LS8 - Duck's Phase Model

Question 1

Ducky Boy

Answer 1

Suggested that are 4 stages in relationship breakdown.

Question 2

The 4 Stages In Relationship Breakdown

Answer 2

1. Intra-Psychic Processes
2. Dyadic Processes
3. Social Processes
4. Grave Dressing Processes

Question 3

Intra-Psychic Processes

Answer 3

The dissatisfied partner privately sulks over the problems they’ve found, focus on their partner’s faults and feel as if they’re under-benefitting, leading to withdrawal.

Question 4

Dyadic Processes

Answer 4

The dissatisfied partners privately tells their partners their problems and they both think about investments. There could be reconciliation if problems are accepted and tried to change and therapy could help at this stage.

Question 5

Social Processes

Answer 5

A break up is made public making it harder to ignore, outside advice is given. This is more likely in younger people as they’re testing the market whereas older people experience breakdown less frequently.

Question 6

Grave Dressing Processes

Answer 6

There’s the need to mourn and justify actions, partners publicise accounts of how it broke down, so they can maintain their social credit.

Question 7

Strengths (+)

Answer 7

Improved Over Time
Social Exchange Theory

Question 8

Weaknesses (-)

Answer 8

Alzert
Ignores Gender Differences
Overly Simplistic

Question 9

Improved Over Time (+)

Answer 9

Originally devised in 1952 but a new resurrection phase was introduced in 2006.

Question 10

Resurrection Phase

Answer 10

Where the person self grows and gets ready for the next romantic relationship.

Question 11

Social Exchange Theory (+)

Answer 11

Supports the phase model and suggests high costs and low rewards would result in a relationship breaking down.

Question 12

Who Broke Up With Who (-)

Answer 12

Alzert - Found the role people had in deciding relationship breakdown was vital. He found those who didn’t initiate it were miserable and lonely whereas the ender was less upset but more guilty.

Question 13

Ignores Gender Differences (-)

Answer 13

Females emphasise unhappiness, lack of emotional support and incompatibility as reasons for relationship breakdown whereas males think lack of sex/fun.

Question 14

Overly Simplistic (-)

Answer 14

It reduces complex breakdowns to a four chronological stages, this seems unrealistic, as it’s unpredictable and ignores the prospect of a make-up.