From: Study Guide for Hardman, Drew, and Egan’s Human Exceptionality Society, School, and Family, Seventh Edition prepared by Keith W. Allred, Nevada Department of Education

These are terms you need to know from Chapter Three. Match them with their correct meanings.

a. shock

b. realization

c. defensive retreat

d. acknowledgment

e. dyadic relationship

f. marital stress

g. extended family

h. social/ecological systems approach

i. family empowerment

3.1_____ Phase at which parents are able to mobilize their strengths to confront

the conditions created by having an exceptional child.

3.2 _____Phase at which parents attempt to avoid dealing with the anxiety- producing realities of their child's exceptionality.

3.3 _____Phase at which parents may be anxious or fearful about their ability to

cope with the demands of caring for a child with unique needs.

3.4_____ A stage that may be distinguished by feelings of anxiety, guilt,

numbness, confusion, and/or helplessness.

3.5_____ Attachment that occurs between two people, particularly strong on

occasion between a mother and her child with a disability.

3.6_____ Pressure in a relationship between husband and wife.

3.7_____People who are close relatives and have regular and frequent contact

with the family.

3.8_____ Enabling families to effectively meet both their needs and the child’s

needs.

3.9_____ A theory that describes the interrelationships among family members

and the effects family members have on one another.