Transcript Chapter 9 Review

Chapter 9 Review
T/F: The number of previous
relationships predicts later marital
happiness and satisfaction
• TRUE
• FALSE
Typical engagement in the United
States lasts between
• Six and ten
months
• Twelve and
sixteen months
T/F: It is a time of “storm and stress”
for most families with raising
adolescents
• FALSE
• TRUE
For both men and women, ______ is
positively associated with the
likelihood of marriage
• Educational
Attainment
• Pregnancy
A typical college student would face
which Eriksonian stage?
• Industry vs
inferiority
• Intimacy vs
isolation
The change in one’s identity from that
of an autonomous individual to that of
a partner in a couple
• Emotional
marriage
• Psychic
marriage
Maintaining bonds with families of
orientation without allowing those
bonds to turn into chains is related to
a newly married couple’s ability to
• Communicate
effectively
• Establish
boundaries
When adult children return to live with
their parents after a lengthy absence
• Boomerang
generation
• Rebound
generation
T/F: Length of courtship has no
relation to marital happiness
• TRUE
• FALSE
T/F: The elderly tend to be neglected
and isolated
• FALSE
• TRUE
T/F: The exchanging of rings dates back
to ancient Egyptian weddings and
symbolized timelessness
• FALSE
• TRUE
When parents are raising their own
children and their parents
• The Sandwich
generation
• The
overloaded
generation
T/F: Most marriages end in the death
of a spouse instead of divorce
• FALSE
• TRUE
Benefits of marriage
• Better mental
health
• Increased selfesteem
T/F: Women typically experience
depression and identity crisis when
their youngest child departs from
home
• FALSE
• TRUE
T/F: Widows who had poor marriages
think about remarrying
• TRUE
• FALSE
T/F: A satisfying sexual relationship is
key to a long-term satisfying marriage
• TRUE
• FALSE