Personal family history

Question 1

Much of what we know about relationships and how they work are learned from where?

Answer 1

From your parents

Question 2

What is Inter-generational transmission?

Answer 2

Parents’ relationship patterns are related to childerns’ later relationship pattern.

Question 3

How much more likely are children of divorced parents to become divorced

Answer 3

10 - 20%

Question 4

True/false:

Hostility and aggression between parents are particularly likely to be passed on to children’s romantic relationship.

Answer 4

True.

Question 5

True/false:

Positive engagement and warmth between parents tend to be passed down

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What has a greater effect? negative observation or positive?

Answer 6

Negative

Question 7

Why are Parental relationship dynamics transmitted?

Answer 7

Social learning theory

Question 8

What does Social learning theory say about parents transmission of relationship trends.

Answer 8

Patterns of social interaction are learned early, with the family being one of the most pervasive early influences.

Question 9

True/False:

People from divorced families tend to have more arguments/disagreements

Answer 9

True.

Question 10

True/False:

People from divorced parents tend to have greater invalidation.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True/false:

Children of divorced parents tend to experience worse outcomes on a variety of domains.

Answer 11

True

20-30% of kids experience it vs 10% if kids in normal parenting environments.

Question 12

What effect will having divorced parents have on the children?

Answer 12

Higher rates of

• repeating grades
• Skipping schools
• Being suspended or expelled
• Meeting with a principle
• Lower grades

Question 13

What effect will having divorced parents have on mental health?

Answer 13

• Lower self esteem
• Higher depression
• Less life satisfaction
• Greater substance abuse.

Question 14

What effects will having divorced parents have on social environments.

Answer 14

• earlier sexual intercourse (before 16)
• Greater number of sexual partners
• Early cohabitation with partner

Question 15

True/False:

Divorced parents do not present logistical challenges into children’s lives

Answer 15

False

Question 16

True or false:

When your parents get divorced you spend less time with both parents

Answer 16

True.

Question 17

Doe the quality of the relationship also effect children, not just divorce

Answer 17

If the relationship is violent, it is positive for the children to get a divorce.

Question 18

If a divorce occurs, does the quality of the relationship between the ex-spouses mitigate the impact of the divorce?

Answer 18

Nope overall, but somethings can be mediated.

Question 19

What are the three types of divorced outcomes?

Answer 19

Cooperative parenting
Parallel parenting
Single Parenting

Question 20

What is Cooperative partnering

Answer 20

Good relationship between exes and frequent contact with children

Question 21

What is parallel parenting

Answer 21

No relationship between exes and little communication or collaberation

Question 22

When do divorces happen most?

Answer 22

The first four years of marriage

Then around around 20-25 years

Question 23

What is Single parenting? (divorce outcome)

Answer 23

High conflict between exes with no collaboration or communication.

Question 24

True/false:
Children within cooperative parenting tent to have less behavior problems, and have better relationship with their dad but nothing else is better.

Answer 24

True.

Question 25

What helps to ensure kids stay healthy during a divorce?

two main

Answer 25

• Frequent contact between both parents

- Keep kids out of the conflicts.

Question 26

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?

Answer 26

25% think that they could work it out

30% would want to try it again(reconciliation service)

Question 27

How important is communication, compromise, and understanding in maintaining a healthy relationship?

Answer 27

HUGE

Question 28

True/false:

Most couples who divorce, only divorce due to either or both partners not wanting to settle disagreements

Answer 28

True……Always communicate.

Question 29

Does the relationship a parent has their children affect their future relationship?

Answer 29

Yes it does, we take upon some attributes

Question 30

What does attachment to parents have to do with how we handle relationship?

Answer 30

Stems form childerns relationship with parents.

Based on peoples views on themselves, and their views of others

Question 31

What effect does self esteem play in relationships.

Answer 31

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

Question 32

True/False:

Interactions within the family influences how children later interact with their romantic partners

Answer 32

True

Question 33

Does parental relationships and divorcees only dictate how people handle future relationships?

Answer 33

No

Question 34

Is the statement “Once a cheater always a cheater” correct

Answer 34

Yes,

there a 250% chance of someone who cheated to cheat in another relationship

Question 35

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

Answer 35

True.

Question 36

True or false:

Relationship stability is generally the same no matter the relationship

Answer 36

True ( not happiness )

Question 37

What are the four primary categories that predict stability.

Answer 37

• Relationship and sexual satisfaction
• Perceived instability
• Conflict
• Self-discolsure

Question 38

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

Answer 38

False.

It is generally towards the end of the relationships.

Question 39

Is change possible?

Answer 39

Yes, but not inevitable

Question 40

What is one way that a person can improve their relationship satisfaction and equability

Answer 40

Regular Sex