Chapter 10 Terms Flashcards
non-evaluative feedback
a reply that withholds assessment of what the speaker has said or done
evaluative feedback
a reply that offers an assessment of what the speaker has said or done
supporitveness
a person’s feeling of assurance that others care about and will protect him or her
defensiveness
excessive concern with guarding oneself against the threat of criticism
disconfirming messages
behaviors that imply a lack of regard for another person
confirming messages
behaviors that indicate how much we value another person
communication climate
the emotional tone of a relationship
rituals
repetitive behaviors that have special meaning for a group or relationship
family of procreation
the family one starts as an adult (often consisting of one’s spouse and children)
family of origin
the family in which one grows up (often consisting of one’s parents and siblings)
divorce
the legal discontinuation of a marriage
terminating stage
the stage of relationship dissolution when the relationship is deemed to be officially over
avoiding stage
the stage of relationship dissolution when partners create physical and emotional distance between themselves
stagnating stage
the stage of relationship dissolution when the relationship stops growing and the partners are barely communicating with each other
circumscribing stage
the stage of relationship dissolution characterized by decreased quality and quantity of communication between partners
differentiating stage
the stage of relationship dissolution when partners begin to see their differences as undesirable or annoying
communication privacy management (CPN) theory
theory that explains how people manage the tension between privacy and disclosure
bonding stage
the stage of relationship development when the partners publicly announce their commitment
integrating stage
the stage of relationship development when a deep commitment has formed, and there is a strong sense that the relationship has its own identity
intensifying stage
the stage of relationship development when individuals more from being acquaintances to being close friends
experimenting stage
the stage of relationship development when individuals have conversations to learn more about each other
initiating stage
the stage of relationship development when people meet and interact for the first time
polygamy
a practice in which one person is married to two or more spouses at once
infidelity
having romantic or sexual interaction with someone outside of one’s romantic relationship
