Alexis by Daisy https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9 en-us 2018-11-02 15:57:27 UTC 2025-11-18 19:28:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Introduction/Summary dcowart0329 https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299863675 Gender: Female 
Name: Alexis 
Age: 33 
Relationship: She is married. She is having an affair, but her husband is unaware. 
Work: Secretary at a law firm 
Children: She has one child with a mental deficiency, and he is 6. 
Stress life events: Marriage Dissatisfaction
]]> 2018-11-02 16:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299863675 Stress and Coping dcowart0329 https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299863855 The stress in our character's life comes from the troubles of feeling alone in her marriage and her handling the brunt of her and her husband’s mentally challenged son. To handle this stress she exercises but has also turned to cheating to escape her reality. After 6 months of hiding the affair, she has started to drink more each night and has started to become a perfectionist for her self image. ]]> 2018-11-02 16:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299863855 Health & the Self dcowart0329 https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299863982 Our character lives a physically healthy lifestyle. She runs in the mornings, eats a healthy diet, and never smoked anything but does dab in a glass of wine occasionally. However once the affair began, Alexis began working for an extra hour every day as well as indulging in an extra glass or two of wine every night, but is otherwise keeping up with her normal appearances.]]> 2018-11-02 16:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299863982 Love and Marriage dcowart0329 https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299864239 Our character has evaluated her reasons for wanting to leave her marriage with her husband. She and her husband have a dependent child and the "determinants for staying in the marriage greatly outweigh the factors for divorce" (Fan, 2008). She still loves her husband but his distance and lack of communication has driven a wedge in their marriage. She never intended to divorce her husband, but seek out the attention and affection she has been missing. ]]> 2018-11-02 16:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299864239 Behavior and Sexual Relationships dcowart0329 https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299864331 The gender roles in our character's life play along the lines of the traditionalist views. She is the main caretaker and raises her and her husbands child. Her husband provides the financial stability for his family. The sex is nonexistent because the husband is always too busy with work. According to Bergeron (2016), her behavior has become bitter as a result of sexual frustration and feeling isolated from her husband. To handle this conflict, she has been having affair with the intent to feel loved. She has tried communicating her sexual frustration and the husband shrugs it off, telling her he had a long day or he is too tired. ]]> 2018-11-02 16:06:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299864331 Positive Psychology dcowart0329 https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299864473 Our character has a low mental illness and a low well-being, which means she is languishing (Weiten, 2018). After speaking with her husband and expressing the overwhelming guilt, her husband helped instill hope for the marriage. Following that she was able to increase her resiliency and grit. After viewing a photo album and  reviewing the past experiences she developed gratitude for her marriage and the love that her family has given her. ]]> 2018-11-02 16:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299864473 Conclusion dcowart0329 https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299864552  The husband had become complacent with his marriage and our character could not effectively control her behavior and emotions. She seeked comfort in having an affair and after reflecting on her self-efficacy, realized that she is self-destructing and coping negatively with her problems. Through positive communication they were able to save their marriage and start to build back the love and trust they lost.]]> 2018-11-02 16:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/299864552 References dcowart0329 https://padlet.com/dcowart0329/l552oyhkj4g9/wish/305347529 Bergeron, A., Jurin, T., & Štulhofer, A. (2016). Is High Sexual Desire a Risk for Women's Relationship and Sexual Well-Being? Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 53(Issue 7), pp.882-pp.891. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1080/00224499.2015.1084984

Fan, C. S., & Lui, H. (2008). Extramarital Affairs, Marital Satisfaction, and Divorce: Evidence from Hong Kong. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1093/cep/byh033

Weiten, W., Dunn, D., Hammer, E.Y. (2018). Psychology Applied to Modern Life. Boston, MA: Cenngage Learning.
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