Breakdown Flashcards
Rollie and duck
Breakdown - one partner becomes dissatisfied
Intrapsychic- social withdrawal + focus on others flaws/revaluation of r-ship
Dyadic-Talk/reconciliation/promise to change
Social-breakup aired/support from friends/scapegoating
Grave dressing- account of how it came to be/what it was like/why it ended
Resurrection- prepare for a new r-ship/ find self value/ want what in the future?
Advantages
Traditional models focused on the distress
This model allows for growth beyond previous psychological functioning
Women support more growth
Kassin
Breakup due to
Men - lack of sex
Woman - stress
Argyle
Men-fun
Women-emotional support
Akert
Dumper better off
Dumped - lonely/depressed/unhappy
Tashiro and Frazier
Students experience personal growth
Had a better understanding of what they wanted after going through a break up
Evolutionary
Women will suffer more
- rejectees experience higher cost
- losing emotional investment
Men increase commitment
- women value emotional commitment
- exploit this to maintain sexual access
Men will cheat
- evolved desire for sexual variety
- more likely to be unfaithful
Reputations like damage
- dumper is seen as cruel and would effect success with new partners
- dumped seen as the victim
Perilloux and Buss
200 student
Had at least one break up
Found support for all 4 evolutionary theories
Ult vs Prox
Woman now can earn more than her husband - doesn’t need resources
Social mobility - rep damage ??
Alpha bias
Maximising the difference between the genders
Men seen as being unfaithful - women can be just as unfaithful
Culture
In eastern cultures arranged marriages mean that if a couple broke up they would be isolated and shunned by their family
Test card
Rollie and duck Advantages Kassin Argyle Akert Tashiro and Frazier Evolutionary Perilloux and buss Ult vs Prox
