Personal Fitness Chapter 5
What is social capital?
The collective value of all of the people in your social network and the likelihood of them providing social support
Which of the following is TRUE about being single in the United States?
The number of adults electing to remain single is increasing
Which of the following statements about marital status in the United States is TRUE?
The percentage of males who have never been married is higher than that of females
Which of the following is TRUE about intimate relationships?
They can include relationships with family, friends and romantic partners
Which one of the following is characteristic of intimate relationships?
They involve need fulfillment
Which of the following statement is TRUE regarding gay and lesbian couples?
They seek the same things in primary relationships as heterosexuals do
Both Ben and Betty see themselves are responsible for their own choices, decisions and actions in their relationship, thus demonstrating their...
accountability
A healthy marriage contributes to reducing stress by
increasing financial stability and expanding social support networks
According to the attraction theory...
proximity and similarities influence who a person falls in love with
Daniel has been involved in four sexually exclusive over the past six years. This is an example of
serial monogamy
Lisa and Abby are sisters and best friends. Both feel they can share their worries and concerns with one another. This example demonstrates...
social integration
Javier wants to talk with Stephen about his frustration related to Stephen's excessive spending, but as he is speaking, Stephen keeps texting on his cell phone, This is an example of what pattern common in troubled relationships?
stonewalling
Family consists of...
A network of people that provides support, security and a sense of belonging
Which of the following statements about he benefits of marriage is TRUE?
Rates of smoking and alcohol abuse are lower in married couples
According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, which type of love combines intimacy and passion?
Romantic
Jeff and Dana have been married for two years. Their relationship involves exclusive sexual involvement with each other. This demonstrates
a monogamous relationship
The definition of the term family...
changes over time
Chris and Robin have been romantic partners for almost a decade, and have lived together unmarried for the last four years. Their relationship is considered...
cohabitation
When two partners in an intimate relationship live together without being married
cohabitation
By deciding that he didn't have time to vote in the last election, Derrick missed an opportunity to build...
collective connectedness
Lengthy cohabitation that is considered legally binding in some states is
common-law marriage
In a relationship, commitment means that
each partner intends to act over time in a way that perpetuates the well-being of the other
Anthropologist Helen Fisher and other scientists have described attraction as...
feelings of elation and euphoria produced by neurochemicals
A benefit of Cohabitation is that...
it allows the partners to share housing cost and utility bills
All of the following are true about cohabitation EXCEPT that
it is a predictor of divorce
In face to face conversations...
men frown more often than women and women smile more often than men
A relationship in which the partners are sexually involved only with each other is
monogamous
Amelia and Geoff married when Amelia was 20 years old and Geoff was 23. Presuming that their marriage reflects population statistics...
they most likely married around the year 1960
Predictability is a fundamental element of
trust
Self disclosure can be a double edged sword because....
you risk the possibility that the other person will reject you