After a divorce occurs, the recovery period usually does not start for about
0%
absorption in each other.
0%
at a slow but steady rate.
0%
1 year after the divorce.
0%
equality of the sexes.
Q.3.
Current research reveals that men and women find it equally easy to separate love and sex
0%
critical analysis.
0%
passion.
0%
False
0%
True
Q.4.
The best way to handle anger in a relationship is to face it head on, immediately, with little thought.
0%
appearance
0%
passion
0%
True
0%
False
Q.5.
It is possible to work on unresolved, past issues within an adult relationship.
0%
20-30
0%
appearance
0%
False
0%
True
Q.6.
Intimacy and sex are the same.
0%
emotional separation.
0%
False
0%
True
0%
passion.
Q.7.
The transformation of love progresses in the following way:
0%
lessen marital satisfaction.
0%
high levels of passion, increasing intimacy, diminished romance, enduring loveorhigh levels of passion, increasing intimacy, diminished romance, break up of relationship
0%
people can communicate in a relaxed way.
0%
increases.
Q.8.
Which of the following is NOT a component of good listening?
0%
a high annual income
0%
younger average age at marriage
0%
establishing dominance
0%
judging
Q.9.
One difference between heterosexual and homosexual couples is that same-sex partnerships tend to
0%
be more equal.
0%
low divorce rates.
0%
economic.
0%
equality of the sexes.
Q.10.
Cohabitation is defined as living together in a sexual relationship without being married.
0%
False
0%
True
0%
self-disclosure.
0%
more than 50 percent
Q.11.
Which of the following is usually the basis of first attraction to another person?
0%
low divorce rates.
0%
appearance
0%
providing selective information
0%
younger average age at marriage
Q.12.
Characteristics of friendships include all of the following, EXCEPT
0%
50-55 percent
0%
appearance
0%
give-and-take between friends.
0%
dependence.
Q.13.
The greatest stress-producing event in life is usually
0%
death of spouse or family member.
0%
True
0%
reinforce traditional marital roles.
0%
commitment.
Q.14.
At times, it is important to mentally detach emotionally from a situation and act later.
0%
False
0%
True
0%
75 percent
0%
Gender role
Q.15.
When you want to have a serious discussion with your partner,
0%
competitive.
0%
judging
0%
avoid blaming.
0%
appearance
Q.16.
Having strong social relationships may
0%
Each partner assumes a traditional gender role.
0%
lessen marital satisfaction.
0%
reduce the risk of illness.speed recovery from illness.improve measures of mental health.
0%
high emotional expectations of marriage.
Q.17.
Economic hardships strike single women and single men equally.
0%
passion
0%
False
0%
True
0%
increases.
Q.18.
Some of the difficulties people encounter in relationships can be traced to common gender differences in communication.
0%
younger average age at marriage
0%
False
0%
True
0%
appearance
Q.19.
Approximately what percentage of divorced people marry again?
0%
50 percent
0%
more than 50 percent
0%
75 percent
0%
economic.
Q.20.
Once children grow up and leave home, marital satisfaction
0%
increases.
0%
passion.
0%
50 percent
0%
dependence.
Q.21.
Female communication patterns can often be described as
0%
self-worth.
0%
cohabitation.
0%
economic.
0%
affiliative.
Q.22.
Which of the following goals is MOST likely to be associated with male conversation?
0%
"Move on as quickly as possible."
0%
establishing dominance
0%
Each partner assumes a traditional gender role.
0%
appearance
Q.23.
Violence in dating relationships can be precipitated by jealousy.
0%
True
0%
dependence.
0%
False
0%
competitive.
Q.24.
Love encompasses opposites such as affection and anger, excitement and boredom, and bonds and freedom.
0%
True
0%
culture.
0%
False
0%
self-disclosure.
Q.25.
About 75 percent of divorced people remarry, often within ____ year(s).
0%
True
0%
be more equal.
0%
cohabitation.
0%
5
Q.26.
"Revealing personal information that we ordinarily wouldn't reveal because of the risk involved" describes
0%
self-disclosure.
0%
be more equal.
0%
equality of the sexes.
0%
self-worth.
Q.27.
All of the following contribute to the increasing popularity of singlehood, EXCEPT
0%
younger average age at marriage
0%
people can communicate in a relaxed way.
0%
establishing dominance
0%
low divorce rates.
Q.28.
A positive conflict resolution skill involves identifying alternatives for getting each person what he or she wants.
0%
False
0%
death of spouse or family member.
0%
20-30
0%
True
Q.29.
