1. showing interest in child's opinion.
2. modeling healthy behavior.
3. using active listening.
4. encouraging and praising pets.

Availability of transportation, financial resources and time are examples of:
1. determinants of family behavior.
2. risk factors for parent-child connectedness.
3. protective factors for parent-child connectedness.
4. the three key factors that motivate teen behavior.

Homework assignments related to parent-child connectedness may be successful at involving more parents than other parent interventions (e.g., workshops, newsletter) because:
1. so many students are motivated to complete homework assignments.
2. the assignments are fun.
3. parents are concerned about earning good grades.
4. parents want to be role models for their children.

Sarah Brown, Director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, urges parents to convey their feelings about sex to their teens by:

being aware of what their teens see in the media.
being clear about their own sexual values.
supervising and monitoring their children's activities.
all of the above.

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