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1
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Middle Childhood

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7-11 years old
elementary school years

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physical growth of middle childhood

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physical growth continues at a slow and steady pace
2-3 inches in height
gain 5 lbs per year
avg 6 year old= 42 in and 45 lbs

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Problems in middle childhood

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obesity and bedwetting

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contributing factors of childhood obesity

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fast, fat food
portion size
sedentary life
technology

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risk factors for childhood obesity

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higher if parents are obese
lower SES

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factors for bedwetting

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genetic
male dominant

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advantages of organized sports

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sense of accomplishment
friends
time management
physical activity

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disadvantages of organized sports

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expensive
family demands
bad coach

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Piaget Stage 3

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Concrete Operations

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Concrete Operations

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begin to think logically
magical thinking begins to diminish
spatial relationships
age 6= off to school

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IQ calculation

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mental age/chronological age x 100

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What percentage falls between 90-110

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68%

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What percentage falls between 70-130

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95%

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Name for people with IQ below 70

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intellectual challenged

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name for people with IQ above 130

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intellectually gifted

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Intelligence test measurements

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verbal abilities
mathematical abilities
spacial relationships
short-term memory

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Aptitude tests

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measures capacity to learn
IQ tests, SATS, MCATS/LSATS/GMATS

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Achievement tests

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measures knowledge gained
GPA, subject tests

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7-11 branch out into new roles of

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student
team member
friend

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Freud Stage 4

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Latency Stage

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Latency Stage

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instinctual drives subdued
parent/child bond
Storing up for puberty ahead
“the calm before the storm”

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Erikson Middle Childhood Stage

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inferiority vs industry

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inferiority

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feels less than others
lower confidence

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industry

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productive
increased confidence

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25
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qualities of popular kids in middle childhood

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cool toys “things”
fun
cute
athletic
smart

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qualities of rejects in middle childhood

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band and choir “geeks”
braces
smelly
nerds
anyone different

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social comparison

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prejudice
seeds are sown in home

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how boys go through conflict in middle childhood

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fight, pranks, let it go

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how girls go through conflict in middle childhood

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exclude, gossip, cruel/hold grudges

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Iceberg Analogy

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superego, ego, id

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ID

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“animal brach”
our sexual and aggressive desires and drives
operates on the pleasure principle

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Ego

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“executive branch”
decision maker
job is to find a safe, socially acceptable way to satisfy the ID’s desires

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Superego

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“Moral Branch”
our “inner voice” - conscience
guilt polices our actions

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core features in Freudian psychology

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anxiety and guilt

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the offense

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the job is to score
threatening, scary information

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the defense

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the job is to keep the offense from scoring

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rationalization

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making acceptable excuses for our behavior

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repression

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pushing painful info and memories down out of awareness

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regression

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revert to child-like behavior

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denial

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refusal to acknowledge and accept scary information from our lives

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displacement

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shifting feelings from the “real target” to a “safe target”
venting

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projection

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accusing someone else of what we are doing

43
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sublimation

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turning acceptable traits into socially acceptable behaviors

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reaction formation

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unacceptable desires and behaviors that we “whitewash” into opposite behavior
efforts to convince others of our “purity”

45
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boundaries

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the invisible line that defines appropriate roles in the relationship

46
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the 2 key ingredients in family systems

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demands and affection

47
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Authoritarian home parents

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dictatorship
many strict rules
punitive
low warmth
poor communication
boundary upheld

48
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authoritarian home children

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obedient when young
rebellious as teenagers
anger issues
poor communication skills

49
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authoritative home parents

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democracy
fair and loving rules
warm and nurturing
co-parents
encourage independence
good communication

50
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authoritative home children

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self-responsibility
better self control
Better communicators
more independent

51
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permissive home parents

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few and unenforced rules
no consequences
allowed to make their own decisions
low expectations of kids
a lot of communication
boundary violations

52
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permissive home children

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lack self-control
lack of respect for authority
immature
demanding
manipulative

53
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Neglectful home

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homelife B
SES very high
children feel unloved and unappreciated

54
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Parental factors of parenting styles

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how they were raised
personality
age
religiosity
level of education

55
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alcoholism

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family disease
strongly genetic

56
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warning signs of alcoholism

