Marriage Exam 2
Family Studies 220 with Koehne at University of Tennessee - Knoxville
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By: Monica Harvey
Textbook:
The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society
Created: 2009-04-06
Size: 77 flashcards
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Why is a little bit of jealousy a good thing?
we are still vying for their attention
What is jealously based on? (2 things)
1) A lack of trust
2) A sense of insecurity
2) A sense of insecurity
In 2007, what percentage moved back with parents?
18%
What is romantic/ passionate love based on? (in brain)
Neurotransmitters and PEA
What is compassionate love based on? (in brain)
Hormones like endorphins, oxytoxin, and prolactin
what happens with Broken Heart Syndrome?
parasympathetic rebound
1)Feels like heart attack
2) High levels of stress, cortisol overload
1)Feels like heart attack
2) High levels of stress, cortisol overload
What type of infidelity hurts men the most?
Sexual
What type of infidelity hurts women the most?
Emotional
How do women express jealousy? Characteristics?
Inwards.. sad, depressed, anxiety
How do men express jealousy? Characteristics?
Outwards... behavioral things like fights
Suspicious jealousy
ambiguous evidence to suspect that a partner is involved with another
Reactive Jealousy
when partner reveals a current, past, or anticipated relationship with another person
Alchemy
taking something routine and changing it into something special and of value
What percentage of couples actually discuss sexuality?
25%
What can bad conflict cause in a realtionship?
1) Angst
2) woman less satisfied
2) woman less satisfied
What percentage of people that just got married say their sexual satisfaction went down after they got married
83%
Sexual Media Diet
more hours females watch TV w/ sexual content, the lower their sexual self esteem
Females have lower sexual satisfaction due to...
1) lower number of orgasms
2) 75% didn't orgasm during sex
3) Higher exceptions
4) put time and energy into sex
2) 75% didn't orgasm during sex
3) Higher exceptions
4) put time and energy into sex
What percentage of females did a sexual behavior they didn't want to do, but did it anyway?
60%
Absolutism
unconditional allegiance to authority of science, religion, law, or tradition
relativism
decision made in the context of a particular situation
Where do we learn about sexuality?
parental, peer, partner influence, and media
Sexual scripts
Expectations of behaving sexually
what percentage expresses the acceptance of premarital sex?
80%
Andropause
after around 25, men's level of testosterone decreases with age
What percentage of 60+ married couples said that their sexual satisfaction is higher now than it ever has been
60%
When do men gain sexuality? Women?
Men- 20s
Women- late 30s
Women- late 30s
Autoeroticism
Sexual activities with self
What percentage of males masterbate? Women?
Men- 95%
Women- 75%
Women- 75%
cunnilingus
stimulation of the vulva
What % of college students participate in oral?
90%
What % of couples have infidelity over the internet?
40%
What % of children under two watch tv experience sleeplessness, overweight, and ADD?
68%
What is the norm for sex for a couple?
1 time a week/ 30 min
Bacteria STD.. and examples
can be cured
-chlamydia
-gonorrhea
-syph
-chlamydia
-gonorrhea
-syph
Virus STD... and examples
cannot be cured
-HPV
-AIDs
-HPV
-AIDs
What % of STDs happen from 18-29
80%
What % has STDs
25%
What % of females would prefer cuddling?
80%
What are some examples of nonverbal communication?
attitudes, emotions, proximity, eye contact, touch
placators
agree with everything
What happens when there is criticism/ complaints about the other partner in a relationship?
contempt --> defensiveness --> stonewalling -->belligerence --> separation
Why don't people communicate?
Shame, gender roles, vulnerable, don't want to create conflict
The higher the self-disclosure.. the higher the
marital satisfaction
Coercive power
fear that one partner will punish the other
Reward power
do something in return for the agreement
expert power
one has greater knowledge
legitimate power
acceptance of roles, giving the other person the right to demand compliance
referent power
identifying with partner
Informational power
persuasion
relative love and need theory
the person gaining the most from the relationship is dependent and therefore has the least power
Principle of least interest
least interest in continuing has most power
resource theory of power
the one with financial resources has most power
basic conflict
comes from marital roles
nonbasic conflict
not at heart of relationship .. (like deciding to move)
situational conflicts
one partner wants to make a chage
Personality conflicts
one personality needs to dominate
positive ways to resolve conflict
summarize
paraphrase
validate
clarify
paraphrase
validate
clarify
complimentary needs theory
choose people who are similar
parental image theory
choose people who are similar to our opposite-sex parent
romantic love theory
stimulus, value, role theory
what % of people are married
60%
what % will marry
90%
% marriages happy
% not happy
% ambivalent
% not happy
% ambivalent
20%
20%
60%
20%
60%
marital success based on
age, education
foreclosure to child
restrict growth of children
% pregnancies end in spontaneous abortion
20%
cycle of pregnancy
266 days... 38-42 weeks
% unplanned preg. happen when individuals are on contraception
50%
% of us will have an elderly person living with them in future
95%
% of women by age 45 will have atleast 1 abportion
43%
endogamy
marry within particular group
exogamy
marry outside particular group
homogamy
choose mate like us
heterogamy
choose mate unlike us
About this deck
By: Monica Harvey
Textbook: The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society
Created: 2009-04-06
Size: 77 flashcards
Views: 82
Textbook:
The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing SocietyCreated: 2009-04-06
Size: 77 flashcards
Views: 82
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