Interpersonal Comm. Chapt. 10

Question 1

Friendship is ______

Answer 1

Voluntary. Not established between family members, or proximity and have no formal standards to guide interaction.

Question 2

Friendships grow out of personal investments

Answer 2

Time, Effort, Thought, Feeling

Question 3

Emotional Intimacy grows out of….

Answer 3

Investments, such as time, talk, and shared expiriences

Question 4

Growth Stages of Friendships

Answer 4

1. Friendship begins when people meet
   2.new acquaintances usually check to see whether common ground, values, and interests exist.
2. Some friendships do become closer and relationship rules are unspoken understandings that regulate how people interact important

Question 5

Deterioration Stages of Friendship

Answer 5

1.When one or both friends stop investing in a friendship, it is likely to wane.
2. Friends may drift apart because one moves or because the two are pulled in different directions by career or family demands

Question 6

Role Limited Interaction

Answer 6

Interacting with teammates or coworkers. These people are involved in your life but not close you.

Question 7

Internal Tensions On Friendships

Answer 7

Relational Dialects-Opposing human needs that create tension and propel change in close relationships.
Diverse Communication styles
Sexual Attraction

Question 8

Internal Tensions

Answer 8

Relationship stresses that grow out of people and their interactions

Question 9

External Pressures

Answer 9

Pressures from outside sources

Question 10

External Pressures include

Answer 10

Competing demands
Personal Changes
Geographic Distance

Question 11

Friends of the Heart

Answer 11

Who remain close regardless of distance and circumstances

Question 12

Friends of the Road

Answer 12

Who change as we move along the road of life

Question 13

Social Media and Friednships

Answer 13

Social media offer us a range of ways to make friends and to maintain existing friendships.Research suggests that online communication is not as effective as f2f communication for providing social support.

Question 14

Guidelines for Communicating with friends

Answer 14

Engage in dual perspective
Communicate Honestly
Grow from Differences
Don’t sweat the small stuff

Question 15

Do’s for friendships

Answer 15

Stand up for your friend
Share your sucesses with your friends
Give emotional support to your friends
Trust and confide in them
Help a friend when they need it