Why we form relationships
Developmental models of IP relationships
Dialectical perspectives on relational dynamics
Maintaining and supporting relationships
Repairing damaged relationships
100
Appearance, similarity,complementarity, rewards, competency, proximity, and disclosure.
What are the factors for forming relationships?
100
The opening stage of all relationships, not just romantic ones.
What is initiating?
100
Denial, disorientation, alteration
What is a strategy for managing dialectical tensions?
100
Keeping the climate polite, upbeat, and also avoiding criticism
What is positivity?
100
Apologize, Talk about transgressions
What is a relational repair strategy?
200
when each partner's characteristics satisfy each others needs
What is complimentary?
200
When both people start spending more time together.
What is Intensifying?
200
Expression vs. Privacy
What is a dialectical perspective?
200
Helping others during challenging times by providing emotional, informational, or instrumental resources.
What is social support?
200
Staying emotionally engaged and showing compassion.
What is empathizing?
300
Reduces stress and anxiety
What is similarity?
300
A healthy balance between the individual and relational identity.
What is circumscribing?
300
conflict that arises when two opposing or incompatible forces exist simultaneously.
What is dialectical tension?
300
Communication about communication.
What is metacommunication?
300
When transgressors are less likely to repeat offense.
What is forgiveness?
400
When we should judge people on how they act
What is appearance?
400
Expressing detachment, Avoiding involvement, showing antagonism, mentally dissociate.
What are the 4 ways to gain distance?
400
The conflicting desires for connection and independence.
What is Integration-separation dialectic?
400
being invested in each others family, friends, and loved ones
What is a social network?
400
Commit to taking action towards meeting your S.O. needs
What is acting (in the heal method)?
500
Nearness in space, time, and relationship
What is proximity?
500
A break up can be short or drawn out
What is terminating?
500
The battle between striving for intimacy but also some space between ourselves and others.
What is Expression-privacy dialectic?
500
Positivity, openness, assurances, social networks, sharing tasks
What are the relational maintenance strategies?
500
A relational repair method created by Melanie Greenberg
What is the HEAL Method?
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