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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. While attempting to empathize with their female partners, men often feel which emotion?
(a) Needed.
(b) Ignored.
(c) Strong.
(d) Foolish.

2. When trust has been destroyed, which emotion is logically prevalent?
(a) Anger.
(b) Guilt.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Fear.

3. A hurt partner may avoid demanding change if they feel it will lead to which situation?
(a) Confrontation.
(b) Rationalization.
(c) Abuse.
(d) Divorce.

4. Developing realistic expectations of sex involves examining assumptions regarding which emotion?
(a) Lust.
(b) Desire.
(c) Love.
(d) Passion.

5. If a childhood experience is missing from a person's life, the person will compensate with patterned, negative behavior referred to with which term?
(a) Void.
(b) Deficiency.
(c) Schema.
(d) Illusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do some individuals refuse to change?

2. Forgiveness involves mental development and occurs in which timeframe?

3. Why do unfaithful partners feel pressure to perform sex at a high satisfactory level with their partner?

4. Avoiding change results from which type of block experienced by the person?

5. How many essential childhood experiences are identified by the text?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a schema?

2. Do men and women typically differ in their abilities to engage in intimate talk and intimate listening?

3. As discussed in Chapter 9, why are there hazards associated with forgiveness?

4. In Chapter 6, the author recommends a graph for what reason?

5. What are some assumptions an unfaithful partner could make about sexual intimacy?

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

7. If children do not value themselves, what could happen during their marriage as adults?

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

9. What will happen if one partner wants to change the sexual practices in their marriage?

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

(see the answer keys)

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