Shayla Has Been Divorced for Just Six Months, but She

question 60

Multiple Choice

Shayla has been divorced for just six months, but she is certain that she has found the new love of her life. She is already talking to her friends about getting remarried. Her friends want to be supportive and share in her happiness, but they also warn her to avoid the rebound effect. What should Shayla say to them?

• A) There is no evidence that people who remarry sooner have less successful marriages than those who wait longer.
• B) There is actually quite a bit of evidence that getting remarried as quickly as possible will be better for my kids.
• C) Research has shown that the longer you wait to get married the less likely it is that your marriage will be successful.
• D) I didn't think about that. You're probably right, because I know that people who get married sooner after a divorce have a three to four times higher chance of getting divorced within the first year.

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Definitions:

Self-Actualization

Fulfillment of one’s potential for love, creativity, and meaning.

Personal Growth

The process of improving oneself through activities that enhance self-awareness, develop talents, and increase potential.

Resistance

In psychodynamic therapy, when a client finds it difficult or impossible to address certain material; the client’s resistance signals an unconscious conflict, which the therapist then tries to interpret.

Transference

In psychodynamic therapies, the client’s reaction to the therapist as if the therapist were an important person in his or her early development; the client’s feelings and beliefs about this other person are transferred onto the therapist.