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,TEST .BANK .Intimate .Relationships .9TH .EDITION
CHAPTER .1 .THE .BUILDING .BLOCKS .of .RELATIONSHIPS
1) One .primary .reason .why .solitary .confinement .may .be .so .difficult .is .that .it .interferes
.with .the .satisfaction .of .our
A) social .needs.
B) need .for .acceptance.
C) esteem .needs.
D) physical .needs.
2) Which .of .the .following .is . not .one .of .the .ways .in .which .casual .relationships .differ
.from .intimate .relationships?
A) interdependence
B) knowledge
C) mutuality
D) honesty
3) Sarah .reveals .to .her .boyfriend .that .she .and .her .father .are .estranged. .Which .of
.the .following .characteristics .of .intimate .relationships .is .illustrated .by .the .preceding
.statement?
A) mutuality
B) care
C) knowledge
D) commitment
4) Jorge .believes .that .he .and .his .partner .Suzie .will .be .together .forever. .He .invests .a .lot
.of .time .in .their .relationship. .Which .of .the .following .characteristics .of .intimate
.relationships .is .illustrated .in .the .preceding .statements?
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,CHAPTER .1 .THE .BUILDING .BLOCKS .of
.RELATIONSHIPS
A) responsiveness
B) trust
C) knowledge
D) commitment
5) As .a .participant .in .a .research .study, .Chris .is .asked .to .describe .his .relationship .with .his
.partner. .The .researchers .ask .him .to .choose .a .pair .of .overlapping .circles, .representing .him .and
.his .partner, .that .best .describes .the .closeness .in .their .relationship. .In .this .scenario, .which .of
.the .following .components .of .intimate .relationships .is .being .assessed .by .the .researchers?
A) mutuality
B) knowledge
C) responsiveness
D) commitment
6) We .generally .expect .intimate .relationships .to .be .characterized .by .all .of .the
.following .expectations . except
A) your .partner .will .not .unduly .hurt .you.
B) your .partnership .will .continue .indefinitely.
C) your .partner .will .treat .you .fairly .and .honorably.
D) your .partner .will .stay .the .same.
7) Pauline .and .Hugh .begin .to .address .themselves .as ."us" .rather .than .I .and .he/she.
.This .change .reflects .the .development .of
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, CHAPTER .1 .THE .BUILDING .BLOCKS .of
.RELATIONSHIPS
A) dependency.
B) self-esteem.
C) singlism.
D) mutuality.
8) We .are .driven .to .establish .and .maintain .intimacy .with .others .to .fulfill .the .need
A) to .belong.
B) for .dependency.
C) for .success.
D) to .please .others.
9) In .the .context .of .the .nature .and .importance .of .intimacy, .when .the .need .to .belong
.is .satisfied, .the .drive .to .form .additional .relationships .is
A) increased.
B) reduced.
C) developed.
D) lost.
10) In .the .context .of .the .nature .and .importance .of .intimacy, .people .with . in .their
.lives .are .at .a .risk .for .a .wide .variety .of .health .problems.
A) excessive .mutuality
B) excessive .commitment
C) insufficient .intimacy
D) insufficient .responsiveness
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,TEST .BANK .Intimate .Relationships .9TH .EDITION
CHAPTER .1 .THE .BUILDING .BLOCKS .of .RELATIONSHIPS
1) One .primary .reason .why .solitary .confinement .may .be .so .difficult .is .that .it .interferes
.with .the .satisfaction .of .our
A) social .needs.
B) need .for .acceptance.
C) esteem .needs.
D) physical .needs.
2) Which .of .the .following .is . not .one .of .the .ways .in .which .casual .relationships .differ
.from .intimate .relationships?
A) interdependence
B) knowledge
C) mutuality
D) honesty
3) Sarah .reveals .to .her .boyfriend .that .she .and .her .father .are .estranged. .Which .of
.the .following .characteristics .of .intimate .relationships .is .illustrated .by .the .preceding
.statement?
A) mutuality
B) care
C) knowledge
D) commitment
4) Jorge .believes .that .he .and .his .partner .Suzie .will .be .together .forever. .He .invests .a .lot
.of .time .in .their .relationship. .Which .of .the .following .characteristics .of .intimate
.relationships .is .illustrated .in .the .preceding .statements?
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,CHAPTER .1 .THE .BUILDING .BLOCKS .of
.RELATIONSHIPS
A) responsiveness
B) trust
C) knowledge
D) commitment
5) As .a .participant .in .a .research .study, .Chris .is .asked .to .describe .his .relationship .with .his
.partner. .The .researchers .ask .him .to .choose .a .pair .of .overlapping .circles, .representing .him .and
.his .partner, .that .best .describes .the .closeness .in .their .relationship. .In .this .scenario, .which .of
.the .following .components .of .intimate .relationships .is .being .assessed .by .the .researchers?
A) mutuality
B) knowledge
C) responsiveness
D) commitment
6) We .generally .expect .intimate .relationships .to .be .characterized .by .all .of .the
.following .expectations . except
A) your .partner .will .not .unduly .hurt .you.
B) your .partnership .will .continue .indefinitely.
C) your .partner .will .treat .you .fairly .and .honorably.
D) your .partner .will .stay .the .same.
7) Pauline .and .Hugh .begin .to .address .themselves .as ."us" .rather .than .I .and .he/she.
.This .change .reflects .the .development .of
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, CHAPTER .1 .THE .BUILDING .BLOCKS .of
.RELATIONSHIPS
A) dependency.
B) self-esteem.
C) singlism.
D) mutuality.
8) We .are .driven .to .establish .and .maintain .intimacy .with .others .to .fulfill .the .need
A) to .belong.
B) for .dependency.
C) for .success.
D) to .please .others.
9) In .the .context .of .the .nature .and .importance .of .intimacy, .when .the .need .to .belong
.is .satisfied, .the .drive .to .form .additional .relationships .is
A) increased.
B) reduced.
C) developed.
D) lost.
10) In .the .context .of .the .nature .and .importance .of .intimacy, .people .with . in .their
.lives .are .at .a .risk .for .a .wide .variety .of .health .problems.
A) excessive .mutuality
B) excessive .commitment
C) insufficient .intimacy
D) insufficient .responsiveness
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