Spousal Caregivers Whose Partners Have a Significant Chronic Medical Condition

question 85

Multiple Choice

Spousal caregivers whose partners have a significant chronic medical condition tend to:

• A) regress into the roles they played when the marriage began.
• B) be susceptible to getting the same disorder.
• C) show reduced levels of marital satisfaction.
• D) remember significantly more major hassles than actually occur.

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Definitions:

Subspecies

A subdivision within a species, characterized by distinct genetic, morphological, or behavioral traits, often resulting from geographical isolation.

Genus

A rank in the biological classification system (taxonomy) that groups together species that are closely related, sharing a common ancestor.

Species

A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding, classified together as having common characteristics.

Reproductively Isolated

A state in which different groups of organisms can no longer interbreed and produce fertile offspring, leading to speciation.