Relationships Flashcards
What is an interpersonal relationship?
extended attachments between 2 or more individuals due to bonds of friendship, family, love, respect or hierarchy
Why are relationships important?
Innate need to belong, stress reduction, cognitive clarity
What did Harlow’s Monkey experiments reveal?
The monkeys preferred the mother that could provide comfort to the one that could provide food
How do relationships help with stress reduction?
external threats triggers fear and motivates us to affiliate, particularly with those facing similar threat
How do relationships help with cognitive clarity?
Others are a good source of what they’re about to face and help clarify our own thinking
What are people who are painfully shy at risk for?
loneliness, isolation and social deprivation
What is the evolutionary basis for need to belong?
social belonging is linked to survival and reproduction
What is the universal basis for need to belong?
All cultures have similar types of social relationships and dynamic
What is the social cognition basis for need to belong?
social relationships guide hoe we see ourselves, others and our surrondings
What is the satiable basis for need to belong?
relationships are something we desire when we dont have the,but the need for relationships can be satisfied by finding new relationships
What is the profound consequence basis for need to belong?
A lot of evidence that being cut off from others is bad for mental and physical health
What is the consequence for social rejection?
higher level of chronic pain, ailments and pair during child birth, may cause feelings of shame and distress, may reduce ability to regulate behaviour
What is the social exchange theory?
A theory based on the idea that how people feel about a relationship depends on their assessments of its costs and rewards
What is the comparison level in the social exchange theory?
Expectations people have about what they should get out of a relationship
What is the comparison level for alternatives in the social exchange theory?
Expectations people have about what they can get out of available alternative relationships
What is the equity theory?
The idea that people are motivated to pursue fairness, or equity, in their relationships
What are exchange relationships?
A relationship in which individuals feel little responsibility toward one another; giving and receiving are governed by concerns about equity and reciprocity
What type of relationships are short terms usually?
exchange
What is a communal relationship?
A relationship in which the individuals feel a special responsibility for one another and give and receive according to the principle of need
What type of relationships are long terms usually?
communal
What is attachment theory?
The idea that early attachments with parents and other caregivers can shape relationships for a person’s whole life
What is the strange situation?
an experimental procedure where an infant’s reaction is observed after the mother leaves the child in a room with a stranger and then returns to the room
What are the four distinct attachment styles?
secure, disorganized, avoidant and anxious
What is a secure attachment style?
feel secure in relationships, comfortable with intimacy and desire to be close to others during times of stress
