Developmental Psych Ch 13
Same-sex relationships that end tend to end
amicably
Adolescents depend on their parents more than in friends for
security during difficult times
After having gone through a somewhat vicious divorce, Brenda is looking to form a quick passionate relationship as she rebounds from the divorce. Her love relationship will most likely be which type?
Fatuous
When does the need for intimacy begin?
Infancy
Although liking is different from love, it does involve one of Sternberg's components of love. Which one?
Intimacy2
What happens in a heterosexual relationship when a child is born?
both parents increase the amount of housework they do
Daniel Levinson viewed the process of development as involving
building of a life structure.
Intimate relationships
can be with both friends and lovers.
A long-time married couple are highly committed to each other and share intimacy. Yet, the physical attraction between them has been absent for a number of years. Their type of love is called
companionate
After a couple has had their first child, the level of marital satisfaction typically
declines
Compared with attachment to friends, attachment to family
decreases in adolescence and early adulthood.
The decline found in marital satisfaction after the birth of a child can often be reduced if the
father helps with the infant care
All of the following types of love have an intimacy component except
fatuous love
Marriage helps men more than women in all of the following areas except
financial improvement.
A key difference between friendships and family relationships is that
friendships are voluntary.
Roberts and Newton's research on Levinson's seasons of life suggests that the distinction in what is considered feminine or masculine, known as ____ might impact gender difference in life course
gender splitting
Compared with childhood and adolescence, the adulthood period has
greater diversity
Ansil has been divorced and remarried 5 times. Compared to Aimee, who has divorced once, we would expect him to report
higher levels of depression
In marriages where both partners are satisfied with the division of labor, we can expect
higher levels of marital happiness
Erikson believed that, generally, the relationship between identity and intimacy was that
identity had to be developed before establishing intimacy.
The quality of love that involves closeness, bonding, and connectedness is
intimacy
According to Erikson, the crisis in early adulthood involves the establishment of
intimacy3
The social clock
is often different in different cultures
Heterosexual cohabitation before marriage
is often viewed by women as part of the courtship process
According to Erikson, failure to achieve a sense of intimacy during the early adulthood stage results in a sense of
isolation
Which of the following patterns of marriage over time is related to higher rates of divorce?
moderate satisfaction with a steep decline over time
All of the following types of love have a commitment component except
romantic love.
According to Erikson, if one decides to focus on a career at the sake of one's romantic partnerships, he or she may become _____.
self-absorbed
Which of the following is the most commonly reported type of intimate partner violence?
slapping
Compared with couples with children, long-term married couples without children report
slightly higher closeness.
Men are more likely than women to discuss with friends their
sports victories.
Friendships play an important role in early adulthood because
support from friends helps in becoming less dependent on parents.
Amal, La'Shonda, and Mary Beth are friends in their early twenties. They will probably spend much of their time together
talking about issues in their lives
Compared with 25 years ago, never-married young adults seem to be happier today because
their single status is now more widely accepted.
Billy and Hanna are planning to have their first child about a year after they get married because many of their friends have also done that. Billy and Hanna's decision is most consistent with the
timing of events theory.
What do women consider the most important characteristic in a love relationship?
Trust
A factor that increases risk for divorce is
getting married as a teenager.
What is the difference between a stepfamily and a blended family?
*One parent has biological children in a stepfamily, and two parents have biological children in a blended family
What kind of love involves strong commitment, intimacy, and passion?
Consummate
Overall rates of remarriage are about
40 percent.
About what percentage of Americans age 25 to 34 are married?
53 percent
What is intimacy in infancy called?
Attachment
Which best describes Daniel Levinson's method of studying adult development?
Biographical
Which of the following is NOT one of John Gottman's "Horsemen" that predict divorce
Complaining
Which couple is most likely to divide chores by preference rather than gender roles
Derek, a mechanic, and Eric, a teacher.
How are men likely to express their feelings to their female partners?
Doing things for them
Over the first three years of their marriage, Bill and April made decisions that both would have careers, April would do the yard work, Bill would do meal preparation, and housecleaning would be shared equally. Now that April is pregnant, they have begun to renegotiate the division of tasks, as parenting tasks will soon be added to their total load. What type of marriage do Bill and April have?
Equal partnership
Which marriage type is currently viewed by the majority of Americans as the ideal marriage type?
Equal partnership
Which is associated with the highest level of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being?
Equality in marriages
According to Vaillant, which of the following would be most devastating to a person's development?
Growing up in an abusive family
Which of the following is associated with higher level of intimate partner violence?
Higher alcohol use
Children whose parents divorce are more likely to experience what in their own relationships?
Higher risk of divorce.
Which statement best captures George Vaillant's view of development?
Life requires a constant series of adaptations
Recent research studies suggest which of the following about male and female friendships?
Male and female friendships are more similar than once thought.
