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Core Concepts in Health, 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University School of Medicine

Intimate Relationships and Communication

Chapter 4 Intimate Relationships

Multiple Choice


1	Our gender role is defined for us by our
		A)	genetics.
		B)	culture.
		C)	decisions.
		D)	sexual experiences.


2	Which of the following is NOT one of Sternberg's three elements of love?
		A)	passion
		B)	intimacy
		C)	commitment
		D)	communication


3	Which of the following is probably LEAST important in maintaining good communication in a relationship?
		A)	desensitization
		B)	self-disclosure
		C)	listening skills
		D)	feedback


4	One of the first elements to begin to cause attraction between two people is
		A)	social status.
		B)	political persuasion.
		C)	personality traits.
		D)	general behavior.


5	Which of the following adds to the challenge of intercultural relationships?
		A)	differences in cultures
		B)	differences in values
		C)	different ways of communicating
		D)	all of the above


6	The adoption of "best friends" roles in a relationship is MOST often found in
		A)	long-term marriages.
		B)	cohabitating couples.
		C)	relationships that have just begun.
		D)	gay and lesbian relationships.


7	MOST families are
		A)	intact.
		B)	single-parent households.
		C)	stepfamilies.
		D)	gay couples.


8	Marital satisfaction is likely to be at its lowest
		A)	before children are born.
		B)	when children are babies.
		C)	when children are school age.
		D)	after children reach adulthood.


9	Regarding families, which of the following statements is MOST true?
		A)	Financial challenges are the biggest problems for both single-parent fathers and single-parent mothers.
		B)	Children with two parents in the household are better off regardless of the quality of the relationship with their parents.
		C)	Stepfamilies are significantly different from intact families.
		D)	There are no real predictors of which families will be successful.


10	People who live alone or who do not enjoy the support of others are more likely to die from
		A)	heart attacks.
		B)	prostate cancer.
		C)	breast cancer.
		D)	all of the above

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