1) Peter is having a difficult time adjusting to life in Canada. He feels very depressed and he wants to return to his home country, but he is afraid people will think he has failed if he doesn’t make a new life in Canada. He worries all the time about what to do. a) Ageing parents b) Financial pressure c) Marital or relationship problems d) Struggle with a life transition 2) Paul’s mother is living with him here in Canada, but his mother is old and needs a lot of care. Paul needs to work part-time during the day, but is he afraid something will happen to his mother if she is left alone. a) Cross-cultural family adjustment/conflict with children b) Ageing parents c) Addiction Issues d) Marital or relationship problems 3) Christine and Victor have been in Canada for one year. They have two children. Christine has found a part-time job, but Victor’s English is not very strong and he hasn’t been able to find a job. They do not have enough money to pay their bills and they are always stressed out about money. a) Struggle with a life transition b) Isolation—feeling alone c) Financial pressure d) Ageing parents 4) April moved to Canada two years ago. She doesn’t speak English very well and is having a hard time meeting people and making friends. She feels very lonely and misses her family and friends in her original country. a) Struggle with a life transition b) Ageing parents c) Isolation—feeling alone d) Marital or relationship problems 5) Sam’s 16 year old son spends every minute possible in front of the computer playing video games. When Sam tries to get his son to stop playing video games, his son gets very upset and refuses to listen. Sam is extremely worried about his son. a) Struggle with a life transition b) Financial pressure c) Ageing parents d) Addiction Issues 6) Mina is 17 and wants to participate in many of the social activities that her peers are involved in. Mina’s parents don’t agree with many of the things Mina wants to do. They also don’t want her to wear Western style clothes a) Cross-cultural family adjustment/conflict with children b) Struggle with a life transition c) Marital or relationship problems d) Ageing parents 7) Janet and Chris are having serious problems with their marriage and want to get a divorce but they don’t know anything about Canadian law. They also disagree about who will pay support and look after the children if they separate. a) Financial pressure b) Addiction Issues c) Marital or relationship problems d) Ageing parents

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