Psychology Chapter 13: Coming Apart Quiz

Transition and recovery

It begins with the separation and is characterized by separation distress and then loneliness.

<p>It begins in the second year and lasts between one and three years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Initial, transition, and restabilization</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Court-ordered monetary support to a spouse or former spouse following separation or divorce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A post-divorce family with children, consisting of the original nuclear family divided into two families.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide financial support by the non-custodial parent for child-rearing expenses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statistical measure of divorce calculated on the basis of the number of divorces per 1,000 people in the population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Background characteristics that raise the likelihood of later marital problems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process in which a mediator assists a divorcing couple in resolving personal, legal, and parenting concerns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An adversarial process in which one spouse alleges that the other has committed an act leading to the marriage breakdown.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The spouse or partner whose unhappiness leads them to consider divorce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The increased likelihood that children of divorced parents will later divorce themselves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A custody arrangement where both parents are responsible for the care of the child.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Joint legal custody means both parents share decisions regarding the child's upbringing, while joint physical custody involves the child living with both parents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A policy where visitation by non-custodial parents is considered an obligation enforced by authorities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The dissolution of marriage due to irreconcilable differences for which neither party is held responsible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statistical calculation of the expected divorce rate of people who enter marriage in a given year.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Experiences in the daily life of married couples that directly raise their probability of divorce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statistical calculation reflecting the ratio of the number of divorces in a given year to the number of marriages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It reflects the number of divorces in a given year for every thousand married couples.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A psychological state following separation characterized by depression, anxiety, and intense loneliness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The degree of interaction between individuals and the larger community.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A child custody arrangement in which only one parent has both legal and physical custody.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A custody arrangement when custody is divided between parents for two or more children, typically by gender.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The multiple experiences people have as their marriages end.</p> Signup and view all the answers