A

day drinking
“antsy” without it
need it to be “fun”
lie about it
compromises life (job, relationships)

57
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enabling

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born of love
do something for someone they should be doing for themself
buying it
hiding it
calling off work
CODEPENDENCY

58
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Line of being an alcoholic

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denial- family secret- family charade- becomes the glue to the family

59
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Child of an alcoholic

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4x more likely to develop alcoholism
excessive sense of responsibility
suffer from a savior complex
increased insecurity
increased anger
feel invisible
feel guilty

60
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first born children

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high achievers
leaders
organized
people pleasers
high need for approval
perfectionistic
responsible
rule keepers
under more pressure
“guinea pigs”

61
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Middle children

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competitive
flexible
outgoing
peacemakers
negotiators
loyal
best marital bet

62
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The babies

A

spoiled
attention seekers
affectionate
late bloomers
socially charming
impatient
manipulative

63
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only children

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confident
creative
demanding
high achievers
independent
poor conflict skills
mature
attention seeking
critical
often lonely
sheltered

64
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divorce rate of first marriage

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42-45%

65
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divorce rate of second marriage

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60%

66
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correlating factors to a high divorce rate

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longevity
social acceptance
hedonism
economic independence of women
social media

67
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when going through a divorce parents become

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emotionally unavailable to their children

68
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divorce is a process not an

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event

69
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a divorce when the child is less than 5

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few memories/protected

70
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divorce when child is 6-11

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blame selves/fear abandonment

71
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divorce when child is 12-16

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act “unphased” yet deeply affected

72
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divorce when child is 16-20

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more understanding

73
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what gender is more affected by divorce

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boys

74
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advice to divorcing parents

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protect kids from boundary violations

75
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examples of boundary violations in divorce

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bashing the other parent
putting the kid in the middle as a mediator
making the kids choose 1 parent over the other
sharing inappropriate information with the kids

76
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common problems of blended families

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sibling rivalry
resentment

77
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Physical Growth of boys during puberty

A

avg age 13
testosterone
genital development
body and facial hair
voice change

78
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physical growth of girls during puberty

A

avg age 11
estrogen
breast and uterine development
body hair
onset of menstruation

79
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disadvantages of early maturing girls

A

risk of earlier sexual activity
more self-conscious
attention of older boys

80
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advantages of early maturing boys

A

athletics
popularity
more confident

81
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correlating factors to earlier sexual activity in females

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increasing obesity rate
hormones in meat and milk
sexual imagery in the media

82
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Piaget Stage 4 Formal Operations

A

hypothetic reasoning
egocentricism

83
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Cognitive Distortions

A

imaginary audience (extremely self-conscious, easily embarrassed)
personal fable (overly dramatic)
sense of invincibility (inability to see the consequences of choices, often leads to reckless behaviors)

84
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Teen years Erik Erikson

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role-confusion vs identity

85
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role-confusion

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“chameleons”
strong need to fit in
insecure
blurry boundaries

86
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identity

A

separate self
clear boundries
increased confidence

87
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2 tasks of teen years

A

search for identity
quest for independence

88
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common parental mistakes of teenage years

A

bailing them out
nagging
invade privacy

89
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teen behaviors

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increased moody
argumentative
increased need for privacy
low affection

90
Q

sense of self teen years

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romantic appeal
job competence

91
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3 parts of a romantic relationship

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passion
intimacy
commitment

92
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passion

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easy part
falling in love
attraction

93
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intimacy

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emotional
communication
trust

94
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romantic relationship attachment styles

A

secure
anxious
avoidant

95
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secure

A

do not fear abandonment
allow space

96
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anxious

A

clingy, demanding
smothering
fall fast

97
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avoidant

A

“runners”

98
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problems in romantic relationships

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“false self”
gossip/drama
jealousy
breaking up/getting back
males give love to get sex
females give sex to get love

99
Q

what changes from sex in romantic relationships

A

expectations

100
Q

females expectations from sex

A

more commitment
more respect

101
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males expectations from sex

A

more sex

102
Q

feelings from not getting what we expect

A

frustration
disappointment
sadness
anger

103
Q

why are relationships hard to end

A

loss of future
it hurts
we love them
habit
you love their family
next expected step

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