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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Analyzing childhood experiences can lead to which result in a marriage?
(a) A deep-rooted fear of losing a child.
(b) A partner having an affair.
(c) A comparison to the happiness of their parents.
(d) A better understanding of relationship problems.

2. Which is an assumption about sexual intimacy by many couples?
(a) It will decrease during the marriage.
(b) It could be regained in a relationship.
(c) It should come easily and naturally.
(d) It would be more exciting with a lover.

3. How does the book describe the process of changing behavior?
(a) Integral.
(b) Unavoidable.
(c) Uncomfortable.
(d) Necessary.

4. In addition to feeling safe, children also need to feel which emotion?
(a) Secure.
(b) Cherished.
(c) Loved.
(d) Wanted.

5. Couples often assume that sexual desire should be experienced in which way by each partner?
(a) With the same duration.
(b) With the same frequency.
(c) With the same intensity.
(d) With the same fantasies.

Short Answer Questions

1. If sex with the lover was good, the unfaithful partner will assume any problems during sex with the hurt partner is the fault of whom?

2. If the unfaithful partner is not interested in sex, the hurt partner may assume which possibility?

3. Developing realistic expectations of sex involves examining assumptions regarding which emotion?

4. How does the text refer to childhood experiences?

5. Chapter seven is divided into sections based on which two skills?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the 'flip-flop' factor described in Chapter 5?

2. What crucial skill is addressed in detail in Chapter 7?

3. What is a schema?

4. What experience can influence an individual's ability to engage in intimate talk and intimate listening?

5. What should happen with behaviors that violate trust in a relationship?

6. Why is intimate listening necessary to learn?

7. What action must the unfaithful partner take for intimate talk to be successful?

8. How can trust in a relationship be restored?

9. If children do not feel safe and secure, what could happen during their marriage as adults?

10. In the process of rebuilding trust, what is a couple most likely to come to a stalemate over?

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