In a Study of Couples Where One Spouse Had Congestive

Multiple Choice

In a study of couples where one spouse had congestive heart failure,researchers evaluated relationship quality and whether it was related to mortality rates (death) in a 4-year period.What did the researchers find?

A) Patients were less likely to die when in more satisfying intimate relationships.
B) Relationship quality was unrelated to patients' mortality rates.
C) Humans are biologically programmed to desire intimate relationships.
D) The partner without heart failure became increasingly unhappy in the relationship following the other partner's diagnosis.