What Impact Do Friendships Have on Intimacy in Romantic Relationships

question 94

Multiple Choice

What impact do friendships have on intimacy in romantic relationships in adolescence?

• A) Intimacy in friendships has no relationship with the kind of intimacy needed for romantic relationships.
• B) Friendships do not share intimacy and therefore have no relationship to the intimacy needed for romantic relationships.
• C) Intimacy in friendship is experience only by boys influencing their capacity for romantic relationships.
• D) The quality of the intimacy in friendships influences romantic intimacy between adolescents.

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Definitions:

Intrinsic Reason

Motivation driven by an interest or enjoyment in the task itself, rather than external pressure or a desire for reward.

Morally Obligated

A sense of duty or requirement to act in a manner consistent with what is considered right or ethical.

Fantasy Stage

A developmental phase in childhood theorized by psychoanalytic theory during which a child engages in imaginative play and scenarios without consideration for reality.

Donald Super

A developmental psychologist known for his theories on the stages of occupational development and the concept of career maturity.