Introduction
Studies Reviewed
Marital Implications
100
Troubled marriages have _____ health consequences
Negative
100
What three areas of studies were examined in marital interaction?
Cardiovascular, endocrine, immune systems
100
McEwin also described this process as "recovery"...
Failure to shut off physiological responses following exposure to a stressor
200
Marital relationships influence health through which pathway?
Physiological
200
In cardiovascular study marital conflict is reliably associated with heightened _____ and ______.
Blood pressure and heart rate
200
Spouses may not readily adapt physiologically to the same conflict discussion or topic over time… (McEwin four processes)
Lack of adaption to the same stressor
300
Stress and support in marital relationships influence ____ status.
Health
300
DAILY DOUBLE In the endocrine study homeostasis hormones are influenced by the presence and quality of _____ ___________.
Social relationships
300
Marital conflict is a common occurrence, with an average frequency of one to two times per month… (McEwin four processes)
Repeated "hits" by novel stressors
400
Which group reported greater happiness and life satisfaction?
Married group
400
Endocrine study: Hormone elevations were pronounced more in men, women, undefined or equal?
Women
400
Chronic and repeated physiological activation as the result of marital stress may impair important physiological processes… (McEwin four processes)
Inadequate responses to stressors
500
Which framework was used in creating the reviews hypothesis?
Stress/Social Support
500
True or False: Marital conflict also classified as a social stressor results in significant immune changes?
True
500
True or False: This paper suggest that the degree of negativity during marital conflict may be related to the persistence of physiological changes?
True