Types of Friendships
Someone you were friends with in the past but haven't talked to in a while
This type of friendship focuses primarily on helping each other achieve practical goals.
What are Agentic Friendships?
These are the three kinds of friendship challenges.
What are Betrayal, Geographic Separation, and Attraction?
Keeping a secret falls under this friendship rule.
What is Keep Confidences?
Two main concepts surrounding best friends
What is identity support and valued social identities?
This is a friendship between people of different cultures.
What is Intercultural Friendship?
This is the most commonly reported reason for ending friendships
What is betrayal?
Comforting a friend in a difficult situation displays this friendship rule.
What is Show Support?
This is a memory of a person rather than a present friend.
What is a commemorative friend?
This causes friendships to change more and makes them easier to destroy.
What are differences in in depth of commitment?
These are the three ways to overcome Geographic Separation.
What is Regular Communication, Reminding them you still think highly of them, and communicating support in rough times?
Asking a friend for advice is this friendship rule.
What is Seek Support?
Sandy cheeks and SpongeBob are an example of this friendship
What is an active friend?
This has been deemed the defining feature of a friendship.
What is being able to freely and deeply disclose information?
These are the two most common reasons people form a "friends-with-benefits" relationship.
What is lack of commitment and wanting to satisfy sexual needs?
According to the lecture, this provides as a shield against constant stress.
What is a healthy friendship?
What is intimacy, disclosure, commitment, and shared activities?
These are the three challenges addressed in intercultural friendships.
What is: Differences in language, cultural norms, and religion?
These are the three ways to successfully transition from friendship to romance and/or back again.
What is Expect Difference, Emphasize Disclosure, and Offer Assurances?
Being loyal falls under this friendship rule.
What is Avoid Public Criticism?