Question | Answer |
blended family | a family formed when one or both of the partners bring children from a previous union to the new marriage |
codependence | an emotional and psychological behavioral pattern in which the spouses, partners, parents, children, and friends of individuals with addictive behaviors allow or enable their loved ones to continue their self-destructive habits |
cohabitation | two people living together as a couple, without official ties such as marriage |
companion-oriented marriage | a marital relationship in which the partners share interests, activities, and domestic responsibilities |
dysfunctional | characterized by negative and destructive patterns of behavior between partners or between parents and children |
enabling | to unwittingly contribute to a persons addictive or abusive behavior. components of enabling include shielding or covering up for an abuser/addict: controlling them: taking over responsibilities: rationalizing addictive behavior: or cooperating with them |
family | a group of people united by marriage, blood, or adoption, residing in the same household, maintaining a common culture, and interacting with one another on the basis of their roles wwithin the group |
intimacy | a state of closeness between two people, characterized by the desire and ability to share ones innermost thoughts and feelinggs with each other either verbally or nonverbally |
neurotransmitters | chemicals released by neurons that stimulate or inhibit the action of other neurons |
oxytocin | a hormone that has been linked to ones ability to bond with others also plays a key role in inducing labor during childbirth |
rescue marriage | a marital relationship in which one partner has had a traumatic childhood and views marriage as a way of healing the past |
romantic marriage | a marital relationship in which sexual passion never fades |
traditional marriage | a marital relationship in which the roles of the partners are distinct: defined by gender based cultural norms and expectations |