Ch.8 Enhancing Relationships

Question 1

2.

Define and explain the stages of relational development

A. Relational escalation

B. Relational de-escalation

Answer 1

Relation escalation:
I. Pre-interaction awareness- You become aware of your attraction to someone and begin to observe that person.

II. Initiation- You initiate contact with the person with whom you want a relationship.

III. Exploration- interactions deepen as questions and answers elicit more information from partners.

IV. Intensification- partners begin to depend on each other for confirmation of their self-concepts. They spend more time together, engage more in intimate touch.

V. Intimacy- partners provide primary confirmation of each other’s self-concept. Verbally, language is highly personalized, nonverbal behaviors are synchronized.

Question 2

3. Relational Tensions

A. Define and explain relational dialects

I. Integration-separation

II. Stability-change

III. Expression-privacy

Answer 2

Integration-separation: Autonomy vs Connection. (Your time vs me time)

Stability-change: stability vs novelty (how much certainty vs uncertainty)

Expression-privacy: openness vs closeness (how much you talk about vs how much you keep to yourself)

Question 3

5. Define/explain

Interpersonal conflict

Answer 3

A struggle that occurs when two people cannot agree on a way to meet their needs.

Question 4

6.

What is constructive conflict?

Answer 4

Conflict constructed by cooperation in dealing with differences, helps build new insights and patterns in a relationship.

Question 5

7.

What is Destructive conflict?

Answer 5

Conflict characterized by a lack of cooperation in dealing with differences, dismantles relationships without restoring them.

Question 6

Enhancing relationships

A. What is the importance/relevance of our relationships? 
I. Friends
II. Family
III. Colleagues
IV. Workplace

Answer 6

F