A characteristic of friendship includes reciprocity, which means
0%
give-and-take between friends.
0%
include the presence of sexual desire.
0%
have academic difficulty.
0%
lessen marital satisfaction.
Q.30.
The four general parenting styles include all the following, EXCEPT
0%
worry about being abandoned by others.
0%
True
0%
appearance
0%
absence.
Q.31.
Intense passion is required for love to endure.
0%
increases.
0%
have academic difficulty.
0%
False
0%
True
Q.32.
Effective communication includes making sure that your words match your body language.
0%
True
0%
False
0%
75 percent
0%
low divorce rates.
Q.33.
Marital satisfaction for most couples tends to decline somewhat while children are in school.
0%
True
0%
culture.
0%
False
0%
Gender role
Q.34.
If you and your partner find that you argue again and again over the same issue, you should
0%
validate your partner's feelings and respond with self-disclosure.
0%
accept the differences between yourselves.
0%
people can communicate in a relaxed way.
0%
loss of protection against domestic violence.
Q.35.
By age 30, what percentage of men and women have lived together without being married (cohabitated)?
0%
be more equal.
0%
50 percent
0%
75 percent
0%
50-55 percent
Q.36.
The birth of the first child is most likely to
0%
high emotional expectations of marriage.
0%
absorption in each other.
0%
loss of protection against domestic violence.
0%
lessen marital satisfaction.
Q.37.
The most long lasting element of love is
0%
death of spouse or family member.
0%
commitment.
0%
childhood.
0%
True
Q.38.
_____________ is an idealization of a loved one.
0%
20-30
0%
affiliative.
0%
Infatuation
0%
75 percent
Q.39.
Anxious/avoidant relationships with parents may produce children who, when they reach adulthood,
0%
"Move on as quickly as possible."
0%
more effective fitness programs.
0%
1 year after the divorce.
0%
are inclined to run from relationships.
Q.40.
Jealousy is
0%
give-and-take between friends.
0%
for personal, emotional reasons.
0%
a measure of insecurity.
0%
increasing in popularity.
Q.41.
Our gender role is first defined for us by our
0%
competitive.
0%
True
0%
75 percent
0%
culture.
Q.42.
Even though gender differences exist in communication, when a man and a woman are talking about the same subject, their goals are usually the same.
0%
False
0%
True
0%
passion
0%
stable.
Q.43.
Friendships have all the same characteristics as intimate partnerships
0%
Feedback
0%
cohabitation.
0%
False
0%
True
Q.44.
Jealousy is an indicator of love.
0%
a measure of insecurity.
0%
True
0%
emotional separation.
0%
False
Q.45.
Individuals who had an anxious/ambivalent relationship with a parent may find that, as adults, they
0%
worry about being abandoned by others.
0%
reinforce traditional marital roles.
0%
previous positive sexual experience
0%
accept the differences between yourselves.
Q.46.
Approximately what percentage of married women are in the labor force?
0%
love.fear.frustration.
0%
1 year after the divorce.
0%
people can communicate in a relaxed way.
0%
more than 50 percent
Q.47.
Commitment is based on
0%
overfamiliarity.
0%
conscious choice.
0%
a level of tension.
0%
have academic difficulty.
Q.48.
Which of the following is NOT a constructive strategy for conflict resolution?
0%
younger average age at marriage
0%
providing selective information
0%
"Move on as quickly as possible."
0%
establishing dominance
Q.49.
Although evidence has suggested that children from single-parent families are less successful in school, this could actually be attributed to _______________ and not the absence of the second parent.
0%
accept the differences between yourselves.
0%
people can communicate in a relaxed way.
0%
future aspirations.
0%
low educational attainment of the single parent
Q.50.
The most important question for potential mates is,
0%
lessen marital satisfaction.
0%
high emotional expectations of marriage.
0%
more effective fitness programs.
0%
"How much do we have in common?"
Q.51.
The divorce process usually begins with
0%
"How much do we have in common?"
0%
high emotional expectations of marriage.
0%
emotional separation.
0%
1 year after the divorce.
Q.52.
Which of the following factors is NOT associated with the increasing popularity of cohabitation?
0%
previous positive sexual experience
0%
younger average age at marriage
0%
providing selective information
0%
"Move on as quickly as possible."
Q.53.
Lovers are usually more accepting and less critical than friendships.
0%
False
0%
passion
0%
True
0%
Feedback
Q.54.
One major part of relationships is to cultivate the intimacy and freedom missing from our youth.
0%
True
0%
False
0%
stable.
0%
20-30
Q.55.
