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Elements of Attraction

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Similarity: similarities help get over differences, provides ego support, convenient
Complimentary: characteristics satisfy each others needs
Reciprocal Attraction: we like people who likes us, boost self esteem
Rewards: social exchange theory- rewards outweigh the costs, more good than bad
Competence: you like their skills or talents
Disclosure: provide information about yourself
Proximity: share space

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Relational Transgressions

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Lack of Commitment
Distance
Disrespect
Problematic Emotions
Aggressions
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Indicators of a Committed Relationship

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Providing affection
Providing support
Maintaining integrity
Sharing companionship

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Knapp’s Relationship Escalation

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  • Initiation: impressions
  • Experimenting: ask questions to gain information and decide if they wish to continue the relationship
  • Intensifying: more commitment, self-disclosure becomes more common, less formal
  • Integrating: individuals become a pair, do things together, shared relational identity
  • Bonding: formal, sometimes legal announcement of the relationship is made. Marriage, legal
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Knapp’s Termination Model

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  • Differentiating: assert independence
  • Circumscribing: communication diminishes
  • Stagnating: avoid discussing the relationship
  • Avoiding: physically separate
  • Termination: divorce, roommates move out, can be positive or negative
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Gibbs Categories for Defensive & Supportive Climates

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Evaluation vs. Description 
-judging, vs. observe
Neutrality vs. Empathy
-indifferent, caring
Superiority vs. Equality
-hierarchical mindset vs. same page, eye to eye
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Interpersonal Intimacy Defined

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-State of closeness, ability to be yourself and still be accepted by the other person. Even on your worst day they will accept you

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Dimensions of Intimacy

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Intellectual: meeting of minds, talk about school, lighting in movies
Emotional: share feelings
Physical: touch, contact, sex
Shared Activities: roommates, workout buddies, party friends

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Relational Dialectics Theory

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3 tensions in relationships:

  • autonomy vs. connection: by yourself, alone vs. want to be with other person
  • novelty vs. prediction: new vs. dependable
  • openness vs. closedness: sharing disclosure vs. private
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Self-Disclosure Definition

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The process of deliberately revealing information about ourselves that is significant and would not otherwise be known

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Social Penetration Theory

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The type and amount of information that we disclosure will vary in both breadth and depth

  • Breadth: how many different topics you discuss, school, fears, hobbies, etc.
  • Depth: how much you disclose about that topic
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Types of information disclosed

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  1. cliches
  2. facts
  3. opinions
  4. feelings
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Johari Window Model of Self Disclosure

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  • half known to self, what you know about yourself; other half not known about self
  • top known to others, bottom not know to others
  • top left:open
  • top right: blind
  • bottom left: hidden
  • bottom right: unknown
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Risks of disclosure

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  • Hurt other person

- Rejection

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Benefits of disclosure

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  • catharsis:inner peace, unloading, therapeutic
  • self-validation: seek approval
  • self-clarification:tell people about yourself so they know how you are
  • relationship enhancement: improves relationship
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Guidelines for Self Disclosure

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-Moral obligation to disclose?
-kids, std
-Think about the importance of the relationship
Appropriate? Relevant?
-Reciprocity: share back

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Alternatives to Self-Disclosure

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  • lying
  • equivocating: could mean anything, unclear, leave with possible interpretations
  • hinting: telling what you preferred without being direct
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Disconfirming Messages

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  • Impervious Response: doesn’t acknowledge the other persons message
  • Interrupting: speaking before other person has finished talking
  • Irrelevant Responses: A comment unrelated to what the other person has just said
  • Tangential: goes off on tangents, uses other persons remarks as a starting point for a completly different topic
  • Impersonal: loaded with cliches and never truly responds to speaker
  • Ambiguous: contain messages with more than one meaning
  • Incongruous Responses: contains two messages that seem to deny or contradict each other, “I love you” in monotone
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Disconfirming Message: Impervious Response:

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Doesn’t acknowledge the other persons message, ignoring, “stonewalling”

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Disconfirming-Confirming

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  • aggressiveness
  • complaining
  • argumentativeness
  • recognition: hi, hi
  • acknowledgment: engage, conversations, listen
  • endorsement: agree with their perspective, if you don’t agree you see where they’re coming from
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Ineffective ways of expressing feelings

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Commands, questions, accusations, judgements

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What to look for in a potential marriage partner

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  • Is my friend attentive to my needs?
  • Am I as concerned for my friend as I am for myself?
  • Is my friend truthful?
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Conflict

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An expressed struggle between at least 2 interdependent parties who perceive incompatable goals, scarce rewards & interference from the other party in achieving their goals

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Conflict Management Styles

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Collaborating: Work together to come up with a solution everyone is happy with
Compromising: give and take
Competing: win-loose

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Disconfirming Message: Interrupting

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Speaking before the other person is done talking

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Disconfirming Message: Irrelevant Response

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A comment that is unrelated to what the person just said

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Disconfirming Message: Tangential Response

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Goes off on a tangent, using what the person said as a starting point for a completly different topic

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Disconfirming Message: Impersonal Response

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Uses cliches and never truly respond to the speaker

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Disconfirming Message: Ambiguous Response

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The message could have more than one meaning

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Disconfirming Message: Incongruous

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Contains two different messages that seem to contradict each other, ex. “I love you” said in a monotone voice

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Gibbs: Supportive Climate

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Description: observe what is going on
Empathy: caring, acknowledge experience
Equality: same page, eye to eye

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Gibbs: Defensive Climates

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Evaluation: judging
Neutrality: indifferent, uncaring
Superiority: hierarchical mindset

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Communication Climate Defined

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The social and emotional tone of a relationship

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Two ways to respond to Criticism

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  • Seek more information

- Agree

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Confirming Climate

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  • Recognition: hi,hi
  • Acknowledgement: engaged, conversations, listen
  • Endorsement: agree with their perspective, if you disagree you can see why they did
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Disconfirming Climate

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Aggressiveness
Complaining
Argumentativeness

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Defensive Reactions

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Distorting Critical Information

  • rationalization:
  • compensation: emphasizes a strength in one area to cover up for weakness
  • regression: claiming you can’t when really you don’t want to

Avoiding Dissonant Information

  • physical avoidance
  • repression
  • apathy
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Types of Emotions

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Primary vs. Mixed
-primary: acceptance, fear, surprise, sadness
Intense vs. Mild
Facilitative vs. Deliberative

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Influences on Emotional Expression

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Personality
Culture
Gender
Fear of self disclosure

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Guidelines for expressing emotions

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  • Recognize your true feelings
  • Accept responsibility for true feelings
  • Expand your emotional vocabulary
  • Share multiple feelings
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Strategies for Termination

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Indirect: 
-Pseduo-deescelation
-Withdrawl 
Direct:
-justification
-positive tone

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