8: Building and Maintaining Relationships Flashcards

1
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love style that involves altruism, giving, and other-centered love

A

agape

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2
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fourth stage of separation model - couple would rather stay away from each other than communicate

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avoiding

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3
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fifth stage of relationship model - revealing your relationship to the world, engagement, marriage

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bonding

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4
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second stage of separation model - where the partners tend to limit their interactions with each other

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circumscribing

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5
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the minimum standard of a behavior that a person is willing to tolerate

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comparison level (CL)

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6
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the comparison between current relationship rewards and what one might get in another relationship

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comparison level of alternatives (CLalt)

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7
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relationships in which each person in the relationship can help satisfy the other person’s needs

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complementary

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8
Q

how often you communicate with another person

A

contact frequency

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9
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first stage of separation model - both people are trying to figure out their own identities, disagreeing more

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differentiating

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10
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the length of any relationship

A

duration

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11
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love style that emphasizes love and physical beauty, immediate attraction, emotional intensity, and strong commitment

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eros

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12
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second stage in relationship model - trying to figure out if you want to continue the relationship further

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experimenting

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13
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expectations about a relationship

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goals

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14
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first stage in relationship model - indicating your interest to the other person

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initiating

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15
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fourth stage of relationship model - when two people truly become an exclusive couple

A

integrating

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16
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third stage of relationship model - sharing more intimate and/or personal information about ourselves with other person, interactions become more meaningful

A

intensifying

17
Q

the different types of conversations you can have with another person

A

interaction variability

18
Q

love style that views love as a game, and playing this game with multiple partners is perceived to be acceptable by individuals with this love style

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ludic

19
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love style characterized by dependence, uncertainty, jealousy, and emotional upheaval

A

mania

20
Q

the degree to which you find another person aesthetically pleasing

A

physical attraction

21
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love style regarding practical love involving logic and reason, for a purpose

A

pragma

22
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the stabilization point between relationship initiation and potential relationship destruction

A

relationship maintenance

23
Q

disclosing private and intimate details of our thoughts and feelings to another person

A

sharing

24
Q

the degree to which an individual sees another person as entertaining, intriguing, and fun to be around

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social attraction

25
Q

third stage of separation model - the relationship is not improving or growing, separated emotionally

A

stagnating

26
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style of love that develops slowly out of friendship where stability and psychological closeness are valued along with commitment, which leads to enduring love

A

storge

27
Q

attraction to an individual because they possess specific knowledge and/or skills that help us accomplish specific goals

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task attraction

28
Q

fifth stage of separation model - when both partners decide to end the relationship

A

terminating

29
Q

theory that we will form relationships with people who can offer us rewards that outweigh the costs

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exchange theory

30
Q

concept that we are attracted to and tend to form relationships with others who are similar to us

A

similarity thesis

31
Q

how individuals deal with opposing forces and struggles within their relationship

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dialectical tension