Based on Interviews from 50 Couples, Wallerstein and Blakeslee Found

question 72

Multiple Choice

Based on interviews from 50 couples, Wallerstein and Blakeslee found that all couples have ups and downs, but what keeps them together is __________.

• A)a fear of financial ruin due to splitting assets
• B)a fundamental enjoyment of each other's company
• C)the desire to defy the odds of societal tendency towards divorce
• D)the shame in the eyes of their family and friends

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Definitions:

Alfred Adler

An Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology, known for emphasizing the importance of feelings of inferiority and the creative self in the development of personality.

Karen Horney

A prominent psychoanalyst known for her theories on neurotic personality, which diverged from Freud's perspectives, emphasizing socio-cultural factors in human development.

Compulsive Masturbator

An individual who engages in masturbation with such frequency and intensity that it causes significant distress or impairment in daily functioning.

Phallic

Pertaining to the phallus or penis, often used in psychoanalytic theory to describe the stage of psychosexual development focused on the genital organs.