Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE About Marital Relationships

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE about marital relationships in old age?

• A)They vary: Some remain close and loving while others do not.
• B)They generally decerase in satisfaction once the couple finishes raising children and is alone together again.
• C)They provide important support if one partner becomes sick or impaired.
• D)They can often compensate for each other's impairments.

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Definitions:

Correct Consensus Effect

The tendency of individuals to overestimate the extent to which their opinions, beliefs, preferences, values, and habits are normal and typical compared to those of others.

Opinion Effect

The impact that personal beliefs, judgments, or evaluations have on an individual's perception and decision-making.

Anima/Animus

In Jungian psychology, the unconscious or true inner self of an individual, the anima being the feminine aspect present in a male and animus the masculine aspect in a female.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology and introduced concepts like extroversion and introversion.