Principals of Relationships
Relationships involve what kind of feelings?
Relationship-oriented feelings would be closeness, liking, love, passion, respect, and trust.
What is the difference between a relational reward and a relational cost?
A relational reward is something you receive from a relationship that you like and value.
A relational cost is something you don’t like about or want in a relationship.
What is the difference between openness and privacy?
Openness involves sharing personal information with relational partners, and privacy involves keeping personal information to yourself or not sharing it with others.
How near or accessible you are to someone.
Physical Proximity.
When individuals disassociate and go their separate ways.
Terminating Stage.
True or False
Relationships can be situational.
True, relationships are often random and situational.
What is the difference between short-term and long-term attraction?
Short-term attraction is the initial feeling that motivates you to begin and develop a relationship.
Long-term attraction is the feeling that motivates you to maintain a relationship, along with repairing or reconciling it.
Describe the difference between dependence and autonomy in a relationship
Autonomy is when one relational partner wants to make decisions independently and dependence is when one relational partner wants to make decisions mutually
The feeling of being drawn to someone; it happens when you find a person appealing in some way.
Attraction.
You are no longer out to impress, you and your relational partner accept each other, the good and the bad.
Bonding Stage.
True or False
Relationships are governed by a specific set of rules.
False. Relational rules can differ between relationships and can differ between implicit and explicit rules.
What is social exchange theory?
Social exchange theory is your willingness to develop and maintain a relationship based on an analysis of its rewards and costs.
What is the difference between predictability and novelty?
Predictability is doing the same thing in the same way and having routine and consistency. Novelty involves spontaneity and change.
What is a turning point?
An event that causes or signals a significant change in a relationship
This stage is marked by both parties' significant commitment to the relationship.
Integrating Stage.
What is rules theory?
Rules theory suggests that relationships are held together and torn apart based on whether or not relational partners adhere to certain rules.
What is uncertain reduction theory?
Uncertain reduction theory is when we seek out information about relational partners or social situations to reduce any discomfort associated with uncertainties we have about them.
How do you manage tension?
Identify the tension.
Validate your relational partner’s needs, thoughts, and feelings.
Solution-based communication
What's the difference between a strong tie and a weak tie?
A weak tie is a relationship that you do not take extra time or effort to develop. Weak ties exist more out of convenience or circumstance. A strong tie is a relationship that is significant to you. It has a strong influence on your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
When you and your relational partner continue to ignore key issues and topics.
Avoiding Stage.
True or False
Relationships are only voluntary.
Relationships are voluntary and involuntary, some relationships exist because you choose them; others exist because life chooses them for you.
What is equity theory?
Equity theory suggests that your relationship satisfaction is higher when you sense that there is a fair exchange of costs and benefits.
What is dialectical tension?
Dialectical tension occurs when the needs or motivations of relational partners clash.
The act of revealing personal information about yourself—such as personal facts, opinions, feelings, and needs—to others.
Self-Disclosure.
When you and a relational partner face an issue with no apparent resolution.
Circumscribing Stage.