relationships- theories of romantic relationships: Duck's phase model Flashcards

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what are the four phases in ducks model?

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-intra-psychic
-dyadic
-social
-grave dressing

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what is ducks model a theory of?

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the breakdown of a relationship
-argued it wasn’t a one-off event its a process that takes time and goes through 4 stages

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what does duck argue each phase has?

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a threshold

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what is the significance of thresholds to the phases?

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-perception of relationship changes
-dissatisfied partner may reassess and decide relationship isn’t s bad, halting breakdown or cross threshold into next step

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what is the threshold for the intra-psychic phase?

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‘I can’t stand this anymore’
-indicates determination for something to change

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intra-psychic phase

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-first phase
-p becomes dissatisfied w relationship in current form. worry about the reasons and focus on p’s shortcomings
-dissatisfied p tends to keep this to themselves but may share thought w trusted friends weighting up pros/cons of continuing

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what is the threshold for the dyadic phase?

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‘I would be justified in withdrawing’

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dyadic phase

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-once p concludes justified in ending relationship they have to discuss with their p. dissatisfactions about equity, commitment, etc. are aired
-s-d may be more frequent as p feel they can reveal true feelings

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what is the threshold for the social phase?

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dissatisfied partner concludes ‘I mean it’

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social phase

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-once p want to end relationship will seek support particularly from joint friends
-friends may choose side but some may try prevent breakup acting as go-between
-once news public though generally point of no return

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what is the threshold for the grave dressing phase?

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‘it’s now inevitable’

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grave dressing phase

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-once end inevitable suitable story of relationship and end prepared for wider consumption
-likely to include attempt to ensure storyteller judged most favourably
-creation of personal story in addition to public one necessary for p to move on

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what’s the final threshold of ducks phases?

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‘time to get a new life’

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ao3 of Ducks phase model: real world application

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-application to real world relationship breakdown
-model suggests some repair strategies more effective at one stage than others
-i.e. intra-psychic stage p could worry more positively ab each other. improving communication skills is beneficial in the dyadic phase
-model can provide supportive insights to help people through difficult times in their lives

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ao3 of Ducks phase model: incomplete

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-rollie and duck (2006) added resurrection phase in which ex-p’s apply what they’ve learned from relationships in past
-p’s may return to earlier phases at any point and processes are more important than linear movement through phases
-means original model doesn’t take into account the complexity of breakdown and its dynamic nature

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ao3 of Ducks phase model: phases less well explained

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research p’s recall breakdown retrospectively, so report may not be accurate (especially earlier phases)
-intra-psychic happens ‘longer-ago’ and p may spend a long time in it, so recall of what happened could actually be distorted
-so model doesn’t explain early part of the breakdown processes