Which statement is accurate concerning cross-gender friendships?
Males experience more self-disclosure and intimacy with female friends than with males.
As a group, who are the happiest and have the highest level of psychological well-being?
Married men
When asked what the most important characteristics in a love relationship are, what gender differences were found?
Men and women listed basically the same thing
How do men and women value instrumental and expressive aspects of a love relationship?
Men place more value on instrumental than expressive aspects
Your friend is thinking of joining an online dating site. What is NOT something you would tell your friend about online dating websites?
Not many people use them, so there won't be a good selection of potential mates.
According to Levinson, a young adult who is beginning to make choices about his future career is in which stage?
Novice
Where do 22 percent of heterosexual couples and 60 percent of same-sex couples say they met?
Online
Which component of love is most likely to fade in a marriage?
Passion
What would one expect in an equal-partner relationship?
Renegotiation of expectations as situations change.
Which of the following is a neurotic mechanism that leads to negative mental health?
Repression
Patrick has had a number of very close, intimate, and sexual relationships over the years but has not dated more than one person at a time. Which term best describes Patrick's relationships?
Serial monogamy
Which best describes contemporary romantic relationships in young adults?
Serial monogamy
Which of the following is most likely to bring two people together?
Similarities
Which of the following is a mature adaptive mechanism that leads to positive mental health?
Sublimation
Same-sex couples with children are similar to other-sex couples with children except____.
The discrimination they often face
Dennis and Bruce are a cohabiting gay couple. As compared with a same-sex married couple, they are more likely to separate because
The legality and formality of marriage makes relationships more stable.
Andrew and Vivian are childless by choice. The decision not to have children was most likely
Vivian's decision
What is related to fathers spending more time with their children?
When fathers have high levels of marital satisfaction before the child's birth
What does Arlie Hochschild mean by "the second shift"?
Wives have one shift of employment at a job and then another shift as homemaker.
Which of the following is associated with an easier stepparenting situation?
Younger children
When a couple share in the responsibilities of taking care of the house and actively discuss the various tasks to be done, their marriage type is called
`equal partnership
What is the reported rate of intimate partner violence in the United States for the previous year?
about 2 percent for women and men
The adult period is a time of greater diversity than childhood because
adults can follow different paths.
All of the following are basic components of the triangular theory of love except
affiliation.
America's current social clock can be described as
allowing for greater diversity than 30 years ago
Studies suggest that the best way to establish a long-term relationship is to
develop intimacy before passion
According to Levinson, in order for a young adult to have a vision and form a satisfactory life structure the person needs a
dream
Janet decided in her early twenties that her career as a psychologist was going to be central to her life and that she would find it difficult to have children to raise as part of her life. Any child care she was going to do would be occasionally tending the needs of her several nieces and nephews. Janet's decision about being childless fits the pattern of
early articulator.
A long-time married couple are very committed to each other, but they feel no passion toward each other and fail to share their feelings. Their type of love is called
empty
All of the following types of love have a passion component except
empty love
Upon reaching the early adulthood period, one is likely to face all of these developmental tasks except
establishing an integrated identity
Sigmund Freud believed that the two basic needs of adulthood are
love and work.
In looking at the marriage-happiness relationship across nations, one can conclude that
marital status had a bigger impact on happiness than did nationality.
High rates of singlehood have been attributed to all of the following except
marriage is seen as an unimportant institution
Greg's dream is to be a successful criminal lawyer. To achieve this dream, Daniel Levinson would say that Greg needs a
mentor.
Lisa and Rob plan to have their first child about three years after they are married because they believe that by then they will have established their intimacy and be ready to welcome a new child into their relationship. Lisa and Rob's decision is most consistent with
normative crisis theory
Sandy started college after both of her children had entered grade school. Based on timing of events theory, Sandy is
off time.
When a couple begins to date seriously the strongest component of love is often
passion
Tamara and Charles decided to wait until "the time was right" to bring children into their marriage. In their twenties they were busy getting their careers going, and in their early thirties they were busy building a stable financial picture. By their late thirties they decided that they didn't have the energy or inclination to raise children. They would volunteer for some children's programs in their community, but most of their life satisfaction would be in career, travel, and each other's companionship. Their style of being childless fits the pattern of
postponers
According to O'Connor, essential characteristics of friendship include all of these except
practical support.
Masculine friendships tend to
protect men from potential loss of control.
Lilly is a single-parent mother. All of the following are things that she can do to help raise happy and healthy children except
provide flexible rules and discipline that changes with the situation
Ahmad, Tarik, and Allan are friends in their early twenties. They will probably spend much of their time together
watching or playing sports.
In the third stage of recentering, where are you most likely to live?
with a spouse/partner and maybe with your children
During the first stage of recentering, you are most likely to live____.
with your parents
What has been found about the reality of heterosexual couples in equal partnership marriages?
women tend to spend more time on housework than men
