In divorce, legal agreement in which both parents provide care and make decisions for the child.

Condition that affects social-emotional health and is characterized by severe mood swings that range from manic to depressive.

Legally binding document giving directions on how to divide financial assets when a person dies.

Form of care given by trained medical professionals, focusing on making a person comfortable in his or her last days and hours of life.

Addiction to alcohol.

Occurs when a stressor creates adversity for the family, disrupting family function.

Legally binding agreement that determines the payments a noncustodial parent is to make to financially contribute toward the child’s care.

Person’s decisions involving what medical care should be provided in the event the person is no longer able to make medical decisions for him- or herself.

Threatening to or inflicting harm on another person within a close relationship

Children who have characteristics that make them more likely to fail in school.

Legal document informing family and medical workers of preferences for being kept alive by artificial means, or letting them pass, when there is no chance of recovery.

Severe case of depression often caused by a combination of genetic and environmental influences.

Severe case of depression often caused by a combination of genetic and environmental influences.

Mental anguish or sorrow a person experiences when losing a loved one.

Type of advance directive letting medical staff know that if a person’s heart stops or the person stops breathing, he or she does not want CPR to be resuscitated.

Condition characterized by a compulsive physical and/or psychological dependence on a substance or behavior.

Court determination as to which parent in a divorce retains legal responsibility for the child.

Six basic stages many families go through as a normal part of life.

Counseling and mental health services workers work with people of all ages to improve quality of life.

A psychiatrist studies human behavior and mental processes and develops theories to explain why people behave the way they do.

Working with people who have eating disorders is one way counselors help people.

Getting involved emotionally with their clients’ problems or issues is a necessary part of the job for mental health services workers.

Psychologists must earn a bachelor’s degree to practice.

Couples form a bond and commit to a lasting relationship as part of the childbearing stage of the family life cycle.

Families with strong, healthy relationships are more resilient in times of crisis than families with poor interpersonal relationships.

Domestic abuse can occur across all socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic groups.

Depression is a normal emotion that people of all ages experience from time to time.

Exhibiting high energy, irritability, and impulsive behavior happens during a depressive phase of bipolar depression.

If left untreated, depression may lead to suicide.

All people go through the same stages of dying and experience these stages in the same way.

There is no right or wrong amount of time to spend grieving.

Which type of counselor helps clients overcome the effects of physical and emotional disabilities?

To be eligible for certification, child life specialists need to hold a ____ degree from a program accredited by the Child Life Council.

During the ____ stage of the family life cycle, many couples often face an empty nest.

The term ____ refers to the parent whom a child does not live with most of the time.

Which type of legal document is used to determine beneficiaries?