Question 1

Women tend to associate their affairs with:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual needs. 
B)  gender equality. 
C)  decreasing marital satisfaction. 
D)  sin and lust. 
A)  sexual needs. 
B)  gender equality. 
C)  decreasing marital satisfaction. 
D)  sin and lust.

Question 2

Marital disruption is highest among those least well-off materially.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Consensual adultery has greatly diminished during the past several decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers will:

Accepted Answer

A)  have good relationships with their children. 
B)  have children with greater chance of divorce. 
C)  have a greater impact than mothers. 
D)  have shortened life expectancies. 
A)  have good relationships with their children. 
B)  have children with greater chance of divorce. 
C)  have a greater impact than mothers. 
D)  have shortened life expectancies.

Question 5

Sara can be described as mentally healthy because she is comfortable with herself, she is tolerant of others, and she accepts responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

State marriage contracts contain all of the following elements EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  an age requirement. 
B)  mutual consent. 
C)  religious sacrament. 
D)  a waiting period. 
A)  an age requirement. 
B)  mutual consent. 
C)  religious sacrament. 
D)  a waiting period.

Question 7

Eating at least one meal a day together is an indication of a strong family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Justify whether quality or quantity of time together is better for the family.

Accepted Answer

Spending time together is an important m

Question 9

Almost all strong families indicate that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  spend an inordinate amount of time planning their play activities. 
B)  don't feel pressured by time constraints. 
C)  place the needs of the individual over the needs of the family. 
D)  eat together at least once a day. 
A)  spend an inordinate amount of time planning their play activities. 
B)  don't feel pressured by time constraints. 
C)  place the needs of the individual over the needs of the family. 
D)  eat together at least once a day.

Question 10

Although the requirements differ, all states recognize marriages contracted in all other states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Many of our expectations of role behavior come from our experience with our parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Domestic partnerships are seen by some as attempts by the gay rights movement to gain the right of marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Mature, mentally healthy people:

Accepted Answer

A)  are able to take advantage of others. 
B)  are "people who need people." 
C)  pass responsibility to others. 
D)  set idealized unrealistic goals. 
A)  are able to take advantage of others. 
B)  are "people who need people." 
C)  pass responsibility to others. 
D)  set idealized unrealistic goals.

Question 14

Realizing the humanness of our partners allows us to:

Accepted Answer

A)  see the world through rose-colored glasses. 
B)  influence him/her in the direction of our expectations. 
C)  relax and be human as well. 
D)  develop a high degree of spontaneity. 
A)  see the world through rose-colored glasses. 
B)  influence him/her in the direction of our expectations. 
C)  relax and be human as well. 
D)  develop a high degree of spontaneity.

Question 15

Excessive workplace and family obligations can make it difficult for married couples to:

Accepted Answer

A)  develop a definition of marital success. 
B)  establish pleasurable sexual relationships. 
C)  react to their perceptions of the world. 
D)  understand their unconscious marital expectations. 
A)  develop a definition of marital success. 
B)  establish pleasurable sexual relationships. 
C)  react to their perceptions of the world. 
D)  understand their unconscious marital expectations.

Question 16

The definition of mental health embraces all of the following elements EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling comfortable about oneself. 
B)  feeling competent to meet the demands of life. 
C)  feeling a need for privacy and autonomy. 
D)  feeling comfortable about other people. 
A)  feeling comfortable about oneself. 
B)  feeling competent to meet the demands of life. 
C)  feeling a need for privacy and autonomy. 
D)  feeling comfortable about other people.

Question 17

Successful marriages exhibit all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  relative agreement on important issues. 
B)  teamwork. 
C)  positive partner interaction. 
D)  constant passion. 
A)  relative agreement on important issues. 
B)  teamwork. 
C)  positive partner interaction. 
D)  constant passion.

Question 18

Self-actualized people exhibit all of the following traits EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a need for privacy. 
B)  spontaneity. 
C)  a problem-centered focus. 
D)  self-centeredness. 
A)  a need for privacy. 
B)  spontaneity. 
C)  a problem-centered focus. 
D)  self-centeredness.

Question 19

The notion that "it is not the quantity but the quality of time together that counts" seems to ignore the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is impossible to measure quality of time. 
B)  quality and quantity of time are interrelated. 
C)  most parents give their families both quality and quantity of time. 
D)  intimate interactions can't be quantified. 
A)  it is impossible to measure quality of time. 
B)  quality and quantity of time are interrelated. 
C)  most parents give their families both quality and quantity of time. 
D)  intimate interactions can't be quantified.

Question 20

Extramarital affairs are difficult for a spouse to combat because:

Accepted Answer

A)  affairs provide excitement that is difficult to bring back into a long marriage. 
B)  the spouse has declined physically and does not seek to be appealing. 
C)  the search for identity in the affair is too great. 
D)  most often they are unaware of the affair. 
A)  affairs provide excitement that is difficult to bring back into a long marriage. 
B)  the spouse has declined physically and does not seek to be appealing. 
C)  the search for identity in the affair is too great. 
D)  most often they are unaware of the affair.

Women tend to associate their affairs with:

Marital disruption is highest among those least well-off materially.

Consensual adultery has greatly diminished during the past several decades.

Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers will:

Sara can be described as mentally healthy because she is comfortable with herself, she is tolerant of others, and she accepts responsibility.

State marriage contracts contain all of the following elements EXCEPT:

Eating at least one meal a day together is an indication of a strong family.

Justify whether quality or quantity of time together is better for the family.

Almost all strong families indicate that they:

Although the requirements differ, all states recognize marriages contracted in all other states.

Many of our expectations of role behavior come from our experience with our parents.

Domestic partnerships are seen by some as attempts by the gay rights movement to gain the right of marriage.

Mature, mentally healthy people:

Realizing the humanness of our partners allows us to:

Excessive workplace and family obligations can make it difficult for married couples to:

The definition of mental health embraces all of the following elements EXCEPT:

Successful marriages exhibit all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

Self-actualized people exhibit all of the following traits EXCEPT:

The notion that "it is not the quantity but the quality of time together that counts" seems to ignore the fact that:

Extramarital affairs are difficult for a spouse to combat because:

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Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

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Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

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Exam 7: Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Women tend to associate their affairs with:

Marital disruption is highest among those least well-off materially.

Consensual adultery has greatly diminished during the past several decades.

Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers will:

Sara can be described as mentally healthy because she is comfortable with herself, she is tolerant of others, and she accepts responsibility.

State marriage contracts contain all of the following elements EXCEPT:

Eating at least one meal a day together is an indication of a strong family.

Justify whether quality or quantity of time together is better for the family.

Almost all strong families indicate that they:

Although the requirements differ, all states recognize marriages contracted in all other states.

Many of our expectations of role behavior come from our experience with our parents.

Domestic partnerships are seen by some as attempts by the gay rights movement to gain the right of marriage.

Mature, mentally healthy people:

Realizing the humanness of our partners allows us to:

Excessive workplace and family obligations can make it difficult for married couples to:

The definition of mental health embraces all of the following elements EXCEPT:

Successful marriages exhibit all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

Self-actualized people exhibit all of the following traits EXCEPT:

The notion that "it is not the quantity but the quality of time together that counts" seems to ignore the fact that:

Extramarital affairs are difficult for a spouse to combat because:

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

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