All of the following are important guidelines for ending a relationship, EXCEPT
0%
not compromising your position.
0%
overfamiliarity.
0%
"Move on as quickly as possible."
0%
loss of protection against domestic violence.
Q.56.
In traditional male-female dating relationships, the development of the relationship follows the order of
0%
Economic hardships are greater, especially for men.
0%
Each partner assumes a traditional gender role.
0%
validate your partner's feelings and respond with self-disclosure.
All of the following are drawbacks to online relationships, EXCEPT
0%
"Move on as quickly as possible."
0%
people can communicate in a relaxed way.
0%
"How much do we have in common?"
0%
accept the differences between yourselves.
Q.58.
Of the following, which is the MOST constructive conflict resolution strategy?
0%
identifying alternatives to get what each person wants
0%
absorption in each other.
0%
1 year after the divorce.
0%
"Move on as quickly as possible."
Q.59.
It appears that our partner may NOT be interested in what we are saying if he or she responds by
0%
are inclined to run from relationships.
0%
absorption in each other.
0%
include the presence of sexual desire.
0%
looking around the room.
Q.60.
The three keys of good communication in a relationship include all of the following, EXECPT
0%
be more equal.
0%
equality of the sexes.
0%
looking around the room.
0%
critical analysis.
Q.61.
If your partner expresses unhappiness in your relationship, it is best to
0%
Economic hardships are greater, especially for men.
0%
cohabitation.
0%
find out the other person's situation and intention.
0%
validate your partner's feelings and respond with self-disclosure.
Q.62.
Sexual orientation is best described as
0%
partners have a greater sense of autonomy.
0%
reduce the risk of illness.speed recovery from illness.improve measures of mental health.
0%
a consistent pattern of emotional and sexual attraction based on biological sex.
0%
find out the other person's situation and intention.
Q.63.
Real friends
0%
conscious choice.
0%
can be tense with each other.
0%
providing selective information
0%
people can communicate in a relaxed way.
Q.64.
All of the following are common relationship challenges, EXCEPT
0%
judging
0%
self-worth.
0%
overfamiliarity.
0%
establishing dominance
Q.65.
Living together in a sexual relationship without being married describes
0%
dependence.
0%
cohabitation.
0%
overfamiliarity.
0%
stable.
Q.66.
Which is a common expectation that can hurt a relationship?
0%
expecting your partner to change
0%
Economic hardships are greater, especially for men.
0%
people can communicate in a relaxed way.
0%
providing selective information
Q.67.
A characteristic of one's partner that becomes important in determining the quality and depth of a relationship after the euphoria of first attraction and initial romance winds down is
0%
a high annual income
0%
1 year after the divorce.
0%
more than 50 percent
0%
future aspirations.
Q.68.
Initial attraction is most likely to be based on looks, dress, and social status.
0%
False
0%
stable.
0%
True
0%
50-55 percent
Q.69.
The roots of our identity and sense of self are in our
0%
childhood.
0%
emotional separation.
0%
competitive.
0%
self-worth.
Q.70.
All of the following are health benefits of marriage, EXCEPT
0%
more effective fitness programs.
0%
providing selective information
0%
"How much do we have in common?"
0%
people can communicate in a relaxed way.
Q.71.
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of many gay and lesbian relationships?
0%
Each partner assumes a traditional gender role.
0%
1 year after the divorce.
0%
loss of protection against domestic violence.
0%
identifying alternatives to get what each person wants
Q.72.
In order to develop an identity as a couple, some autonomy will be lost.
0%
stable.
0%
worry about being abandoned by others.
0%
True
0%
False
Q.73.
Conflict can be a sign that the relationship is growing.
0%
True
0%
death of spouse or family member.
0%
absence.
0%
commitment.
Q.74.
Conflict is usually accompanied by anger.
0%
True
0%
absence.
0%
death of spouse or family member.
0%
friendships.
Q.75.
Pleasure from a relationship may increase when the intensity and excitement of initial passionate love subsides.
0%
True
0%
False
0%
critical analysis.
0%
appearance
Q.76.
The ability to interpret nonverbal messages correctly is important to the success of relationships.
0%
True
0%
critical analysis.
0%
False
0%
20-30
Q.77.
Women are more likely to head single-parent households than are men.
0%
stable.
0%
True
0%
False
0%
judging
Q.78.
The primary problems for single-parent families headed by women are
0%
absorption in each other.
0%
economic.
0%
cohabitation.
0%
dependence.
Q.79.
The element that is LEAST characteristic of enduring love relationships is