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high levels of closeness, intimacy, and dependency
Communication-respect, humor, politeness, and validation |
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| Dysfunctional Separate Couple |
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| They are dissatisfied with their marriage and view it as unsuccessful. They remain together for personal, moral, religious, and/or ethical reasons |
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| acquiring skills necessary to survive as an individual and as member of society. It can be positive or negative. |
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| the family a person forms later by marrying and having or adopting children |
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| refers to a person's family of origin (you, your parents, and siblings) or their family of procreation (you, your spouse,and your children) |
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| includes not only your nuclear family but other relatives as well (grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins) |
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| one man is married to one woman |
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| one spouse at a time but several different spouses over time (married, divorced, remarried) |
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| one spouse, live together as husband and wife for a long enough period that the state recognizes the couple as being married without a formal or legal marriage ceremony |
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| Functional Separate Couple |
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| emphasize separate activities and are highly independent of each other. They view their marriage as successful. |
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| one husband with multiple wives |
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| our primary motivation in life is to be connected with other people- because it is the only security we ever have |
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| experiencing intense intellectual, emotional, and when appropriate, physical communion with another human being |
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| the biological and anatomical differences between males and females |
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| Legal aspects of marriage |
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spouses become legally committed to each other according to state laws of the state in which they reside
1. close relative
2. insane or mentally deficient
3. certain age
4. termination of the relationship |
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| involve activities demanded by the norms |
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| one partner simply denies that there is a problem |
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| Reconstituted or Blended Family |
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| a husband and wife, atleast one of whom has been married before, and one or more children from previous marriages |
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| the family into which you were born or the family in which you were reared |
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| a person expresses anger and then disqualifies it |
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| family members avoid conflict simply by avoiding one another. This keeps the conflict from surfacing. |
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| Most people want to have children. A relatively strong norm exists in our society that individuals should be married before they have children |
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| relative agreement on most issues of importance |
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| are accepted and expected patterns of behavior |
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Three elements of love:
a. intimacy
b. passion
c. commitment |
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| one wife with multiple husbands |
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| the person places emotional reactions somewhere other than the real conflict source Ex. Bob is really angry with his wife but yells at his children. |
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| Family members appear to be perfectly happy and delighted with one another. Surfaces in many types of illnesses. |
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| Long, Inclusive Engagement |
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| delays the marriage for a number of years |
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| communication that involves aspects of speech such as rate of talking and tone of voice |
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| the social norms that dictate what is socially regarded as appropriate female and male behavior. This is socially defined. |
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| not listening but defending oneself against attack |
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| the social and psychological characteristics associated with being male or female |
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| making disapproving judgements about one's partner |
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| refusing to listen to partner's complaints |
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showing disgust or disrespect
(name calling, eye rolling, mocking) |
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| challenging partner's power and authority |
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| the greatest expected benefit of marriage in the U.S. |
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| a man and woman living together in an intimate relationship without being legally married |
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| Reasons for Staying in A Violent Relationship |
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1. Dont regard violent behavior as unusual
2. Many believe that when situational factors change the violence will end
3. some feel responsible for violence
4. expect the violence can be conquered by "true love" |
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| We were born into a family and want to create a family of our own |
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| Profile of Characteristics exhibited by men who engage in date rape |
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1. place a high value on sexuality
2. they tend to be more traditional in sexual values and view women as property
3. more aggressive in general |
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| Short, Romantic Engagement |
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| usually from two to six months |
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| Long, Separated Engagement |
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| individual motivations for marriage |
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1. personal fulfillment
2. companionship
3. parenthood
4. security |
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| Partners participate in each others lives at all levels and have few areas of tension or unresolved hostility. More all encompassing than the vital marriage. |
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| emotional and financial. Individuals are motivated to marry because of the fear of being alone, to better themselves economically, to avoid an out-of-wedlock birth and to prove that someone wants them |
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| Societal functions of marriage |
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1. replace old memories with new
2. socialize its members
3. regulate sexual behavior
4. stabilize adult personalities by providing a companion and "in house" counselor |
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| the partners are deeply in love when they marry, spend much of their time together, and have a very strong sex life. As time goes on they continue to spend time together but out of obligation, not joy. |
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| passive congenial marriage (married singles) |
