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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Partners may feel that it is unacceptable to take which action?

2. A listener should not engage in which action?

3. Who do children need to value in their lives?

4. Children need to function in which way?

5. If the listener repeats the ideas back to the speaker, they are using which technique?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the assumptions couples make about orgasms?

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

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

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

5. What is a schema?

6. What are some assumptions a hurt partner could make about sexual intimacy?

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

8. Who must change in a relationship to build trust again?

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

10. How does the author describe forgiveness in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author provides physical documents that couples are advised to fill out and sign to establish a public record of their commitment to the marriage. Choose one of these documents and explain its overall purpose and its relevancy in rebuilding the relationship.

Essay Topic 2

Explain a typical reaction as a hurt partner, an unfaithful partner, and in response to the requirement of intimate talking and listening to rebuild the relationship from the stereotypical point of view of the male gender.

Essay Topic 3

Hurt partners may choose to remain committed to the relationship for many reasons.

Explain three healthy and three unhealthy reasons a hurt partner would choose to recommit to the marriage.

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