Question 1

Couples with severe marital and family problems are likely to derive the most benefits from:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensitivity training. 
B)  marriage counseling. 
C)  sexuality workshops. 
D)  marriage and family courses. 
A)  sensitivity training. 
B)  marriage counseling. 
C)  sexuality workshops. 
D)  marriage and family courses. B

Question 2

The essence of the successful family is:

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional values. 
B)  spontaneity and self-fulfillment. 
C)  financial security. 
D)  working together. 
A)  traditional values. 
B)  spontaneity and self-fulfillment. 
C)  financial security. 
D)  working together. D

Question 3

Compare the attitudes of naturalism, privatism, and cynicism towards marriage enrichment.

Accepted Answer

Naturalism sees marriage as a natural phenomenon in which we have no control, privatism sees outside help in bad taste where no one should know what goes on our private lives, and cynicism treats marriage as a joke and thus heads off attempts to improve it.

Question 4

Which of the following questions would be helpful in understanding partner awareness?

Accepted Answer

A)  What are my goals and emotional hang-ups interfering with them? 
B)  What does my partner think or feel about this? 
C)  What are the rules by which the family interacts? 
D)  Do the family members play unproductive games? 
A)  What are my goals and emotional hang-ups interfering with them? 
B)  What does my partner think or feel about this? 
C)  What are the rules by which the family interacts? 
D)  Do the family members play unproductive games?

Question 5

Privatism treats marriage as a joke and heads off attempts to improve it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Relationships change and grow until marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Cox and Demmitt compare the family to a:

Accepted Answer

A)  fortress. 
B)  business. 
C)  workshop. 
D)  prison. 
A)  fortress. 
B)  business. 
C)  workshop. 
D)  prison.

Question 8

Although marriage enrichment programs lead to positive change, they are generally not effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The changes to the family structure and lifestyle mean deterioration in the family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Enrichment programs are not well-attended because they are too time-consuming for most couples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Married couples should continue to go out on "dates."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Paul and Sonia participated in a group session where they talked about their marital disagreements. Each person was able to discover the origins of emotions. The focus of their group was:

Accepted Answer

A)  partner awareness. 
B)  relationship awareness. 
C)  topical awareness. 
D)  self-awareness. 
A)  partner awareness. 
B)  relationship awareness. 
C)  topical awareness. 
D)  self-awareness.

Question 13

Why won't cynics work to improve a marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are concerned about privacy issues. 
B)  They feel marital problems will work out themselves. 
C)  They believe it is a joke. 
D)  They seek alternatives to marriage. 
A)  They are concerned about privacy issues. 
B)  They feel marital problems will work out themselves. 
C)  They believe it is a joke. 
D)  They seek alternatives to marriage.

Question 14

A marriage enrichment group should not contain more than:

Accepted Answer

A)  four people. 
B)  eight people. 
C)  12 people. 
D)  16 people. 
A)  four people. 
B)  eight people. 
C)  12 people. 
D)  16 people.

Question 15

Married couples' communication workshops are characterized by all of the following activities EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  learning how to fight fairly. 
B)  physical pleasuring. 
C)  role playing. 
D)  attempting to understand communication processes. 
A)  learning how to fight fairly. 
B)  physical pleasuring. 
C)  role playing. 
D)  attempting to understand communication processes.

Question 16

In general, couples should avoid one-time weekend marriage enrichment activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Comparing marriage to a "ball and chain" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cynicism. 
B)  privatism. 
C)  naturalism. 
D)  mutualism. 
A)  cynicism. 
B)  privatism. 
C)  naturalism. 
D)  mutualism.

Question 18

Relationship awareness training focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  marital power. 
B)  the couple's interaction patterns. 
C)  family sexuality. 
D)  latent parental influences. 
A)  marital power. 
B)  the couple's interaction patterns. 
C)  family sexuality. 
D)  latent parental influences.

Question 19

Hedonism is regarded by many family researchers as America's greatest enemy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Differentiate between the joint conjugal relationship and the separated conjugal relationship.

Accepted Answer

The joint conjugal relationship is where

Couples with severe marital and family problems are likely to derive the most benefits from:

The essence of the successful family is:

Compare the attitudes of naturalism, privatism, and cynicism towards marriage enrichment.

Which of the following questions would be helpful in understanding partner awareness?

Privatism treats marriage as a joke and heads off attempts to improve it.

Relationships change and grow until marriage.

Cox and Demmitt compare the family to a:

Although marriage enrichment programs lead to positive change, they are generally not effective.

The changes to the family structure and lifestyle mean deterioration in the family.

Enrichment programs are not well-attended because they are too time-consuming for most couples.

Married couples should continue to go out on "dates."

Paul and Sonia participated in a group session where they talked about their marital disagreements. Each person was able to discover the origins of emotions. The focus of their group was:

Why won't cynics work to improve a marriage?

A marriage enrichment group should not contain more than:

Married couples' communication workshops are characterized by all of the following activities EXCEPT:

In general, couples should avoid one-time weekend marriage enrichment activities.

Comparing marriage to a "ball and chain" is an example of:

Relationship awareness training focuses on:

Hedonism is regarded by many family researchers as America's greatest enemy.

Differentiate between the joint conjugal relationship and the separated conjugal relationship.

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

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Exam 17: Actively Seeking Marital Growth and Fulfillment

Couples with severe marital and family problems are likely to derive the most benefits from:

The essence of the successful family is:

Compare the attitudes of naturalism, privatism, and cynicism towards marriage enrichment.

Which of the following questions would be helpful in understanding partner awareness?

Privatism treats marriage as a joke and heads off attempts to improve it.

Relationships change and grow until marriage.

Cox and Demmitt compare the family to a:

Although marriage enrichment programs lead to positive change, they are generally not effective.

The changes to the family structure and lifestyle mean deterioration in the family.

Enrichment programs are not well-attended because they are too time-consuming for most couples.

Married couples should continue to go out on "dates."

Paul and Sonia participated in a group session where they talked about their marital disagreements. Each person was able to discover the origins of emotions. The focus of their group was:

Why won't cynics work to improve a marriage?

A marriage enrichment group should not contain more than:

Married couples' communication workshops are characterized by all of the following activities EXCEPT:

In general, couples should avoid one-time weekend marriage enrichment activities.

Comparing marriage to a "ball and chain" is an example of:

Relationship awareness training focuses on:

Hedonism is regarded by many family researchers as America's greatest enemy.

Differentiate between the joint conjugal relationship and the separated conjugal relationship.

Human Intimacy in the Brave New World of Family Diversity

Human Intimacy, Relationships, Marriage, and the Family

American Ways of Love

Gender Convergence and Role Equity

Communication in Intimate Relationships

Dating, Single Life, and Mate Selection

Marriage, Intimacy, Expectations, and the Fully Functioning Person

Human Sexuality

Family Planning, Pregnancy and Birth

The Challenge of Parenthood

Family Life Stages: Middle-Age to Surviving Spouse

The Importance of Making Sound Economic Decisions

The Dual-Worker Family: the Real American Revolution

Family Crises

The Dissolution of Marriage

Remarriage: a Growing Way of American Life

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