Hers 204 Chapter 4

which of the following statements is true of American families?

In African American families, traditional gender roles are often reversed.

a relationship that doesn't promote healthy communication, honesty, and intimacy and in which either person is made to feel worthless or incompetent is termed ___.

dysfunctional

According to a recent American College Health Association survey, approximately 9 percent of students reported being in a(n) _____ relationship within the last year.

emotionally abusive intimate

Components of _____ include shielding or covering up for an abuser/addict, controlling him or her, taking over responsibilities, rationalizing addictive behavior, and cooperating with him or her.

enabling

which of the following terms refers to unwittingly contributing to a person's addictive or abusive behavior?

enabling

A blended family is defined as children, parents, and grandparents living in the same household.

false

Dunbar found that emotional closeness declines around 30 percent a year in the absence of face-to-face contact.

false

Infatuation is a combination of intimacy and passion.

false

Social reflection refers to the process by which our social circle influences our behavior and our health—both positively and negatively.

false

Students who engage in hookups are typically shy and have no fear of intimacy.

false

The amygdala is smaller in individuals with large, complex social networks.

false

Women are less likely than men to wait for a speaker to finish rather than interrupt.

false

Sexting will most likely lead to _____.

negative fallout down the road

Five factors increase the likelihood of a hookup including _____.

outgoing personality

Sharing personal information and experiences with another that he or she would not otherwise discover is known as _____.

self disclosure

College students who provided community service as part of a semester-long course reported changes in attitude, behavior, and _____.

self esteem

Lisa generally enjoys the company of others, but at the same time, she worries a great deal about how she looks and whether she will say the right thing. Which term best describes Lisa?

self-consciously shy

sexting involves ___.

sending sexual text messages or photos by cell phone

the process by which friends of friends, acquaintances, and others in our social circle influence our behavior and our health, both positively and negatively, is termed ___.

social contagion

Which term refers to the ways in which we provide information or assistance, show affection, comfort, and confide in others?

social support

which of the following statements is true of people who engage in hookup?

they believe it is a reflection of sexual freedom

Both cyberbullying and cyberstalking can be criminal offenses punishable by imprisonment.

true

College students who are on their phones 10 or more hours a day reported greater distress and more susceptibility to boredom.

true

In several studies of college students, economic factors, including money or lack thereof, did not make the list of the most important reasons for attraction.

true

People involved in community organizations consistently report a surge of well-being called helper's high.

true

People with close ties to others have stronger cardiovascular and immune systems, resist colds better, and are less vulnerable to serious illness and premature death.

true

The key difference between social anxiety and normal shyness and self-consciousness is the degree of distress and impairment that individuals experience.

true

Unwittingly contributing to a person's addictive or abusive behavior is known as enabling.

true

Years of research have shown that while conflict is inevitable, the key difference between happy and unhappy couples is the way they handle disagreements.

true

Which of the following statements is true regarding the gender differences in communication ?

women speaking more in private, usually to build better connections with others.

Linguists studying gender differences in communication have found that men _____.

write briefer, more utilitarian e-mails

"dunbar's number" limits the online and offline meaningful relationships maintained by most people to ____.

150

which of the following traits is essential to communicating clearly?

being assertive

a friends-with-benefits relationship is a relationship ____.

between friends that includes sexual intimacy

What is the first stage both heterosexual and same-sex couples progress through as their relationship develops?

blending

which of the following is the first stage of a relationship?

blending

Which type of therapy has proven helpful in significantly reducing anxiety and symptoms of social anxiety disorder?

cognitive behavioral group

according to Robert Sternberg's psychological view, which of the following types of love is a deep emotional bond in a relationship that may have had romantic components?

companionate love

Which type of love is a combination of passion, intimacy, and commitment over time?

consummate love

which of the following uses online sites, forums, and social media to harass victims and tries to damage their reputation or turn others against them?

cyberstalking

blended families are families.

in which one or both of the partner bring children from a previous union

____ is a state of closeness between two people, characterized by the desire and ability to share one's innermost thoughts and feelings with each other either verbally or nonverbally.

intimacy

which of the following statements is true of social health?

it involves developing interpersonal relationships

which of the following is true of "helper's high"?

it is a surge of well-being

The traditional family with a breadwinner and a homemaker has been replaced by what some call "the _____ family."

juggler

Norm visits Facebook every day but seldom posts content on his or anyone else's page. Instead, he spends most of his time "_____" to see what other people are saying or doing.

lurking

"Dunbar's number," 150, refers to the number of meaningful relationships that most people can _____.

maintain online and off

which of the following statements is true of marriages and divorces among Americans?

married people have lower rates of coronary disease and cancer