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28 Cards in this Set
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intimate relationships
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defined in terms of 4 characteristics: behavioral interdependence, need fulfillment, emotional attachment, and emotional availability
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nuclear family
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parents and their offspring (the parents are usually married but not necessarily)
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monogamy
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exclusive sexual involvement with 1 partner
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chohabitation
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living together without being married
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common law marriage
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cohabitation lasting a designated period that is considered legally binding in some states, 7 years
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trust
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degree of confidence partners feel in a relationship
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gender
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the psychological condition of being feminine or masculine as defined by society in which one lives
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gender roles
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expression of maleness or femaleness in everyday life
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celibacy
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state of not being involved in a sexual relationship
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fertility
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a persons ability to reproduce
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youth or physical attractiveness
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men pick mates based on:
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dependable, hardworking
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women pick mates based on:
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depo-provera
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injectable method of birth control that last for 3 months
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tubal ligation
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sterlization of the female that involves the cutting and tying off or cauterizing of the fallopian tubes
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vasectomy
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sterlization of the male that involves the cutting and tying off of both vasa differentia
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down syndrome
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a condition characterized by mental retardation and variety of physical abnormalities
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pathogen
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a disease causing agent
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bacteria
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single celled organisms that may be disease causing
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toxic shock syndrome
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a potentially life threatening bacterial infection that is most common in menstruating women
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pneumonia
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bacterially caused disease of lungs
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periodontal diseases
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diseases of the tissue around the teeth
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influenza
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a common viral disease of the respiratory tract
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asthma
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a chronic respiratory disease characterized by attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath, ,and coughing spasms
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emphysema
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a respiratory disease in which the alveoli become distended or ruptured and are no longer functional
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acquired immunity
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immunity developed during life in response to disease, vaccination, or exposure
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natural immunity
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immunity passed to a fetus by its mother
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diabetes mellitus
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a disease in which the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin effectively
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irritable bowel syndrome
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nausea, pain, gas, diarrhea caused by certain foods or stress
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