Family
Romantic Relationships
Friendships
Conflict
Potpourri
100
A key reason families develop stories.
What is to create a family identity (or retell events, or bond)?
100
This type of love is negatively correlated with relationship duration.
What is PASSIONATE LOVE?
100
Type of friendship that can help decrease fear and uncertainty about outgroupers.
What is an inter-ethnic friendship?
100
This type of destructive message involves a series of unresolved disputes, all having to do with the same issue.
What are serial arguments?
100
Calynn is focusing more on her own identity and beliefs than the shared identity and beliefs she has with her partner, indicating she is in the ----- stage of "coming apart."
What is differentiating?
200
The type of communication patterns the Sienkowitz family, who are PLURALISTIC, display.
What is HIGH in conversation and LOW in conformity?
200
Josie and Gemma enjoy spending time together. Although their love is not intensely passionate, they share companionate love. They align with this LOVE STYLE.
What is STORGE?
200
Friendship that is focused on accomplishing tasks/goals.
What is an agentic friendship?
200
This type of conflict involves a LOW concern for self (assertiveness) and a HIGH concern for others (cooperativeness).
What is ACCOMMODATION?
200
A type of destructive message that involves avoiding conflict by joking or changing the topic.
What is SKIRTING?
300
Kris told her mom about her sister's drinking problems. Her sister became upset because she violated these.
What are family privacy rules?
300
The dialectic tension involved when Xavier struggles with managing his "alone time" (which he values) and the time he spends with his new partner (which he also values).
What is autonomy (independence) and connection (interdependence)?
300
Barry and Halle are this type of coworkers, with a blended relationship comprising elements of both a professional and personal friendship.
What are collegial peers?
300
John wants cell phones turned off and Krista wants to have her cell phone next to her. This type of issue might create conflict.
What is a disagreement regarding relationship rules?
300
This relationship maintenance strategy involves expressions of commitment and future intent in the relationship.
What are assurances?
400
This challenge (in stepfamilies) can make children feel caught between their custodial and noncustodial parents.
What is TRIANGULATION?
400
The phenomenon that helps explain why Shiv fell in love with his teammate on the golf team who also lives in his dorm.
What is mere exposure effect?
400
Crystal feels like she gives much more than Del in their friendship (time, emotion, etc.). She thinks Del is violating which friendship rule?
What is to MAINTAIN EQUITY. BONUS -- What theory does this illustrate?
400
People from this type of culture are more likely to compete or collaborate.
What is individualistic culture?
400
The theory that helps explain why Sam is negatively affected by the emotions, affect, and mood from her parents' contentious relationship.
What is the spillover hypothesis?
500
Through this lens we might few our family friends, who we've known forever and who have helped raise our children, as part of our family.
What is a role lens?
500
The relationship stage when we begin using "we" language and physical expressions of affection.
What is the intensifying stage?
500
This is the most intense challenge a friendship can face and requires additional maintenance strategies.
What is geographic separation?
500
These cause us to perceive conflicts in ways that make us look right and others look wrong
What are self-enhancing thoughts?
500
Albert (as a best friend) offers this for Calvin when he quits the baseball team, which has been an important part of his life for many years and has been a big part of who he is as a person.
What is identity support?