Final Jeopardy Flashcards
According to your book, all of the following are included in the nature of friendship EXCEPT:
- Willingness to invest
- Emotional closeness
- Acceptance
- Peer pressure
Peer pressure
All of the following are external pressures on friendships EXCEPT:
- Competing demands
- Sexual attraction
- Geographical location
- Lifestyle changes
Sexual attraction (internal)
A comfortable, even-keeled kind of love based on friendship and compatibility is…
Storge
The clearest indication that a friendship is in the waning stage is…
- Less quality and quantity of com.
- Attempts to seek common group during conflict
- Relying more on general stereotypes and scripts
- Working out rules for interacting
Less quality and quantity of com.
What are “Friends of the Heart”?
Friends who stay friends despite of time and distance
A small self-disclosure is one way to indicate that you’d like to become friends with an acquaintance. T or F?
True
According to equity theory, people become dissatisfied with relationships if the scales of equality tip in one direction or another for any amount of time. T or F?
False
An individual’s style of loving can be influenced by the love style of his/her/their partner. T or F?
True
Commitment is the determination to stay together despite trouble, disappointments, sporadic restlessness, and lulls in passion. T or F?
All families follow the same seven stages of development described in the textbook. T or F?
False
What is a substitute family?
Voluntary kin that fulfills desired and needs not met by biological and/or legal family
All of these statements give good advice for communicating in families EXCEPT:
- Express grievances in ways that don’t demean others
- Maintain equity w/ family members
- Focus on small issues and let the big ones go
- Show respect and consideration to family members
Focus on small issues and let the big ones go
Which type of family has low conversation orientation and high conformity orirtentaion?
Protective
Which family type has low conformity and high conversation orientation?
Pluralistic
Which family type has high conformity and high conversation orientation?
Consensual
Which family type has low conformity and low conversation orientation?
Laissez-faire
Children learn to be less dependent on their families in which stage of family development?
Encouraging independence
The feelings of closeness, connection, and tenderness are associated with which dimension of love?
Intimacy
The Family Life Cycle - 7 Stages
Stage 1: Establishing a Family
Stage 2: Enlarging a Family
Stage 3: Developing a Family
Stage 4: Encouraging Independence
Stage 5: Launching Children
Stage 6: Post-launching of Children
Stage 7: Retirement
What are the three dimensions of committed, romantic relationships?
Intimacy, Commitment, Passion
What is Eros?
A passionate, powerful style of love that blazes to life suddenly and dramatically. Intense; spiritual, sexual, intellectual, emotional attraction (Primary)
What is Storge?
A comfortable, even-keeled kind of love based on friendship and compatibility. Tends to develop gradually; grows out of common interests or values (Primary)
What is ludus?
A playful love; games puzzles; not be taken seriously. Commitment is not the goal. Many ppl go thru ludic periods but are not ludic lovers (Primary)
What is pragma?
Practical; blend of ludus and storge; clear criteria for partners such as religious affiliation, career and family background
What is mania?
Comes from the Greek term “theia mania” which means “madness from the gods”. Have the passion of Eros but play by ludic rules - can be perilous. Unsure that others rly love them; may devise tests/games; extreme emotional out/in drawls
What is agape?
A blend of storge and Eros. Comes from Saint Paul’s admonition that we should love others w/out the expectation of gain/return. Feel the intense of Eros/constancy of storge. Generous and selfless. Nobody can be purely agape, only agape tendencies
A quality that sets committed romantic relationships apart from other close relationships is:
- trust
- self-disclosure
- assumed permanence
- social support
Assumed permanence
According to research reports discussed in the textbook, the greatest influences on interpersonal attraction are (pick 3):
- Attractiveness - Trust - Passion
- Nonverbal Cues - Proxmity. - Similarity
- Love style
Attractiveness, Proximity, Similarity
What is relational culture?
Private understandings, rules, and meanings that partners create
What are the two orientations to family communication patterns?
Conversation and conformity
The term conformity protestation refers to the extent to which family members are expected to share the same beliefs. T or F?
True
During which of the seven stages of the family life cycle does a pair settles into marriage and work out expectations, interaction patterns, and daily routines for their shared life?
Establishing a family
According to the lecture, how are families created through communication? (3 things)
Narratives, rituals, and rules
What is interpersonal communication?
is the exchange of information, feelings, and meaning between people. Can be verbal or nonverbal
What is conversation orientation?
Refers to how open or closed communication is
What is conformity orientation?
Refers to the extent to which family members are expected to adhere to a family hierarchy and conform in beliefs
