10.2.3Self Quiz: What Communication Pattern Does Your Family Have?
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What Communication Pattern Does Your Family Have?
Place a check mark next to each statement with which you agree. Then check your score to determine your family communication pattern.
Conformity Orientation
You have made selections from the Conversation Orientation column and selections from the Conformity Orientation column.
Scoring: For each orientation, a total number of check marks of 0–4 indicates "Low" and a total of 5-9 indicates "High."
High conversation/high conformity suggests that your family is consensual High conversation/low conformity suggests that your family is pluralistic Low conversation/high conformity suggests that your family is protective Low conversation/low conformity suggests that your family is laissez-faire.
Note: This Self-Quiz is adapted from the Revised Family Communication Pattern Instrument (Ritchie &
Fitzpatrick, 1990).