theories on romantic relationships: duck phase model

Question 1

Theories of romantic relationships: Duck phase model

In essay, what are the 3 things you talk about?

Answer 1

what is duck phase model of relationship
4 phases of relationships + new phase
what is evaluation?

Question 2

what is duck phase model of relationship definition?

Answer 2

An explanation of stages people go through when their relationship is not working

Question 3

what is 5 stages of duck phase model?

Answer 3

intra psychic stage = when one of the partners become dissatisfied with relationship and they do not tell their partners yet.
if the disatification increases move on to the next stage.
“i can’t stand this anymore”

dyadic stage= the other person becomes involved and if the dissatisfaction is not solved then progresses onto the next stage.
“I’d be justified in leaving”

social phase= this is where the breakup is aired and made public to family and friends.
- these where social implications such as children are negotiated. if it not saved here then moves on to the next stage.
“I mean it”

Grave dressing phase=
they break up and began discussing their own account of what happened, and they try to make themselves look good.
“it’s inevitable”

resurrection stage
they prepare themselves with new relationships and build on the past mistakes and work on them
“What I learned and what I’ll be doing next time differently”.

Question 4

What is evaluation of duck model phase
1 strength
2 weaknesses

Answer 4

face validity = its account of relationship breakdown that we can relate to our own

model does not take into account why the dissatisfaction occurred in beginning. they’re starting point where disatification set in. therefore fails to provide a picture of dissolution.

does not apply in every relationship breakdown so we can’t generalise it