Exam 11: Being With Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood

Pauline has a negative mental model of herself and a positive mental model of her husband, James. According to the research conducted by Schmidt and colleagues (2004), Pauline would be described as having a ________ romantic attachment with James.

The greatest worry of most adoptive, foster, and step-parents is that the adoptive child in their life will

When a marriage is interrupted by military deployment, both partners will be affected by the changes in circumstances. Which of the following is an accurate statement about such cases?

Research has found that while women often say they want a softer-looking male partner, they usually choose very masculine-looking men for long-term relationships.

Cross-sex friendships, though potentially problematic when jealousy becomes an issue, have been found to help women lower their levels of dating anxiety and develop a higher capacity for intimacy.

According to the US Department of Agriculture, a family in the middle income bracket who had a child in 2009 would spend approximately _________ on the child's necessities over the first 17 years of that child's life.

Friendship relationships differ from love relationships in that they are

When all is said and done, the most important thing to predicting the long-term success of a marriage is ______.

A(n) ________ family consists of parents and children living in a home together.

Research has found that sharing religious beliefs and spirituality with one's spouse is actually a good way to sabotage a marriage; such issues are better kept private and personal.

Many homosexual couples wish to be parents, and this can often be accomplished through a variety of methods. Resistance to such situations, however, can often occur. Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding this issue?

An important element of foster parenting is the concern over the level of bonding that will take place between a child and the foster parents.

Research into families in the Netherlands where there was a transracially adopted child from Columbia, Korea, or Sri Lanka found that one particular struggle for the child was

One particular concern for single parents is ________, due to insecurities over sexuality and uncertainty about how they should behave around their children in terms of having partners stay overnight.

Children who are raised by gay or lesbian parents are no more likely to experience problems or have psychological difficulties than those raised by heterosexual parents.

Although they generally get along well and love each other very much, Jeanie and Randall decide to seek marital counseling to strengthen their relationship. Their therapist begins by asking them both questions about things like work, finances, their children, their communication, their sex life, and other dimensions of their relationship. This therapist is assessing Jeanie and Randall's marital ________.

Alicia and Jordan have an arrangement in their marriage that seems to work for them. Alicia is the "breadwinner," working full-time and earning an adequate salary to support the couple and their two children. Jordan is a stay-at-home father who is primarily responsible for taking care of the children and the home during the daytime. Each partner feels that the other contributes equally to their marriage, even though they contribute differently. According to ________ theory, their marriage is likely to be satisfying and happy.

Ole and Lena are a cohabitating couple in Norway, while Jack and Diane are a cohabitating couple in the United States. Cross-cultural research would predict that

Mary decides to go to a speed dating event, because she has not been meeting many women in whom she has a romantic interest lately. If the people at this event are similar to those at most speed dating parties, Mary will be most interested in women who have all but which of the following qualities?

Guy has been struggling since he and his wife finalized their divorce. He still speaks with her at least once a day, has not dated anyone, and isn't developing any new friendships. Experts would say that Guy is experiencing a(n)