FLHD 4250 Midterm (Jim Mock) Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
Risks of loneliness - Correct answer--necessary for survival
-basic human need
-(cloth monkey experiment causes distress, raised in isolation stays alone in
distress)
-loneliness raises blood pressure
-doubles risk of heart attack
-Isolation effects are worse than smoking
Importance of close relationships - Correct answer--protects from stress
-only works for happy couples
Married Benefits - Correct answer--better physical health
-lower risk heart disease
-eat healthier
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,-less likely to smoke or drink excessively
-higher cancer survival rate
-lower risk suicide/drug use
-less likely for mental illness/depression rates
-tend to have sex more and enjoy it more
-Live 2 yrs longer
-$$$$
Single's benefits - Correct answer--better at exercise
-better w/ sleep
Spillover Effect - Correct answer-the quality of a couple's relationship highly
affects the couple's parenting (link between parents/kids' cortisol level)
Positive marriage impacts on kids - Correct answer--social benefits
-academic success
-more likely to attend college
-physically/emotionally happier
-less likely to be physically/sexually abused
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, -less likely to use drugs/alcohol or delinquency
-decreased likelihood of becoming divorced
-less likely to get pregnant or impregnate as teen
Why good ppl choose the wrong person - Correct answer--quick to forgive or
overlook too much
-they believe people can change and give them 2nd & 3rd chances where they
shouldn't
Stages of Love (Helen Fisher 3) - Correct answer-1. Lust
2. Attraction
3. Attachment
Stage 1. Lust - Correct answer--temporary feeling driven by a desire for sexual
gratification
-launching point to drive ppl to meet
Stage 2. Attraction - Correct answer-(aka romantic love)
-obsessed with the person but not just their bodies
-drug-induced state body secreting biochemicals
-decreased appetite
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Questions and Answers Graded A+
Risks of loneliness - Correct answer--necessary for survival
-basic human need
-(cloth monkey experiment causes distress, raised in isolation stays alone in
distress)
-loneliness raises blood pressure
-doubles risk of heart attack
-Isolation effects are worse than smoking
Importance of close relationships - Correct answer--protects from stress
-only works for happy couples
Married Benefits - Correct answer--better physical health
-lower risk heart disease
-eat healthier
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,-less likely to smoke or drink excessively
-higher cancer survival rate
-lower risk suicide/drug use
-less likely for mental illness/depression rates
-tend to have sex more and enjoy it more
-Live 2 yrs longer
-$$$$
Single's benefits - Correct answer--better at exercise
-better w/ sleep
Spillover Effect - Correct answer-the quality of a couple's relationship highly
affects the couple's parenting (link between parents/kids' cortisol level)
Positive marriage impacts on kids - Correct answer--social benefits
-academic success
-more likely to attend college
-physically/emotionally happier
-less likely to be physically/sexually abused
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, -less likely to use drugs/alcohol or delinquency
-decreased likelihood of becoming divorced
-less likely to get pregnant or impregnate as teen
Why good ppl choose the wrong person - Correct answer--quick to forgive or
overlook too much
-they believe people can change and give them 2nd & 3rd chances where they
shouldn't
Stages of Love (Helen Fisher 3) - Correct answer-1. Lust
2. Attraction
3. Attachment
Stage 1. Lust - Correct answer--temporary feeling driven by a desire for sexual
gratification
-launching point to drive ppl to meet
Stage 2. Attraction - Correct answer-(aka romantic love)
-obsessed with the person but not just their bodies
-drug-induced state body secreting biochemicals
-decreased appetite
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