In a Study of Couples Where One Spouse Had Congestive

question 6

Multiple Choice

In a study of couples where one spouse had congestive heart failure,researchers evaluated relationship quality and whether it was related to mortality rates (death) in a 4-year period.What did the researchers find?

• A) Patients were less likely to die when in more satisfying intimate relationships.
• B) Relationship quality was unrelated to patients' mortality rates.
• C) Humans are biologically programmed to desire intimate relationships.
• D) The partner without heart failure became increasingly unhappy in the relationship following the other partner's diagnosis.

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