SFL 160 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Know whether becoming or finding the right person is more important - Answers Becoming
Know what Dr. Carroll says love is and is not in marriage - - Answers True partnership. Love is the fruit
not the root.
Know the three dimensions of Sternberg's Love Triangle - Answers Commitment - cogn. attachment
Intimacy - sharing feels and emo support
Passion - Physiological desire/arousal, phys affection
Know the 8 types of love relationships based on Sternberg's Love Triangle - Answers Non-love.
Infatuation
Companionate love
Empty love
Romantic love
Consummate Love
Liking
Fatuous Love (pointless)
Know what everything means in the Ecology of Marriage Tree Model - Answers Soil is family
experience
Roots is your own readiness
Trunk - the processes you create as a couple
Leaves are the outcomes/fruits
Know the key aspects of Personal Readiness - Answers Background, disposition, training and they
bring from their family
Emotional/Mental health
Respect for themselves/self control
Parental attitudes about marriage
Capacity for good communic/sharing of emotions
Know the pitfalls in modern dating culture - Answers Pessimism about marriage
Hanging out vs dating
Hooking up/sexual permissiveness (commitment phobic)
Acceptance of cohabitation
Getting ahead before being wed
Know the concept that teaches about the fundamental human need to belong and connect - Answers
Amae
Know what Gottman's research shows are the determining factors in whether wives and husbands
feel satisfied with sex, romance and passion in marriage - - Answers Quality of the couple's friendship
Know what John Gottman calls the process of developing a deep knowledge of the other person in a
couple relationship - - Answers Ingredients of Friendship
Building love maps
Admiration/Fondness
Turning toward
Know what percentage of problems in marriage are unsolvable, according to Gottman - - Answers
69%
Know what John Gottman says is key to addressing unresolved problems in marriage that create
conflict - - Answers FEELING & COMMUNICATING basic acceptance of your partner's personality.
Finance - What is 2nd most important step in healthy finances - Answers Pay yourself 10% in savings
What do you need to know about budgeting - Answers Net income
Fixed expenses
Discretionary expenses
Once in debt, what is your constant companion - Answers INTEREST
When or when not to make purchases. - Answers HALT When you are:
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
Know whether becoming or finding the right person is more important - Answers Becoming
Know what Dr. Carroll says love is and is not in marriage - - Answers True partnership. Love is the fruit
not the root.
Know the three dimensions of Sternberg's Love Triangle - Answers Commitment - cogn. attachment
Intimacy - sharing feels and emo support
Passion - Physiological desire/arousal, phys affection
Know the 8 types of love relationships based on Sternberg's Love Triangle - Answers Non-love.
Infatuation
Companionate love
Empty love
Romantic love
Consummate Love
Liking
Fatuous Love (pointless)
Know what everything means in the Ecology of Marriage Tree Model - Answers Soil is family
experience
Roots is your own readiness
Trunk - the processes you create as a couple
Leaves are the outcomes/fruits
Know the key aspects of Personal Readiness - Answers Background, disposition, training and they
bring from their family
Emotional/Mental health
Respect for themselves/self control
Parental attitudes about marriage
Capacity for good communic/sharing of emotions
Know the pitfalls in modern dating culture - Answers Pessimism about marriage
Hanging out vs dating
Hooking up/sexual permissiveness (commitment phobic)
Acceptance of cohabitation
Getting ahead before being wed
Know the concept that teaches about the fundamental human need to belong and connect - Answers
Amae
Know what Gottman's research shows are the determining factors in whether wives and husbands
feel satisfied with sex, romance and passion in marriage - - Answers Quality of the couple's friendship
Know what John Gottman calls the process of developing a deep knowledge of the other person in a
couple relationship - - Answers Ingredients of Friendship
Building love maps
Admiration/Fondness
Turning toward
Know what percentage of problems in marriage are unsolvable, according to Gottman - - Answers
69%
Know what John Gottman says is key to addressing unresolved problems in marriage that create
conflict - - Answers FEELING & COMMUNICATING basic acceptance of your partner's personality.
Finance - What is 2nd most important step in healthy finances - Answers Pay yourself 10% in savings
What do you need to know about budgeting - Answers Net income
Fixed expenses
Discretionary expenses
Once in debt, what is your constant companion - Answers INTEREST
When or when not to make purchases. - Answers HALT When you are:
Hungry
Angry
Lonely
Tired
