Wellness Chapter 6
A healthy marriage contributes to reducing stress by
increasing financial stability and expanding support networks
When Marcy moved into her dorm, her parents and her best friend helped. This example BEST illustrates
instrumental support
According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, love involves
intimacy, passion, commitment
Through our relationships with others, we fulfill our needs for
intimacy, social integration, and nurturance
Relationships characterized by behavioral interdependence, need fulfillment, emotional attachment, and emotional availability are
intimate relationships
Which of the following is TRUE about appropriate self-disclosure?
it is a key element in unhealthy communication
Social support may BEST help reduce stress by
making challenges look less forbidding
A relationship in which the partners are sexually involved only with each other is
monogamous
Which of the following is TRUE about being single in the United States?
nearly one third of young adults age 20 to 34 are single
Jealousy is more likely when
one partner fears that he or she is losing control over the other
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that, on a typical day,
over 90 percent of women do household chores like laundry
Family consists of
people related by blood who share a few main characteristics
Jealousy can be based on all of the following EXCEPT
possessiveness
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges
recognized the right of interracial couples to marry
Which of the following traits is important in relationships and involves having a realistic appreciation of one's own worth and ability?
self-sufficiency
According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, the most complete, ideal type of love is
sexual compatibility
In a relationship, commitment means that
the partners agree to shared decision making on all concerns involving the couple
What is social capital?
the value of all the cash, savings, investments, and equity owned by every member of your family, yourself included
Which one of the following is characteristic of intimate relationships?
they involve need fulfillment
All of the following are true about intimate relationships EXCEPT that
they may be spiritually intimate
Predictability is a fundamental element of
trust
You are most likely to listen BEST when
you believe the speaker's is saying something you can relate to
Which factor would reduce the likelihood of your choosing a particular person as a partner?
you live in close proximity to each other
Which of the following statements about intimate relationships is TRUE?
People in supportive intimate relationships tend to have higher than normal blood pressure
The definition of the term family
changes over time
Lengthy cohabitation that is considered legally binding in some states is
cohabitation
By deciding that he didn't have time to vote in the last election, Derrick missed an opportunity to build
collective connectedness
According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, which type of love combines intimacy and passion?
companionate
A hormone referred to as a "cuddle chemical" that boosts feelings of satisfaction and attachment is
cortisol
Anthropologist Helen Fisher and other scientists propose that the feeling that the excitement and passion is gone from a relationship is due to
developmental incompatibility