Module 3 Flashcards
The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected. According to Social Psychology, it is any association between persons, amounting to mutual familiarity, mutual awareness of one another’s identities, and meaningful understanding of their relations to one another
Relationship
Refer to close connections between people, formed by emotional bonds and interactions. It involve the act of relating and allowing your person to connect with others
Personal relationships
Four Types of Teenage Relationships
- Parents and Family
- Friendship and Peers
- Romantic Relationship
- Casual Relationship
They are an integral part of your lives
Parents and Family
They can be your stronghold and support, providing you with a sense of belonging, value, and security. They can be a source of information related to physical and emotional changes during this stage of development
Friendship and peers
This is relating with the element and taste of romance
Romantic Relationship
A “pleasurable feeling based on attraction to another person.” It is part of the major developmental milestone that involves the physical, social, and emotional aspects of a person, partly characterized by his/her growing interest and desire for independence, space, and privacy
Romance
Age when a person starts to show independence and spends more time with friends than family
9-11 years old
Age when a person spends more time in mixed gender groups which can end up in romantic relationships
10-14 years old
Age when romantic relationships can become central to social life. Friendships may become deeper and more stable
15-19 years old
This is a type of relationship without a real and defined sense of seriousness and commitment. Depth and intensity are not part of this kind of relationship
Casual Relationship
Refers to the “act, process, or power of attracting and evoking interest, pleasure, or liking for someone.” It can be considered as a precursor to love
Attraction
Three Forms of Attraction
- Crush
- Hero worship
- Courtship
An adolescent may be attracted to another person, and such attraction may be labeled as this. Its usual bases are the traits which the adolescents view as nice, ideal or admirable
Crush
Two Types of Crush
- Identity crush
* Romantic crush
Formed when an adolescent finds someone he/she admires wants to imitate or wishes to follow as his/her leader. This often last long because the admirer is using his/her crush in shaping his/her values, personality and development
Identity crush
Formed when an adolescent finds someone as attractive and feels the desire to be around or spend a lot of time with him/her. Most of these are short-lived because there is a tendency for the ‘magic’ of the ‘crush’ to wear off
Romantic crush
This is very similar to crush, though it differs in the sense that it is characterized by the absence or personal contact with the one being admired. It is like “celebrity crush” in which the object of affection is loved from afar
Hero worship
This includes stages in the romantic relationship whereby one gets to know more about the other person in an exclusive manner through dating
Courtship