Chapter 7 - Friendship

Question 1

Friendship

Answer 1

Voluntary personal relationship in which 2 parties like one another and enjoy each other’s company.

Question 2

What does a friendship provide (2)

Answer 2

intimacy and assistance

Question 3

Components of a friendship (6)

Answer 3

-Affection for one another
-Companionship
-Trustworthy
-Reciprocal self-disclosure
-Emotional support
-Practical support

Question 4

Early childhood friendship stages (6)

Answer 4

-Unoccupied play (0-3 months)
-Solitary play (0-2 years)
-Spectator/onlooker play (2 years)
-Parallel play (2+ years)
-Associate play (3-4 years)
-Cooperative play (4+ years)

Question 5

What is spectator/onlooker play

Answer 5

children become aware of others playing around them

Question 6

What is parallel play

Answer 6

children playing alone but side by side

Question 7

At what age do children develop a need for intimacy in friendships

Answer 7

preadolescents

Question 8

Tendencies for children in friendships

Answer 8

-make friends quickly
-Multi opportunities to form friendships with same-age peers
-Choose friends who are like them

Question 9

What do children look for in common with their friends

Answer 9

common interests, play preferences, demographics.

Question 10

What age do kids have a best friend by

Answer 10

10 years old

Question 11

What are children with psych problems at risk for in friendships

Answer 11

friendship loss or showing poor adjustment

Question 12

Why does losing friends make it harder to make new friendships?

Answer 12

Reduced opportunities to learn social competencies

Question 13

How many children are specifically friendless or lack a best friend.

Answer 13

15% or more

Question 14

Peer acceptance

Answer 14

degree to which a child is viewed as a worthy social partner by peers

Question 15

Peer rejection

Answer 15

Ongoing interaction where a child is deliberately excluded by peers.

Question 16

Characteristics of rejected children (4)

Answer 16

-Misinterpret other’s behaviours/emotions
-Have trouble understanding/regulating emotions
-Are poor listeners
-Less socially competent

Question 17

How do adolescents allocate their social time

Answer 17

less with family, more with friends

Question 18

What happens to social satisfaction in young adulthood

Answer 18

Dip in satisfaction

Question 19

Why do young adults experience a dip in social satisfaction

Answer 19

-Recognize effort that friendship takes
-Less likely to be friends just because

Question 20

How do friendships change in midlife

Answer 20

settle down with romantic partners > less time with your friends

Question 21

How do friendships change later in life (3)

Answer 21

-smaller social networks
-Same # of close friends, less acquaintances
-Are more present

Question 22

Shyness

Answer 22

Inhibited behaviour and nervous discomfort in social settings.

Question 23

Characteristics of shy adults (3)

Answer 23

-Fear negative evaluation. fromothers
-Tend to have poor self esteem + self doubt
-Feel less competent in social interactions

Question 24

Loneliness

Answer 24

Unhappy discrepancy between number and quality of partners we want vs. those we have