Aldo, a 40-year-old man, just got a divorce after 15 years of marriage. Consequently, he is apt to
A) become poor.
B) become sick
C) make new friends.
D) take better care of himself than he did before.
Question 2After a divorce, women are more likely than men to experience
A) an unhealthier lifestyle.
B) ill health.
C) a loss of emotional support.
D) a decline in financial resources.
Question 3Each of the following statements is true about couples in highly successful marriages except
A) they consider their individual selves first.
B) they use humor when discussing problems.
C) they treat each other like very good friends.
D) they have a sense of we-ness.
Question 4Marital satisfaction is apt to be lowest for which of the following couples?
A) Eve and Ed, who never had any children
B) Fay and Fred, who have a 1-year-old
C) Ginger and Gary, who have an 8-year-old
D) Helen and Hal, who have one son who is married and living in another state
Question 5Which of the following middle-aged couples is apt to report the highest marital satisfaction?
A) Ann and Andy, who never had any children
B) Bob and Beth, who have a 2-year-old
C) Carrie and Chris, who have a 12-year-old
D) Doris and Drew, who are empty nesters
Question 6Recent studies on the progression of marital satisfaction in 7- and 8-year marriages found that it follows which one of the following patterns?
A) A level line that starts a steep decline after a short while
B) A straight diagonal line that starts at a high point and gradually gets lower
C) A straight diagonal line that starts at a low point and gradually gets higher
D) A U-shape
Question 7The rebound in marital satisfaction after midlife that was found by early studies was probably due to the fact that
A) couples fall in love again after they're freed from the constraints of raising children.
B) in middle-age, couples adjust their personalities to become more harmonious with one another.
C) the shift in time perception makes people take stock and appreciate what they have.
D) unhappy couples divorced and dropped out of the studies.
Question 8By definition, a blended family is one in which there are
A) children from a current marriage and a prior marriage.
B) adopted children of different ethnicities.
C) children in an interracial marriage.
D) homosexual parents and heterosexual children.
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