Friendship

Question 1

friendships definintion

Answer 1

long-term voluntary relationships

Question 2

Reasons for choosing the friends we choose

Answer 2

• Homophily
• Complementarily
• Reciprocal attraction
• Competence
• Disclosure
• Proximity
• Rewards

Question 3

Friendship styles

Answer 3

• Discerning style
• Independent style
• Acquisitive style

Question 4

Discerning style (Friendship styles)

Answer 4

your friends stay the same, you’re reluctant to form new ones

Question 5

Independent style (Friendship styles)

Answer 5

friendship is less closely linked to person, but associated with activities and specific places they live in

Question 6

Acquisitive style (Friendship styles)

Answer 6

you have friends that remain with you throughout your entire life and stay with them in specific contexts
- you’re still open to making new friends

Question 7

Social support definition

Answer 7

the process of interaction in relationships which improves coping, esteem, belonging, and competence through actual or perceived changes of physical or psychosocial reousrces

Question 8

Types of social support

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• Perceived support
• Actual support
• Emotional support
• Network support
• Informational support
• Tangible support

Question 9

Perceived support (Types of support)

Answer 9

our perception that support is available

Question 10

Emotional support

Answer 10

support that serves emotional needs, builds sense of self

- Bolsters one’s self-esteem, encourages people to take actions which are necessary

Question 11

Network support

Answer 11

remind people that support is around them

Question 12

Informational support

Answer 12

communication that provides useful/needed information

Question 13

Tangible support

Answer 13

physical assistance provided to others

- Ex: giving loans, a place to stay

Question 14

Theory of Optimal Matching

Answer 14

the best type of social support which matches someone’s needs

Question 15

Dialects (Dialectical theory)

Answer 15

tensions or contradictory impulses that exist between two opposing ideas
- natural and normal to a relationship

Question 16

Contradiction (Dialectical theory)

Answer 16

opposite poles

Question 17

Process (Dialectical theory)

Answer 17

what we do with the tension in our relationships that make the difference

Question 18

Integration vs. Separation (Relational Dialects)

Answer 18

• Tension between wanting to integrate ourselves and wanting to have an autonomous life
• Tension between to desire to be around each other a lot, versus wanting autonomy

Question 19

Inclusion vs. Exclusion (Relational Dialects)

Answer 19

• Tension between wanting to keep relationship private and wanting to keep relationship inclusive

Question 20

Stability vs. Change (Relational Dialects)

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• Desire to change things vs. desire to keep things constant
• internal-desire for predictability
• external -novelty and change

Question 21

Conventionality vs. Uniqueness (Relational Dialects)

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• Does relationship conform to norms or is it unique?

Question 22

Expression vs. Privacy (Relational Dialects)

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• Desire to self-disclose vs. desire to remain quiet
• internal - how much privacy involved
• external -wanting to share news vs. secrecy
  Ex) Should I tell my friend I have OCD or not?

Question 23

Dependence/Independence

Answer 23

• Desire to be clingy vs. autonomous
• internal- inclusive/secluded
• external-relations to outside world