(du Pre 2017)
States that knowing that other people are there for us can cushion us from feeling overwhelmed or helpless.
What is the buffering hypothesis?
Describes the overall feeling between people.
What are communication climates?
What are the four responses to conflict?
Neglect, Loyalty, Exit, Voice
Male-to-male friendships tend to build relationships by ____ instead of _____.
Doing; Dialogue
What are two strategies of coping?
Action-facilitating
Nurturing
What are the features of satisfying interpersonal relationships?
Investment
Commitment
Trust
Relational Dialectics
When someone can't stay on topic during a conflict and starts bringing up every past problem or issue.
What is kitchen-sinking?
Unspoken understandings that regulate how people interact
What are relationship rules?
Guarantees that people can take up to 12 weeks off work to care for ailing family members, seek medical care themselves, or bring new children into their families.
What is the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
Name the three relational dialectics in healthy relationships.
Autonomy/Connection
Novelty/Predictability
Openness/Closedness
What are the four key parts of defining conflict?
1. Expressed Tension
2. Interdependence
3. Perceived Incompatible Goals
4. Need to Resolve Differences
What are the 5 stages of friendship development?
Initial Meeting
New Acquaintances
Fledgling Friendship
Nascent Friendship
Stabilized Friendship
What did Robert Waldinger's research and TedTalk on "the good life" discover?
People who are more socially connected to others are happier, healthier, and live longer. Quality of friendships>quantitity.
How do people manage relational dialectics?
Neutralization
Selection
Separation
Reframing
During a team meeting, Sarah proposes a new approach to complete a project, but Jason immediately dismisses her idea and insists on sticking to the original plan. Sarah tries to explain the benefits of her suggestion, but Jason continues to dominate the conversation. What conflict style is Jason displaying in this scenario?
Competing
What are the 3 external tensions in friendships?
Competing demands
Personal changes
Geographic distance
What 3 forms of support does nurturing provide?
Esteem support
Emotional support
Social network support
What are the 6 types of communication that promote disconfirming climates?
Evaluation
Certainty
Strategy
Control
Neutrality
Superiority
Building a solution through negotiation and the acceptance of parts of proposals.
What is countering?
What are the 5 expectations of friendships?
Willingness to invest
Acceptance
Emotional closeness
Trust
Support