Theories about Interpersonal Relationships Flashcards

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What is a “personal relationship” defined?

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  • quantitative definition (ex:2)

- qualitative definition (impersonal interpersonal)

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What are qualities that are defined as personal relationship?

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  • Time
  • experience
  • talking
  • self disclosure
  • attractive (qualities)
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3
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What are qualities of an interpersonal defined as?

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  • unique

- irrplaceable

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4
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What does Wood say about personal relationships?

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A voluntary commitment between irreplaceable individuals who are influenced by rules, relationship dialectics, and surrounding contexts.

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What is relational culture?

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a dyadic relationships develop a unique set of constitutive and regulative rules that guide how partners communicate and interpret one another’s messages

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6
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Who created Social Exchange Theory?

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Thibaut & Kelley

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7
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What is Social Exchange Theory?

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It evolved from the heuristic nature of symbolic interactionism

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What kind of metaphor did they use for interpersonal relationships?

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Economic Metaphor: exchange resources or currencies

  • Rewards
  • costs
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9
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What kind of relational currencies are in interpersonal relationship?

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  • Money
  • Sex
  • Expertise
  • Work
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10
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Psychological Currencies/Physical Currencies

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Essential Interpersonal Needs(Schutz)
-Inclusion
-Affection
-Control 
Emotional support, Face, Self disclosure
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What did Schutz create?

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Basic Interpersonal Needs
FIRO-B
Fundamental Interpersonal Relationship Organization

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12
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What are basic interpersonal needs?

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GIVE —— RECEIVE

  • inclusion
  • affection
  • control
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13
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What is idiosyncratic value?

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A value that can change and that is a perception

receiving flowers

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What values a currency?

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-liking
-supply and demand
-Changeable….
>Person to person
>time to time

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Why are currencies given?

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  • Dependency
  • Return of previous exchange
  • Obligating
  • Enjoyment
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16
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Why do we withhold currency?

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  • Don’t think other will respond in kind
  • Don’t think it’s possible to return the exchange
  • Don’t have the time or resources
  • Feel relationship will suffer
  • Don’t think the other will benefit
17
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What are the cost and benefit analysis?

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  • Satisfaction= Rewards > Costs

- Dissatifaction= Rewards

18
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What can be an issue in an interpersonal relationship?

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When profit approaches 0, individuals seek new relationships ( or perhaps solitary activity)
-Seeking the highest rewards for the lowest costs?

19
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When is a Cost/Benefit analysis done?

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We do when… feeling particularly good or bad

  • having strong expecations for a good or bad outcome from an exchange
  • when we are contemplating the exchange of a particularly high value currency
  • when trying to manipulate others
20
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When is a Cost/Benefit analysis done?

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Time Frame:

  • Analysis of current encounter
  • Analysis of past encounters
  • Analysis of future encounters
21
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What is comparison level?

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Comparison level is a general standard that is set by the person
>General comparison level (Low v high)
>Alternative comparison level

22
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What is an example of relational dialetic theory?

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Autonomy Connection
Novelty Predictability
Openness Privacy

23
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What are examples of managing Relational Dialectics?

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Managing Dialectical tensions:

  • Neutralization (compromise: both needs but not completely)
  • Separation-Favors one need, dismisses the other (least satisfying)
  • Segmentation-meet the need in certain contexts, with certain folks, but not in other contexts, with other folks
24
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How to Manage relational dialectic…

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  • Alternation: switch back and fourth between
  • Denial: ignoring the situation
  • reframing and integration: transcend the apparent contradiction to see dialects as mutually enhancing