Option 2 Marital Conflict Resolution Assignment Page 1

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ADJUSTMENT SCENARIOS
1. Joe and Sue have two weeks for vacation. He wants to go camping. She wants to go to a big city
and see the sights.
2. Juan and Celia got a $500 bonus at work. Celia wants to buy a new sofa. Juan wants to put the
money in a savings account.
3. Herb leaves his clothes all over the house and it drives Suzanna crazy.
4. The wife is a sloppy housekeeper and the husband likes a spotless house.
5. Both spouses work. The car needs to be repaired. Who will take it in for the repairs?
6. The husband talks to his mother every night on the phone. The wife keeps missing important
work calls.
7. The wife refuses to take out the garbage.
8. Jill does not like the way her husband acts at parties.
9. Franko watches TV all weekend.
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10. The husband's friends come over often and play cards late into the night. They expect
sandwiches served during the evening.
11. The wife wants to continue her career and the husband wants her to stay home and start a family.
12. The husband's two children from a previous marriage visit every other weekend. The husband
refuses to discipline them.
13. Both husband and wife work. Housework does not get done. The wife wants the husband to
help. He says that it's women's work.
14. Sherri and Larry are both used to having their own checking accounts. Now they are married,
who will control the money?
15. Jon is a morning person. He loves to get up at the crack of dawn. Rosalie is a night person and
enjoys working during the night, then sleeping late in the day.
16. The Fredrickson's are refinishing their apartment before they move into it. He wants to use
wallpaper. She wants to use paint.