Personal family history Flashcards
Much of what we know about relationships and how they work are learned from where?
From your parents
What is Inter-generational transmission?
Parents’ relationship patterns are related to childerns’ later relationship pattern.
How much more likely are children of divorced parents to become divorced
10 - 20%
True/false:
Hostility and aggression between parents are particularly likely to be passed on to children’s romantic relationship.
True.
True/false:
Positive engagement and warmth between parents tend to be passed down
True
What has a greater effect? negative observation or positive?
Negative
Why are Parental relationship dynamics transmitted?
Social learning theory
What does Social learning theory say about parents transmission of relationship trends.
Patterns of social interaction are learned early, with the family being one of the most pervasive early influences.
True/False:
People from divorced families tend to have more arguments/disagreements
True.
True/False:
People from divorced parents tend to have greater invalidation.
True
True/false:
Children of divorced parents tend to experience worse outcomes on a variety of domains.
True
20-30% of kids experience it vs 10% if kids in normal parenting environments.
What effect will having divorced parents have on the children?
Higher rates of
- repeating grades
- Skipping schools
- Being suspended or expelled
- Meeting with a principle
- Lower grades
What effect will having divorced parents have on mental health?
- Lower self esteem
- Higher depression
- Less life satisfaction
- Greater substance abuse.
What effects will having divorced parents have on social environments.
- earlier sexual intercourse (before 16)
- Greater number of sexual partners
- Early cohabitation with partner
True/False:
Divorced parents do not present logistical challenges into children’s lives
False
True or false:
When your parents get divorced you spend less time with both parents
True.
Doe the quality of the relationship also effect children, not just divorce
If the relationship is violent, it is positive for the children to get a divorce.
If a divorce occurs, does the quality of the relationship between the ex-spouses mitigate the impact of the divorce?
Nope overall, but somethings can be mediated.
What are the three types of divorced outcomes?
Cooperative parenting
Parallel parenting
Single Parenting
What is Cooperative partnering
Good relationship between exes and frequent contact with children
What is parallel parenting
No relationship between exes and little communication or collaberation
When do divorces happen most?
The first four years of marriage
Then around around 20-25 years
What is Single parenting? (divorce outcome)
High conflict between exes with no collaboration or communication.
True/false:
Children within cooperative parenting tent to have less behavior problems, and have better relationship with their dad but nothing else is better.
True.
What helps to ensure kids stay healthy during a divorce?
two main
- Frequent contact between both parents
- Keep kids out of the conflicts.
Within divroced couples, how many couples think that their marriage could be saved? and how many think that they would want to give another try?
25% think that they could work it out
30% would want to try it again(reconciliation service)
How important is communication, compromise, and understanding in maintaining a healthy relationship?
HUGE
True/false:
Most couples who divorce, only divorce due to either or both partners not wanting to settle disagreements
True……Always communicate.
Does the relationship a parent has their children affect their future relationship?
Yes it does, we take upon some attributes
What does attachment to parents have to do with how we handle relationship?
Stems form childerns relationship with parents.
Based on peoples views on themselves, and their views of others
What effect does self esteem play in relationships.
Those with better quality relationships with their partners as teenagers tended to have higher levels of self-esteem during ages 18&25 and experienced more satisfying intimate unions are young adults
True/False:
Interactions within the family influences how children later interact with their romantic partners
True
Does parental relationships and divorcees only dictate how people handle future relationships?
No
Is the statement “Once a cheater always a cheater” correct
Yes,
there a 250% chance of someone who cheated to cheat in another relationship
True to false:
Most relationships enter a period of stability, and the most common pattern within relationships is for a couple to stay as happy as when they started
True.
True or false:
Relationship stability is generally the same no matter the relationship
True ( not happiness )
What are the four primary categories that predict stability.
- Relationship and sexual satisfaction
- Perceived instability
- Conflict
- Self-discolsure
True or False:
People who are more neurotic tended to have the larger impacts on relationships, but this impact was at the negative. Generally towards the beginning of the relationship
False.
It is generally towards the end of the relationships.
Is change possible?
Yes, but not inevitable
What is one way that a person can improve their relationship satisfaction and equability
Regular Sex
