Components
True or False.
Intimate relationships require constant maintenance.
True
What is the type of romantic relationship where 40% of couples fall into ?
Mixed
Can families be created by legal avenues?
yes, for example adoption
How many qualities of friendships are there?
Five.
What are some of the key elements to any successful intimate relationship?
Understanding your partner, family member, or friends and what his or her beliefs, values, goals, and desires are
How many components did we mention in the presentation?
5
How many different characteristic of romantic relationships are there ?
four
The most obvious creation of a family is through family roles.
False. It is through genetics.
Which dialectical tension in friendship is this one? Wanting to be open and share vulnerable information with our close friends, will show trust but at the same time not sharing some of the more private stuff with them.
Expressiveness and protectiveness
Which of the following is indicative of the importance of everyday talk?
a. That people keep mementos from memorable events like their first date, proposal, etc
b. Most of the conversations concern deep relational talk
c. Things in life like having a meal together or catching up via text messages
d. none of the above
c. Things in life like having a meal together or catching up via text messages
Relationships are simply static thing, in which we travel through.
False
What is one of the 3 dimensions important for classifying marital relationships
Interdependence
Ideology
Conflict
What is the difference between Conversational orientation and Conformity Orientation?
CONVERSATIONAL ORIENTATION: refers to how open families are to discuss a range of topic.
CONFORMITY ORIENTATION: refers to how strongly a family enforces homogeneity of attitudes, values, and beliefs.
True or false?
From the dialectical tensions in friendships, for ideal and real, we want friends to accept and support us in our actions but we still want them to give us honest opinions and criticisms.
False
Why is it important to discuss your status of relationship with the other person?
With whom do we make our ever intimate bond?
Parents or caregiver
Traditional
Separate
Independent
Mixed
Which type of family the parents make decisions for the children instead of taking things over with them and children are required to obey those decisions.
Protective
Name the first two pairs of dialectical tensions that arise from our cultural conceptions of friendships.
1. Private & Public
2. Ideal & Real
What is wrong with a person saying, "You make me so mad," and how can they better address it?
"I get upset when you don't clean the dishes after you eat"
Do we need to revise our relationships? If yes, give an example?
yes...
Name the characteristic of romantic relationship where the parents pick the kids potential husband/wife ?
arranged marriage
Name 4 types of families?
1. Consensual
2. Pluralistic
3. Protective
4. Laissez-faire
What are the five qualities of friendship?
Voluntary
Personal
Spirit of equality
Mutual involvement
Affective ties
What is the primary reason intimate relationships reach the end?
A lack of good communication