Exam 6: Personality and Personal History

You are asked to go on a daily show at a local radio station to discuss the effects of divorce on children.One of the presenters claims that children of divorce have considerably worse outcomes as adults compared to the adult children of intact marriages.How will you address this point on the show?

How would attachment theorists classify adults who are low on the self-relevant dimension of anxiety and low on the other-relevant dimension of avoidance?

Chantey is low in agreeableness.Her husband is likely to report that she:

How would attachment theorists classify adults who are high on the self-relevant dimension of anxiety and high on the other-relevant dimension of avoidance?

Chantey tends to be somewhat critical of her husband,John.She worries a lot about her inability to market herself as a successful painter and lately has been very pessimistic about how media advertising is affecting her daughter's body image.These behaviors reflect which personality trait?

Describe the associations between enduring emotional traits and experiences people have in intimate relationships.

What is the main premise of the dependence regulation model?

The percentage of children who have an adverse outcome following parental divorce is ________.

You are asked to go on a daily show at a local radio station to discuss the effects of divorce on children.One of the presenters claims that,when a parents' marriage is filled with conflict,children have considerably worse outcomes as adults if the parents stay together than if they divorce.How will you address this point on the show?

Kadija has never thought much of herself,and she does not think that her partner,Mac,does either.Mac has been preoccupied at work lately,and Kadija thinks that he is drifting away from her.Because of her dissatisfaction,Kadija has been quick to anger,and she and Mac have been arguing a lot.Use the four key phases of the dependence regulation model to explain what is happening in Kadija and Mac's relationship.

What was Lewis Terman's view on personality and marital success?

Explain how early caregiver interactions impact individual differences in attachment.

After being married 6 years,Sarah does not get Amanda a gift for her birthday.The textbook points out that internal working models of attachment affect how we view interpersonal events.Which of the following interpretations about Sarah's behavior might we expect Amanda to make if she is high in both anxiety and avoidance?

Melanie's parents frequently argued when she was young and divorced when she was 12 years old.Now that Melanie is in her early 20s,she finds that her romantic relationships are often tense and conflict-ridden.What phenomenon does this reflect?

Nicole's coworkers often describe her as being very organized and acting according to policy;however,she is very friendly and willing to engage with her staff.According to her coworkers,how would you define Nicole's personality?

While Nicole's coworkers often describe her as being very organized and compliant,they also agree that she is very friendly and receptive to feedback.This becomes encoded as _____ aspects of _____.

The social learning theory posits that individuals learn about relationships by observing how family members relate to one another.According to your text,what are some empirical examples that support this theory?

How can we summarize the research on personality and relationships?

In attachment theory,adults differ along the two main dimensions of:

Sociologist Paul Amato has studied how the well-being of adults is related to the state of their parents' marriages when the participants were children.Based on his findings,which of the following individuals would you expect to have the HIGHEST well-being as adults?