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5 Revised & Expert-Approved Q&As, Complete Chapters 1–
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14, Answers Included
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All Answers at the Back of Each Chapter
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, CHAPTER79179THE79BUILDING79BLOCKS79of79RELATIONSHIPS
1) One79primary79reason79why79solitary79confinement79may79be79so79difficult79is79that79it79interf
eres79with79the79satisfaction79of79our
A) social79needs.
B) need79for79acceptance.
C) esteem79needs.
D) physical79needs.
2) Which79of79the79following79is79not79one79of79the79ways79in79which79casual79relationships
79differ79from79intimate79relationships?
A) interdependence
B) knowledge
C) mutuality
D) honesty
3) Sarah79reveals79to79her79boyfriend79that79she79and79her79father79are79estranged.79Which79
of79the79following79characteristics79of79intimate79relationships79is79illustrated79by79the79prec
eding79statement?
A) mutuality
B) care
C) knowledge
D) commitment
4) Jorge79believes79that79he79and79his79partner79Suzie79will79be79together79forever.79He79invests79a79lot79
of79time79in79their79relationship.79Which79of79the79following79characteristics79of79intimate79relationship
s79is79illustrated79in79the79preceding79statements?
A) responsiveness
B) trust
C) knowledge
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,D) commitment
5) As79a79participant79in79a79research79study,79Chris79is79asked79to79describe79his79relationship79with79
his79partner.7 9 The79researchers79ask79him79to79choose79a79pair79of79overlapping79circles,79representing
79him79and79his79partner,79that79best79describes79the79closeness79in79their79relationship.79In79this79scena
rio,79which79of79the79following79components79of79intimate79relationships79is79being79assessed79by79the
79researchers?
A) mutuality
B) knowledge
C) responsiveness
D) commitment
6) We79generally79expect79intimate79relationships79to79be79characterized79by79all79of79the79following79e
xpectations79except
A) your79partner79will79not79unduly79hurt79you.
B) your79partnership79will79continue79indefinitely.
C) your79partner79will79treat79you79fairly79and79honorably.
D) your79partner79will79stay79the79same.
7) Pauline79and79Hugh79begin79to79address79themselves79as79"us"79rather79than79I79and79he/she.79This79c
hange79reflects79the79development79of
A) dependency.
B) self-esteem.
C) singlism.
D) mutuality.
8) We79are79driven79to79establish79and79maintain79intimacy79with79others79to79fulfill79the79need
A) to79belong.
B) for79dependency.
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, C) for79success.
D) to79please79others.
9) In79the79context79of79the79nature79and79importance79of79intimacy,79when79the79need79to79belong79is79sati
sfied,79the79drive79to79form79additional79relationships79is
A) increased.
B) reduced.
C) developed.
D) lost.
10) In79the79context79of79the79nature79and79importance79of79intimacy,79people79with79in79their79lives79are
79at79a79risk79for79a79wide79variety79of79health79problems.
A) excessive79mutuality
B) excessive79commitment
C) insufficient79intimacy
D) insufficient79responsiveness
11) In79the79context79of79intimacy,79the79term79"79"79is79used79to79refer79to79the79extent79to79which79in
timates79need79and79influence79each79other.
A) responsiveness
B) interdependence
C) mutuality
D) commitment
12) Which79of79the79following79was79not79a79characteristic79of79Americans79in79the791960s?
A) Most79children79were79born79to79parents79married79to79each79other.
B) Men79and79women79married79in79their79early7920s.
C) Most79of79the79men79and79women79cohabited79before79marriage.
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, CHAPTER79179THE79BUILDING79BLOCKS79of79RELATIONSHIPS
1) One79primary79reason79why79solitary79confinement79may79be79so79difficult79is79that79it79interf
eres79with79the79satisfaction79of79our
A) social79needs.
B) need79for79acceptance.
C) esteem79needs.
D) physical79needs.
2) Which79of79the79following79is79not79one79of79the79ways79in79which79casual79relationships
79differ79from79intimate79relationships?
A) interdependence
B) knowledge
C) mutuality
D) honesty
3) Sarah79reveals79to79her79boyfriend79that79she79and79her79father79are79estranged.79Which79
of79the79following79characteristics79of79intimate79relationships79is79illustrated79by79the79prec
eding79statement?
A) mutuality
B) care
C) knowledge
D) commitment
4) Jorge79believes79that79he79and79his79partner79Suzie79will79be79together79forever.79He79invests79a79lot79
of79time79in79their79relationship.79Which79of79the79following79characteristics79of79intimate79relationship
s79is79illustrated79in79the79preceding79statements?
A) responsiveness
B) trust
C) knowledge
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,D) commitment
5) As79a79participant79in79a79research79study,79Chris79is79asked79to79describe79his79relationship79with79
his79partner.7 9 The79researchers79ask79him79to79choose79a79pair79of79overlapping79circles,79representing
79him79and79his79partner,79that79best79describes79the79closeness79in79their79relationship.79In79this79scena
rio,79which79of79the79following79components79of79intimate79relationships79is79being79assessed79by79the
79researchers?
A) mutuality
B) knowledge
C) responsiveness
D) commitment
6) We79generally79expect79intimate79relationships79to79be79characterized79by79all79of79the79following79e
xpectations79except
A) your79partner79will79not79unduly79hurt79you.
B) your79partnership79will79continue79indefinitely.
C) your79partner79will79treat79you79fairly79and79honorably.
D) your79partner79will79stay79the79same.
7) Pauline79and79Hugh79begin79to79address79themselves79as79"us"79rather79than79I79and79he/she.79This79c
hange79reflects79the79development79of
A) dependency.
B) self-esteem.
C) singlism.
D) mutuality.
8) We79are79driven79to79establish79and79maintain79intimacy79with79others79to79fulfill79the79need
A) to79belong.
B) for79dependency.
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, C) for79success.
D) to79please79others.
9) In79the79context79of79the79nature79and79importance79of79intimacy,79when79the79need79to79belong79is79sati
sfied,79the79drive79to79form79additional79relationships79is
A) increased.
B) reduced.
C) developed.
D) lost.
10) In79the79context79of79the79nature79and79importance79of79intimacy,79people79with79in79their79lives79are
79at79a79risk79for79a79wide79variety79of79health79problems.
A) excessive79mutuality
B) excessive79commitment
C) insufficient79intimacy
D) insufficient79responsiveness
11) In79the79context79of79intimacy,79the79term79"79"79is79used79to79refer79to79the79extent79to79which79in
timates79need79and79influence79each79other.
A) responsiveness
B) interdependence
C) mutuality
D) commitment
12) Which79of79the79following79was79not79a79characteristic79of79Americans79in79the791960s?
A) Most79children79were79born79to79parents79married79to79each79other.
B) Men79and79women79married79in79their79early7920s.
C) Most79of79the79men79and79women79cohabited79before79marriage.
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