CHP 8: Communication

Question 1

A perspective on relationship maintenance based on the idea that people want to increase their capacity and effectiveness to achieve their goals and strive to acquire resources, enrich their identity, and strengthen their skills; intimate relationships are a common way people attempt to improve, or expand, themselves.

Answer 1

self-expansion model

Question 2

Involvement and interconnections with other people.

Answer 2

social integration

Question 3

The resources and assistance, both practical and emotional, that relationship partners provide each other.

Answer 3

social support

Question 4

Efforts to promote the well-being of a partner that the recipient partner is aware of; a drawback is the possible compromise of the recipient’s self-esteem.

Answer 4

visible support

Question 5

Efforts to promote the well-being of a partner that the receiving partner is not aware of receiving, thereby reducing a sense of obligation to reciprocate while protecting the recipient’s self-esteem.

Answer 5

invisible support

Question 6

In the context of relationship maintenance, the idea that expressing positive emotions enhances how partners think about, and respond to, daily events, and helps build the resources for maintaining well-being.

Answer 6

broaden-and-build theory

Question 7

An interpersonal process in which positive events are disclosed by one partner and elaborated on by the other partner, thereby enhancing the association between those events and the relationship; a strategy for maintaining intimacy.

Answer 7

capitalization

Question 8

In the context of relationship maintenance, the transformation of anger or hurt feelings into a desire to be generous and unselfish toward the offending partner.

Answer 8

forgiveness

Question 9

The stage in the forgiveness process when partners learn of the transgression and begin to recognize the effect it has on their relationship; a time of disorientation, confusion, and hurt feelings.

Answer 9

impact stage

Question 10

The stage in the forgiveness process when the offended partner tries to make sense of why the transgression happened.

Answer 10

meanings stage

Question 11

The stage in the forgiveness process when the offended partner finds a way to adjust to and move beyond the incident.

Answer 11

moving-on stage