When One Researcher Asked Individuals to Identify Why Their Friendships

question 38

Multiple Choice

When one researcher asked individuals to identify why their friendships with a friend of the same sex ended, first on the list of reasons was

• A)new friends replacing old friends as circumstances changed.
• B)physical separation.
• C)people often just grow to dislike a characteristic of the friend's behavior or personality.
• D)one friend's dating activity or romantic relationships interfering with the relationship.

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Definitions:

Gradual Decline

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Kubler-Ross

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Insurance Money

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Denial

A psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.