Question

Please answer the following questions for Life Span Pysch.

1. Is the divorce rate actually 50% as we often hear?

2. Discuss what makes for a happy and satisfying relationship?

3. Does cohabitation before marriage increase the likelihood of staying together?

4. Discuss domestic abuse. What is it? Are there different types of abuse? What are the symptoms?

Answer 1

1. Yes about 40-50% of married couples in US are divorced.

2. List of factors for a healthy relationship:

? Mutual respect

? Clear and accurate communication

? honest and being truthful

? Compromise

? Independence and respect for each other's personal space

? Partnership

3. Yes it does increases the likelihood of divorce if the couple decides to marry. People who have multiple cohabiting relationships before marriage are more likely to experience marital conflict, unhappiness and divorce than people who do not live together before marriage because of the attitude that living together can be easily ended up in love makes cohabitation more conducitve to furture divorce.

4. Domestic abuse includes violence or abuse by one person against another person in a domestic setting such as marriage or cohabitation. It takes a number of forms including verbal abuse, physical abuse, emotional or economical abuse. Domestic abuse is any behavior that includes the purpose of gaining power, or control over another person. Yes there are many types of domestic abuse that one partner exerts against other. It includes:

Social violence- insulting or humiliating in front of other without any valid reasons

Physical abuse- hurting physically or trying to hurt physically

Sexual abuse- undesired sexual behavior of one person upon another

Emotional abuse- hurting ones feelings of self worth and independence

Symptoms of domestic abuse:

Physical symptoms includes headaches, asthma, chronic pain, restless sleep, pelvic pain, gestrointestinal pain and many more.

Emotional and behavioral symptoms include: chronic anxiety, hopelessness, depression, PTSD, nightmares, etc.