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39 Cards in this Set
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Interpersonal Relationship |
is a perception shared by two people, it always starts with a perception |
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Perception |
process of experiencing the world and making sense out of what you experience |
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Interpersonal relationship is something |
that is created and started by people |
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Interpersonal Perception |
process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting your observations of other people |
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Six Stages of Interpersonal Relationships |
contact
involvement Intimacy repair deterioration dissolution |
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Contact Stage
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interpersonal perception, based on attraction, short term
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Involvement Stage
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a sense of being connected develops, involvement, testing, intensifying
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Intimacy Stage
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establishing a relationship resulting in closest friend, lover or companion. Includes interpersonal commitment phase and social/public bonding phase
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Interpersonal Commitment Phase
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commit to each other privately
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Social/Public Bonding Phase
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commitment is made public
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Deterioration Stage |
weakening the bonds, includes intrapersonal dissatisfaction and interpersonal deterioration |
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Repair Stage |
pause during deterioration to try to repair the relationship, includes intrapersonal and interpersonal repair |
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Intrapersonal Repair |
analyze what went wrong and try to find solutions |
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Interpersonal Repair |
discuss with the partner about the problems, changes you want to see, and what you're willing to do |
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Dissolution Stage |
cutting the bonds you tie together, includes interpersonal separation and social/public separation |
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Interpersonal Separation |
move out and lead separate lives |
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Social/Public Separation |
avoidance of each other and return to single status |
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In a relationship |
communication is key and there is always a turning point |
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Turning Points in a relationship can |
vary to cultural, there is an existence of power in relationships |
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Some Powers in relationships |
complimentary relationship symmetrical relationship competitive relationship competitive and symmetrical submission relationship parallel relationship |
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Complimentary Relationship |
one partner dominates and makes most of the decisions |
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Symmetrical Relationship |
you both behave the same way towards power, both want it or don't want it |
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Competitive Relationship |
you fight to who has the power |
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Competitive and symmetrical submission relationship |
neither partner wants to take control and make decisions, fighting over power |
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Parallel Relationships |
the power shifts back and forth between partners depending on the situation |
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Theories of how relationships form |
attraction theory relationship rules theory relationship dialstics theory social penetration theory social exchange theory equity theory |
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Attraction Theory |
we form relationships on the basis of attraction |
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We are further attracted to someone if |
we are similar if we have something in common proximity between partners reinforcements physical attraction and personality social economic status |
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Relationship Rules Theory |
applies to friendship and love, both have certain rules |
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8 Romantic Rules |
1. acknowledge eachothers individual identities and lives beyond 2. express similar attitudes, beliefs, values, interests 3. advance each others self worth and self esteem 4. be open, genuine, and authentic with each other 5. remain loyal and faithful 6. have substantial shared time together 7. reap rewards commencerait with their investments(relating to other partner) 8. experience an mysterious and inexplicable magic in each others presence |
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3 types of relationship rules |
friendship rules romantic rules family rules |
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Relationship Dialectics Theory |
agrees with fact that people relationships experience dynamic tension between pairs of opposing motives or desires |
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3 types of tensions |
closeness and openness autonomy and connectivness novelty and predictability |
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Social Penetration Theory |
what does happen when relationships develop |
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breath |
the number of topics you discuss |
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Depth |
how far you can push someone |
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Social Exchange Theory |
develop relationships that will enable you to maximize your profits |
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profits equation |
profit=reward-cost |
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Equity Theory |
you develop and maintain relationships in which the ratio of your rewards relative to your costs is proximately equal to your partners |
