ASU Chapter 14: Socioemotional Development in Early Adulthood

Question 1

individual’s behavioral style and characteristic emotional responses; inhibition; ability to control one’s emotions

Answer 1

temperament

Question 2

have a positive view of relationships and find it easy to get close to others

Answer 2

secure attachment style

Question 3

are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships

Answer 3

avoidant attachment style

Question 4

demand closeness, are less trusting, more emotional, jealous, and possessive

Answer 4

anxious attachment style

Question 5

our own attitudes and values are supported when someone else’s are similar to ours

Answer 5

consensual validation

Question 6

self-disclosure and the sharing of private thoughts

Answer 6

intimacy

Question 7

intimacy according to Erikson

Answer 7

finding oneself while losing oneself in another person

Question 8

isolation according to Erikson

Answer 8

failure to achieve intimacy

Question 9

passionate love (or eros); strong components of sexuality and infatuation

Answer 9

romantic love

Question 10

companionate love; desires to have the other person near, based on a deep and caring affection

Answer 10

affectionate love

Question 11

strongest form of love

Answer 11

consummate love

Question 12

living together in a sexual relationship without being married; lower marital satisfaction and increased likelihood of divorce

Answer 12

cohabiting adults

Question 13

average duration of a marriage in the U.S. is currently just over ________ years

Answer 13

9 years

Question 14

• occurs in a group
• focuses on relationship advice
• ranged from several hours to 20 hours
• lower risk of subsequent marital distress and divorce

Answer 14

premarital education

Question 15

John Gottman’s 7 principles of a working marriage (first 4)

Answer 15

1) establishing love maps
2) nurturing fondness and admiration
3) turning towards each other instead of away
4) letting your partner influence you

Question 16

John Gottman’s 7 principles of a working marriage (last 3)

Answer 16

5) solving solvable conflicts
6) overcoming gridlock
7) creating shared meaning

Question 17

• by giving birth to fewer children and reducing the demands of childcare, women free up a significant portion of their lifespans for other endeavors
• men are apt to invest a greater amount of time in fathering
• parental care is often supplemented by institutional care

Answer 17

trends in childbearing

Question 18

six pathways in exiting divorce (first 3)

Answer 18

1) the enhancers
2) the good-enoughs
3) the seekers

Question 19

six pathways in exiting divorce (last 3)

Answer 19

4) the libertines
5) the competent losers
6) the defeated

Question 20

most divorces occur in the _________ year of marriage

Answer 20

fifth to tenth

Question 21

according to Robert Sternberg’s triangular theory of love, consummate love is characterized by:

Answer 21

passion, intimacy, and commitment

Question 22

according to E. Mavis Hetherington’s research, the largest group of divorced people falls into the category of:

Answer 22

the good-enoughs

Question 23

with regard to the timing of remarriage, in the United States:

Answer 23

men tend to remarry sooner than women do