FLHD 4250 Midterm Exam Questions
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What are the three common features of a jerk? - Correct answer-1. They break the
habit of breaking the boundaries of others
2. They have an inability to see things from other people's perspectives and
viewpoints, often deflecting when someone's critical of them.
3. They seriously lack the ability to control their emotions and find balance in
themselves.
What does it mean to keep the five components of RAM (Relationship Attachment
Model) in balance? - Correct answer-The five components - know, trust, rely,
commit, and sex - should all equally be paced. No one of the components should
go up before the previous one.
Change is possible, but there needs to be four essential ingredients. What are they?
- Correct answer-1. Gain insight into themselves and their lives.
2. Find new sources/information to become informed about what needs to change
and what needs to be implemented.
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, 3. Motivation.
4. Time.
What is the defining feature of an unhealthy emotional need? - Correct answer-The
defining feature of unhealthy emotional needs is that they are normal needs, only
taken to an extreme, to the point that they can't be satisfied normally and will cause
problems in a relationship.
What is the formula for intimacy? - Correct answer-the 'Know-Quo' is comprised
of three parts: Talk, togetherness, and time.
What is the "three month rule" and how is it applied? - Correct answer-The three-
month rule says that patterns usually don't come out until the three-month mark. It
is applied by keeping all bonding dynamics in check/under control for the first
three months
What arguments does the author make for delaying sex early in dating? - Correct
answer-1. Focus on fostering a good friendship first.
2. Heightened risk for being hurt emotionally because other levels of intimacy are
developed
3. Higher risk of emotional baggage existing because bonding has occured in other
areas of the relationship.
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and Answers Graded A+
What are the three common features of a jerk? - Correct answer-1. They break the
habit of breaking the boundaries of others
2. They have an inability to see things from other people's perspectives and
viewpoints, often deflecting when someone's critical of them.
3. They seriously lack the ability to control their emotions and find balance in
themselves.
What does it mean to keep the five components of RAM (Relationship Attachment
Model) in balance? - Correct answer-The five components - know, trust, rely,
commit, and sex - should all equally be paced. No one of the components should
go up before the previous one.
Change is possible, but there needs to be four essential ingredients. What are they?
- Correct answer-1. Gain insight into themselves and their lives.
2. Find new sources/information to become informed about what needs to change
and what needs to be implemented.
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, 3. Motivation.
4. Time.
What is the defining feature of an unhealthy emotional need? - Correct answer-The
defining feature of unhealthy emotional needs is that they are normal needs, only
taken to an extreme, to the point that they can't be satisfied normally and will cause
problems in a relationship.
What is the formula for intimacy? - Correct answer-the 'Know-Quo' is comprised
of three parts: Talk, togetherness, and time.
What is the "three month rule" and how is it applied? - Correct answer-The three-
month rule says that patterns usually don't come out until the three-month mark. It
is applied by keeping all bonding dynamics in check/under control for the first
three months
What arguments does the author make for delaying sex early in dating? - Correct
answer-1. Focus on fostering a good friendship first.
2. Heightened risk for being hurt emotionally because other levels of intimacy are
developed
3. Higher risk of emotional baggage existing because bonding has occured in other
areas of the relationship.
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