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14 Cards in this Set
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Boundaries |
Limits on a family member's actions |
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Conformity orientation |
The degree to which family communication stresses uniformity of attitudes, values and beliefs |
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Conversation orientation |
The degree in which a family favors an open climate of discussion of a wide array of topics |
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Disengaged family |
Disconnected, with limited attachment to one another |
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Enmeshed family |
A family that suffers from too little independence and a very high demand for loyalty |
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Expectancy violation |
Instances when others do not behave as we assume they should |
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Family |
A system of two or more interdependent people who have a common history and a present reality and who expect to influence each other in the future |
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Family communication patterns |
Referring to these four modes: consensual, pluralistic, protective, or laissez-faire. |
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Friendship |
A voluntary relationship that provides support |
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Intimacy |
Relational closeness |
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Love languages |
Statements with underlying messages that state "this is what love means to me" |
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Relational Commitment |
Involves a promise to remain in a relationship and to make that relationship successful |
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System |
All families are systems that interact with each other to form a whole |
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Triangular theory of love |
Maintains that love has three components: Intimacy, passion and commitment |