The interdependent phase of maternal adjustment to parenthood is characterized by all of the following except:
1. suffering from "baby blues" is associated with letting go.
2. establishing a lifestyle that in some respects excludes the baby.
3. resuming sexual intimacy.
4. resolving individual roles regarding childrearing, household duties, and careers.
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1. Correct. By this phase the baby blues should be over; letting go does not refer to losing inter-est in the baby.
2, 3, 4. Incorrect. This phase is characterized by establishing lifestyles that may exclude the baby. Partners resume sexual intimacy and resolve their individual roles in the household.
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