Deck 6: Developing Healthy Relationships

Question 1

What is the major difference between love and romantic love?

A) Romantic love includes attraction to another person based on affection and sexual interest.
B) Romantic love can describe affection for a person, place, or thing.
C) Love always results in dating.
D) Love is only among family members.

Answer 1

Romantic love includes attraction to another person based on affection and sexual interest.

Question 2

Babies in orphanages who are neglected emotionally tend to develop which of the following characteristics?

A) dyslexia
B) weight problems
C) failure to thrive
D) difficulty with speech

Answer 2

failure to thrive

Question 3

Family members who allow other family members to be themselves without ridicule demonstrate which quality?

A) punctuality
B) acceptance
C) honesty
D) a sense of humor

Answer 3

acceptance

Question 4

Which of the following is true about dysfunctional families?

A) A dysfunctional family is one in which the family only occasionally faces problems.
B) Dysfunctional families have good conflict resolution skills.
C) Most families that are dysfunctional have a large social network.
D) Drug and alcohol abuse is common in many dysfunctional families.

Question 5

Which of the following is being increasingly open about who you are as a person?

A) identity
B) mutual loyalty
C) proximity
D) reciprocal self-disclosure

Question 6

What is one of the downfalls to using email to communicate?

A) Most people prefer nonelectronic communication.
B) Email is more time consuming.
C) Email does not convey nonverbal body language.
D) Using the phone is easier than email.

Question 7

You have many friends you know through your soccer team. What types of friends are these?

A) extended family
B) acquaintances
C) convenience friends
D) special-interest friends

Question 8

Which of the following is true today about family households according to the U.S. Census?

A) About two-thirds of children are adopted.
B) Most households are headed by a single female parent.
C) More than half of all households are headed by a married couple.
D) Most households are headed by a single male parent.

Question 9

Bill is 20 years old. He is friends with Gladys, an 80-year-old woman who lives down the street. He frequently helps her with grocery shopping or mowing her lawn. Which of the following is true?

A) Gladys is a caregiver for Bill.
B) Bill and Gladys are not good friends.
C) Bill and Gladys are cross-generational friends.
D) Bill and Gladys are special interest friends.

Question 10

The "give-and-take" of a relationship is also known as which of the following?

A) reciprocity
B) closeness
C) social favors
D) intimacy

Question 11

You are upset with your partner because you feel he/she never wants to go out to dinner with you. How could you express this concern to your partner in a healthy way?

A) "You never take me out to dinner."
B) "I'd love if we could go out together some time. It makes me sad that we hardly go out anymore."
C) "I hate how you always want to stay home instead of going out."
D) "Do you want to go out to dinner tonight?"

Question 12

Which of the following is developing a sense of self through different life experiences?

A) personal identity
B) basic identity
C) social life
D) adolescence

Question 13

Which of the following can often put a strain on a relationship?

A) expecting a certain level of trust and loyalty
B) having unrealistic expectations
C) having a large social network
D) being open and honest

Question 14

The quality of being able to count on friends for emotional and physical help as well as sticking with each other during difficult times is otherwise known as which of the following?

A) loyalty
B) companionship
C) love
D) authenticity

Question 15

Joseph recently had a death in his family. Joseph's friends chose to help him out that week by offering to cook dinner and bring him meals. What is this act called?

A) reciprocity
B) dysfunction
C) social networking
D) social support

Question 16

What is the ability to identify to yourself what you are thinking or feeling at any given moment?

A) self-trust
B) psychosis
C) decision-making
D) reflective awareness

Question 17

Family members who do not belittle or demean each other demonstrate which quality?

A) environmental wellness
B) social skills
C) commitment
D) respect

Question 18

Which of the following describes people who have good relationships with others?

A) They get married earlier in life.
B) They tend to live longer and have healthier lives than those with negative relationships.
C) They tend to have poorer health than those who have negative relationships.
D) They tend to have a small, close-knit group of friends rather than a large social network.

Question 19

Talking over the phone is an example of which of the following?

A) being a good listener
B) self-disclosure
C) a communication channel
D) nonverbal body language

Question 20

What is one type of positive resource that families typically provide to children?

A) emotional resources
B) transportation resources
C) artistic resources
D) drug resources

Question 22

You have just entered a romantic relationship and have started to notice your partner is becoming abusive. What is the first thing that you should do?

A) Try to be extra sensitive to your partner's needs.
B) Demand that the abuse stop immediately and permanently.
C) Ignore the abuse and see if whether gets better.
D) Avoid confronting your partner and talk to your friend about the problem instead.

Question 24

What is a romantic involvement that results in negative consequences for one or both partners?

A) a self-reflective relationship
B) a healthy relationship
C) a dependent relationship
D) a toxic relationship

Question 25

Describe two qualities of successful families.

Question 26

What is the close, personal knowledge of another person called?

A) disclosure
B) intimacy
C) fatuous love
D) passion

Question 27

What is the difference between loneliness and just being alone?

Question 28

The brain chemical phylethylamine, or the "love drug," is thought to play a role in which of the following?

A) the end of a relationship
B) cheating
C) the beginning of a relationship
D) monogamy

Question 29

What are the three components of Sternberg's Theory of Love?

A) trust, honesty, and integrity
B) passion, intimacy, and commitment
C) loyalty, equality, and devotion
D) love, respect, and sexuality

Question 30

Name and describe one factor that influences the development of a relationship.

Question 31

What is often a common concern with dating someone new?

A) fear of rejection
B) financial concerns
C) not spending enough time with your partner
D) divorce

Question 32

What is a relationship in which one partner becomes the center of the world for the other person?

A) a close relationship
B) a romantic relationship
C) an addictive relationship
D) an abusive relationship

Question 36

In the five stages of relationships, what is the stage in which people begin to express themselves through kissing, touching, and courting and may have the feeling of limerence?

A) the attraction phase
B) the commitment phase
C) the monogamy phase
D) the romance phase

Question 37

There are several different categories of friendships. Describe two.

Question 38

What are three qualities of a true friend?

Question 39

Intimate partner violence is a component of which of the following?

A) an addictive relationship
B) a passionate relationship
C) a sexual relationship
D) an abusive relationship

Question 40

Neglecting your friends, giving up things you normally like to do, and allowing your romantic partner/relationship to control your life is considered to be which of the following?

A) domestic intimacy
B) an addictive relationship
C) a committed relationship
D) a healthy relationship