Professor Ngo Is Studying Family Transitions

question 25

Multiple Choice

Professor Ngo is studying family transitions. According to family systems theory, he is most likely to see dramatic changes in family relationships during all of the following events, except when:

• A) individual family members are changing, such as during adolescence.
• B) a family's circumstances are changing, such as with divorce or a change in economic status.
• C) the family equilibrium changes, such as when a family member develops a chronic illness.
• D) lack of change creates a sturdy, yet boring, family pattern.

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