(Midterms) Interpersonal Relationships Flashcards
interactions that occur between two people
Interpersonal communication
T or F: interpersonal communication only occurs personally (face-to-face)
False; pwede rin through social media
The act of dealing with someone else
Interpersonal relationship
T or F: Interpersonal relationship satisfy our innate human needs to feel connected with others
True
People we know by name but not always interacting with
Acquaintance
People we voluntarily negotiate to have more personal feelings
Friends
People we have high degree of interdependence, commitment, disclosure, etc
Intimates
T or F: intimate relationships can be either platonic or romantic
True
Partners are not sexually attracted to each other
Platonic
Partners are sexually attracted to each other
Romantic
Placing confidence in another person that might involve risk
Trust
Acquaintance guidelines in order
- Initiate conversation
- Nake comments relevant
- Develop other-centered trust
- Engage in turn-taking
- Be polite
Friendship guidelines in order
- Initiation
- Responsiveness
- Self-disclosure
- Emotional support
- Conflict management
Being proactive about spending time together
Initiation
Asking questions, listening and responding properly
Responsiveness
Are based on the exchange of more personal information, opinions and feelings
Friendship
Providing comfort and support when needed
Emotional support
Intimacy guidelines
- Dependability
- responsiveness
- collaborative
- faithfulness
- transparency
- willingness
T or F: intimacy development does not vary on every culture
False; it varies
Doesn’t typically reach out to acquaintance until properly introduced
Collectivist culture
Countries that have collectivist culture on intimacy
- china
- taiwan
- japan
May share private info and personal feelings
Individualistic culture
countries that have individualist culture on intimacy
US
Describe the development of interpersonal relationship
Social penetration theory
When a relationship develop, the individuals undergo what
Self-disclosure
Known for its onion analogy
Social penetration theory
Like this, we open layer by layer
Onion
Conceptualized a model of self-disclosure
Irwin altman and dalmas tatlor
Range of diff subjects you discuss with your partner
Breadth
Quality of info shared
Depth
May vary from safe to very confidential and risky
Depth
Named after its originators
Johari window
Created the Johari window
- joe luft
- harry ingham
Consists if 4 panes that comprise all information about you
Johari window
Information about you that both u and ur partner know
Open pane
Everything you Know but your partner doesn’t
Secret panel
Info your partner knows about you but you don’t realize
Blind pane
Information you and your partner doesn’t know
Unknown panel
Focus in beginning and developing relationship
Coming together
Reduces uncertainty as we understand how our partner sees the work
Communication
We begin communicating very generally about what
Non-controversial topics
Stages of relationship in order
- Coming together
- Staying together
- Coming apart
Include spending time together and communicating honestly
Staying together
Sacrifice by putting their needs/desire on hold to attend their other half needs
Partners
Consists communication strategies to keep the relationship running
Relationship maintenance
When one or both partners fail to engage actively in the relationship
Coming apart
4 stages in declining relationship in orde4
- Circumscribing
- Stagnating
- Avoiding
- Terminating
First sign a relationship is declining
Circumscribing
When communication decreases in both quantity and quality
Circumscribing
T or F: Circumscribing occurs when both partners ignore the problem even if it troubles them internally
True
Partners go through motions of interacting w/o emotion
Stagnating
Creating physical distance between them and making excuses nit of doing things together
Avoiding
When the couple attempt to explain why the relationship failed
Terminating
T or f: in termination, relationship can transform
True
When the couple decide to end the relationship
Terminating
When the couple looks for things to blame each other than to find solution to have the relationship be back to what it was
Terminating
Putting your best foot forward
Hyperpersonal communication
Created the hyperpersonal communication
Joe walther
When we assume that our online conversational partner is similar to us in the beginnings of the relationship
Hyperpersonal communication
Uses different mediums in building/maintaining/destroying relationships
Media muntiplexity
Tension between conflicting forces
Dialectic
Competing physiological tension in a relationship
Relational dialectics
The desire to do things independently from your partner
Autonomy
Desire to link actions and decisions w/ ur partner
Connection
Desire to share intimate ideas and feelings
Openness
Desire to keep things to your self
Closedness
Desire for originality, uniqueness in behavior, partner’s behavior or relationship
Novelty
Desire for consistency, reliability or the relationship itself
Predictability
Choosing one desire while ignoring another one temporarily
Temporal selection
Choosing certain topics to satisfy one desire and other topic/s to satisfy the opposing desire
Topical segmentation
Compromising between the desire of one person and the desires of the other
Neutralization
Partially meeting the desire of both but doesn’t fully meet the need of either
Neutralization
Strategy of changing perception about the opposing desire so they no longer seem uite the contradictory
Reframing
