C9: FRIENDSHIPS AND ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

Question 1

C9-1: 7 dimensions of CLOSE relationships

Answer 1

1/ willingness to invest
2/ emotional closeness
_ closeness through dialogue
_ closeness through doing
3/ acceptance
4/ trust
5/ support
6/ passion
7/ commitment

Question 2

C9-2: (a) 3 PRIMARY styles of love

(b) 3 SECONDARY styles of love

Answer 2

(a) eros, storge, and ludus

(b) pragma, mania, and apage

Question 3

C9-3: INTERNAL tensions and EXTERNAL constraints of CLOSE relationships

Answer 3

1/ INTERNAL tensions
_ relational dialects
_ diverse communication styles
_ managing sex
_ avoiding violence and abuse

2/ EXTERNAL PRESSURE
_ competing demands
_ personal change
_ surviving distance
_ ensuring equity

Question 4

C9-4: 6 guidelines for sustaining CLOSE relationships

Answer 4

_ engage in DUAL perspective
_ communicate honestly
_ grow from differences
_ show respect and consideration
_ make daily choices that enhance the relationship
_ don't sweat the small stuff

Question 5

C9-10: 4 DAMAGING behaviours in CLOSE relationships

Answer 5

_ contempt
_ criticism
_ defensiveness
_ stonewalling (withdrawal)