________, it puts a natural cap on the fights that are virtually inevitable in relationships. (p.15, para 3)

At the four-day meeting , dozens of pioneers described new _________ curtailing…(p.15, para 5)

Most marriages die with a whimper, as people _______ one another, slowly growing apart. (p.15, para 6)

While the numbers of therapists and _______ treatment have increased dramatically in 20 years…(p.16, para 1)

Educating people how to prevent distress _______ it starts. (p.16, para 1)

_______ a colleague, Dr. Scott Stanley, Markman has translated the research…(p.16, para 4)

_________, 24% of the couples in the comparison group have divorced. (p.16, para 5)

Marriage _______ are experienced _______ couples in a community who can be available to for general guidance. (para 3, p.17)

...it is the _______ events of everyday life that build love in marriage. (para 2, p.15)

Gottman has spent 25 years _______ what actually goes on in a marriage. (para 4, p.15)

...dozens of pioneers in marriage education described new approaches to ______family breakdown...(para 5, p.15)

Marriage education not only _______ couples against disappoint and despair, said Dr. Howard Markman...(para 2, p. 16)

Mismanaged conflict, he said, predicts both marital ______ and negative physical and mental health effects on children. (para 2, p.16)

...couples learn and practice ground rules for airing complaints so they do not get stuck in the negativity that is so ______ to love. (para 5, p.16)

...everything couples do every day is open to negotiation, especially after the first baby arrive, when marital satisfaction "drops _________"....(para 1, p.17)

Professionals, however, are not the only experts ______ vital information on relationships. (para 3, p. 17)

Which of the following is NOT a synonym of avert?

A ________ is also an arrangement to meet the emotional needs of the partners...(para 1, p.6; Interaction in Family, pdf)

Which of these is NOT an emotional need of partners? (para 1, p.6; Interaction in Family, pdf)

Married people of all ages report somewhat higher rates of _______ about their lives than do people who are ______ ,_______, or widowed...(para 1, p.6; Interaction in Family, pdf)

According to Paplia et al, which of the married people particularly live longer? (para 2, p.6; Interaction in Family, pdf)