LTRRs
Those enduring romantic relationships that are intimate and where partners have made some type of long-term commitment to each other
What are Long-Term Romantic Relationships (LTRRs)?
adult perceptions of self-worth and the trustworthiness of others based on relationships with parents and caregivers during infancy & childhood
This term describes a pattern of avoiding direct communication and conflict
What is passive communication?
These are the siblings of your parents.
Who are Aunts and Uncles?
Describing a long term friend whom you have known since a little kid.
What is Childhood Friend?
-engaged.
-co-habiting
-in long-distance relationships
-married
infants feel worthy of care and that others can be trusted to provide it.
What is Secure attachment?
-Interact frequently, spontaneously
-Openly discuss variety of topics
-Include children in decision-making
What is High Conversation Orientation?
You're parents kids
What are Siblings?
It's the acronym often used for a friend you are the most closest too.
What is BFF?
showing affection is biologically adaptive for the human species—it sustains relationships necessary for reproduction/species survival
What is Affection Exchange Theory
People with this attachment style desire closeness but are often anxious about their partner's reciprocation
What is anxious-preoccupied attachment?
-Interact less frequently
-Discuss limited range of topics
-Decision-making to parents
What is Low Conversation Orientation?
People who are considered family members even though there are no genetic or marital ties
What is Fictive Kin?
Friendships that have a physical sexual component but are not intended to be romantic.
What is Friends with Benefits Relationships?
- Mutual Respect
-Shared plan or life vision
-Comfortable level of closeness
-Talking about the relationship
What are Characteristics of LTRRs?
infants feel worthy of care and that others are untrustworthy.
What is Avoidant Attachment?
This is the study of how space is used in personal communication
What is proxemics?
Excessively adapt communication style to perceived needs or desires of older person
What are Younger Generations?
Messages using mild insults, competition, put-downs to signal closeness, trust, equality
What is Covert Intimacy?
-Demonstrating Positivity
-Expressing Assurance
-Continuing Self-Disclosure
What are Challenges of LTRRs?
This term describes the theorist who, along with Mary Ainsworth, developed the attachment theory.
Who is John Bowlby?
Parental communication: working model for children to follow >> Modeling: intentional or unintentional >> Modeling: both positive and ineffective strategies
What is Modeling Communication Skills?
-Different Interests, Values
-Geographic Distance
-Fast Pace of Life
-Societal Stereotypes
What is Communication Difficulties in Interpersonal Relationships?
-Initiation
-Responsiveness
-Self-Disclosure
-Emotional Support
-Conflict Management
What is Friendship Communication Skills?