Interpersonal relationships

Notably, the most important thing that I learned in this class was how much time people typically spend communicating with one another. Moreover, “We spend 80-90% of our waking hours communicating, so interpersonal communication becomes central to our daily lives and vital to our well-being since it helps us form our personal identities and build connections with others” (Shelley). Furthermore, the most surprising bit of information that I learned about in class, was about a specific method…

165). The fundamental elements of SET rely on a balance of rewards and costs. Costs are defined as the components of a relationship that have a negative value on an individual. Rewards, on the other hand, are the positive elements of a relationship. The theory purposes that the connections we choose to create and sustain are the ones that maximize our rewards and minimize our costs. Costs and rewards can each mean different things…

humans form romantic relationships? According to the Evolutionary theory, “we choose mates for the sole purpose of maximizing and enhancing our reproductive efforts” (Welch, 2012, p. 206). This may be biologically true, but people also have emotional needs. Human beings crave intimacy, whether it be with a parent, sibling, or romantic partner. “We all want to belong to someone, to share with someone, to be intimate with someone” (Welch, 2012, p. 140). Romantic relationships are very common…

psychoanalytic umbrella, focuses on interpersonal relationships. Object relations theory is interested in how people interact with one another, particularly within one’s family, primarily the mother-infant relationship. In this theory, the object is often the significant person that is the object of another person’s feelings or intentions, again primarily focused on the mother as the object for the child. Object-relations theorists examine interpersonal relationships from the past, often…

However, there is a lack of studies investigating the impact of narcissism within romantic homosexual relationships. However, both heterosexual and homosexual narcissists are both predators looking new victims, the way lions look for prey – they are hungry. Hungry for adoration, admiration, acceptance, approval, and any other kind of attention. I find something…

Walsh (2002) we can determine how strengths can contribute to family resilience, particularly, when highlighting a family who has been dealing with critical family issues, such as a friend of mine. This family’s strengths, such as strong interpersonal relationship with each other, their dedication to maintain social resources, such as counselling, their connectedness with others outside the family, and their openness about their emotions contribute to their resilience. Walsh (2002) research…

could also be the least ineffective. If a student is just beginning their Ph.D. program, this type of leadership could discourage students and most likely cause them to quit or fail out. These leaders in this case have minimum concern for task and relationship, therefore are uninterested in their student’s accomplishments and nor will they encourage their students during the difficulties they will encounter throughout the…

with family. Villegas proclaimed, “8- to 18-year-olds spend an average of 7 ½ hours a day, seven days a week with media” . This is a lot of time spent on virtual reality, instead of engaging in a face to face conversation, where a better interpersonal relationship can foster. These facts coupled with Televisions in homes, has certainty affected how the family socialized with each other. Before the wide availability of TV, I think family would have longer and more intimate talks on the lunch…

During the course of the semester we have learned many theories and concepts explaining why interpersonal and intrapersonal communication is the way it is. We have learned to apply and be aware of them in our everyday life. To explain these concepts and theories I will be using Season 1 of a show called Rosewood to apply what I have learned this semester. Rosewood is a fairly new television series that airs on Fox and have been airing since September 2015. The two main characters that I will be…

Dattani focuses on fractured interpersonal relationship within the familial relationship.There is a lack of emotional attachment and understanding towards others’ views and opinions found in the families.There is no familial concord in Tara Where There’s a Will, Thirty Days in September and Bravely Fought the Queen. Unrevealed mysteries cast their dark shadows upon the lives of the characters. The play Bravely Fought the Queen portrays the domestic violence and betrayal in the family of Dolly…