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40 Cards in this Set
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Relationship Stages |
1. Contact 2. Involvement 3. Intimacy 4. Deterioration 5. & 6. Repair/Dissolution |
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Interdependency |
The actions of one person have an impact on the other. |
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Types of Contact |
1. Perceptual 2. Interactional |
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Perceptual Contact |
You see what the person looks like, you hear what the person sounds like, you may even smell the person. You get a physical picture. |
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Interactional Contact |
The interaction is superficial and impersonal. |
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Involvement |
A sense of mutuality, being connected, develops. You try to learn more about the person. |
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Intimacy |
A feeling that you can be honest and open when talking about yourself. |
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Affiliative Cues |
Signs that show you love the other person. |
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Duchenne Smiles |
Smiles that are beyond voluntary control and that signal genuine joy. |
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Relationship Deterioration |
The stage that sees the weakening of bonds between the parties and represents the downside of the relationship progression. |
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Relationship Repair Stages |
1. Intrapersonal repair 2. Interpersonal repair |
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Intrapersonal Repair |
You analyze what went wrong and consider ways of solving your relational difficulties. Consider changing behaviors or your expectations. |
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Interpersonal Repair |
Talk about the problems in the relationship, the corrections you would want to see, and what you would be willing to do and what you would want the other person to do. |
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R in REPAIR |
Recognize the problem |
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E in REPAIR |
Engage in productive conflict resolution |
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P in REPAIR |
Pose possible solutions |
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A in REPAIR |
Affirm each other. |
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I in REPAIR |
Integrate solutions |
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2nd R in REPAIR |
Risk giving |
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Dissolution |
The cutting of bonds tying you together. |
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Dealing with dissolution |
1. Break the loneliness-depression cycle 2. Take time out 3. Bolster self-esteem 4. Seek the support of others 5. Avoid repeating negative patterns. |
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Attraction Theory |
Holds that most people form relationships on the basis of attraction. |
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Similarity |
Your mate looks, acts, and thinks like you. |
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Complementarity |
Attracted to your opposite. |
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Proximity |
Physical closeness. |
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Reinforcements |
Attracted to people who give rewards. |
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Rules theory |
Relationships are held together by adherence to certain rules. |
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Relationship Dialectics theory |
Argues that people in a relationship experience dynamic tensions between pairs of opposing motives or desires. |
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Breadth |
The number of topics you and your partner talk about. |
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Depth |
The degree to which you penetrate the inner personality of the other individual. |
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Depenetration |
When a relationship is ending, breadth and depth tend to reverse. |
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Social Exchange Theory |
You develop relationships that will enable you to maximize your profits. |
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Comparison Level |
General idea of the kinds of rewards and profits that you feel you ought to get out of such a relationship. |
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Equity Theory |
Uses the social exchange idea and claims you develop and maintain relationships in which the ratio of your rewards relative to your costs is approx. equal. |
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Jealousy |
A feeling we have when we feel our relationship is in danger due to some rival. |
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Envy |
We feel that we are inferior or of lesser importance than someone else. |
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Cognitive Jealousy |
Your suspicious thinking, worrying, or imagining the different scenarios. |
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Emotional Jealousy |
The feelings you have when you see your partner being intimate with a rival. |
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Behavioral Jealousy |
What you actually do in response to the jealous feelings and emotions. |
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Types of Relationship Violence |
1. Physical 2. Verbal or emotional 3. Sexual
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