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| married partners, who by choice or necessity live under the same roof may be good friends and may or may not have sexual intercourse but who have in many ways drifted apart |
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| Marital success is measured by: |
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1. adjustment
2. happiness
3. permanence |
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| the couple adjusts to the marriage |
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| Comfortable in the roles they assume |
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| Three ingredients for a successful marriage: |
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1. respect
2. commitment
3. trust |
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| Conflict habituated marriage |
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| the partners fight, both verbally and physically, but do not believe fighting is reason for divorce |
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| partners lives are closely intertwined, spend a great deal of time together, resolve conflict through compromise and often make sacrifices for each others( about 15%) |
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| event that marks the transition from one social status to another |
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shared interpretations and expected behaviors in sexual situations
ex. no sex in public or with children |
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| the awareness of ourselves as males and females and how we express our sexual values, attitudes, feelings, and beliefs. Sexuality is a multidimensional concept that incorporates psychological, biological, and sociological concepts |
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| sexual drives that we learn through sexual experiences and feelings of enjoyment or dissatisfaction during sexual activity |
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| the biological aspect of sexuality that include experiencing pleasure of an orgasm |
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| the behavior that women and men enact according to culturally prescribed expectations |
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| a belief system based on the unconditional allegiance to the authority of science, law, tradition or religion |
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| a value system emphasizing that decisions should be made in the context of a particular situation. "It depends on the situation." |
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| the belief that the ultimate value and motivation for human actions lie in the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain |
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| Stages of Sexual development: |
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1. normative stage
2. informational stage
3. behavioral stage |
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| children learn gender roles and related values and norms about appropriate and inappropriate sexual behavior (family) |
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| early adolescence young people learn about sexual anatomy & physiology (peer/school) |
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| late adolescence and young adulthood people enage in sexual activity and learn the behavioral aspects of sexuality from a partner |
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| infections that are spread by contact, sexual or nonsexual, with body parts or fluids (viral or bacterial) |
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1. genital herpes
2. hepatitis B
3. genital warts
4. human immunodeficiency virus |
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1. chlamydia
2. gonorrhea
3. syphilis
4. pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| the cessation of ovulation, menstruation, and fertility in the woman, Usually occurs between 46 and 51. |
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| the couple is pleasantly surprised and quietly welcome the child even though they have no specifically planned the pregnancy. These couples may use contraceptives sporadically or not at all. |
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| have mixed feelings before and after conception and even well into the pregnancy. one partner feels strongly about having a baby and neither believe in abortion |
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| a woman who is capable of carrying a pregnancy to term serves as a surrogate mother to a woman who cannot bear children |
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| one partner may not want children even late in the pregnancy. the pregnancy can cause a separation or divorce. |
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| a procedure by which a woman's fallopian tubes are tied off or cut and tied preventing passage of the egg |
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| couples actively discuss the issue and make a joint decision to conceive a child |
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| Four Reactive Patterns: To the Decision to Have Children |
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1. planners
2. acceptance-of-fate
3. ambivalent couples
4. yes-no couples |
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| the prevention of pregnancy by behavioral, mechanical, or chemical means |
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1. vaginal birth
2. cesarean section |
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| a progestin-only implant that offers contraceptive protection for up to five years |
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| a small, plastic, and/or metal device that is placed within the uterus by a doctor to prevent the transit of sperm |
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| a contraceptive device consisting of a hemispherical thin rubber cup that is place within the vagina, covering the cervix |
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| prevents ovulation and lasts for three months |
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| a male sterilization technique in which the vasdeferens is tied off and cut, preventing passage of sperm through the male reproductive tract |
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| surgical removal of the uterus |
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| Pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| an infection of the uterus that spreads to the tubes as well as to the ovaries and surrounding tissue (often caused by chlamydia) |
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| share information about the child (biological parents and adoptive parents) |
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| 266 days, or 38 weeks from time of conception |
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| The average duration of pregnancy |
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| the inability to achieve a pregnancy after at least one year of regular sexual relations without birth control, or the inability to carry a pregnancy to live birth |
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| the tissue that forms in the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) spreads outside the womb and attaches itself to other organs |
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| a medical procedure in which semen is introduced artificially into the vagina or uterus about the time of ovulation |
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| surgically removing eggs from a woman's ovaries. Fertilizing them in a petri dish with sperm and then re-implanting the fertilized egg in her uterus |
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| Eight Major Qualities Shared by All Strong and Healthy Families: |
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1. commitment
2. appreciation
3. good communication
4. desire to spend time together
5. a strong value system
6. ability to deal with crises and stress in a positive manner
7. resilience
8. self-efficacy |
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| the personal emotional meaning of the word |
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