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Chapter Eight
Intro Comm - Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Intimacy | Significant emotional closeness experienced in a relationship, whether romantic or not. |
| Commitment | The desire to stay in a relationship no matter what happens. |
| Interdependence | The state in which what happens to one person affects everyone else in the relationship. |
| Investment | The commitment of one's energies and resources to a relationship. |
| Dialectical Tensions | Conflicts between tow important by opposing relational needs or desires. |
| Autonomy | Desire to be your own person. |
| Connection | Desire to be close to others. |
| Openness | The desire for disclosure and honesty. |
| Closedness | The desire to keep certain facts, thoughts or ideas to yourself. |
| Predictability | The desire for consistency and stability. |
| Novelty | The desire for fresh new experiences. |
| Monogamy | The state of being in only one romantic relationship at a time and avoiding romantic or sexual involvement with others outside that relationship. |
| Infidelity | Romantic or sexual interaction with someone outside one's romantic relationship. |
| Polygamy | The state of having two or more spouses at once. |
| Initiating Stage | The stage of relationship development at which people meet and interact for the first time. |
| Experimenting Stage | The Stage of relationship development at which people converse to learn more about each other. |
| Intensifying Stage | The stage of relationship development at which people move from being being acquaintances to being close friends. |
| Integrating Stage | The stage of relationship development at which a deep commitment has formed, and the partners share a strong sense that the relationship has its own identity. |
| Bonding Stage | The stage of relationship development at which partners make a public announcement of their commitment to each other. |
| Conflict | An expressed struggle between at least two interdependent parties who perceive incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference from the other party in achieving their goals. |
| Validating Couples | Talk about their disagreements openly and cooperatively and communicate respect for each other's opinions even when they disagree with them. |
| Volatile Couples | Talk about their disagreements openly, but in a way that is competitive rather than cooperative. |
| Conflict-Avoiding Couples | Talk about their disagreements covertly rather than openly. |
| Hostile Couples | have frequent and intense conflict. |
| Communication Privacy Management (CPM) theory | A theory explaining how people in relationships negotiate the tension between disclosing information and keeping it private. |
| Differentiating Stage | The stage of relationship dissolution at which partners begin to view their differences as undesirable or annoying. |
| Circumscribing Stage | The stage of relationship dissolution at which partners begin to decrease the quality and quantity of their communication with each other. |
| Stagnating Stage | The stage of relationship dissolution at which the relationship stops growing and the partners feel as if they are just "going through the motions." |
| Avoiding Stage | The stage of relationship dissolution at which partners create physical and emotional distance from each other. |
| Terminating Stage | The stage of relationship dissolution at which the relationship is officially deemed to be over. |
| Role | A pattern of behavior that defines a person's function within a group, such as a family. |
| Family of Origin | The family in which one grows up, usually consisting of parents and siblings. |
| Family of Procreation | The family one starts as an adult, usually consisting of of a spouse or romantic partner, and children. |
| Family rituals | Repetitive activities that have special meaning for a family. |
| Confirming Messages | Behaviors that convey how much another person is valued. |
| Disconfirming Messages | Behaviors that imply a lack of respect or value for others. |
| Gottman's "Four Horsemen" | criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling |
| Criticism | Complaints about another person or the person's behaviors. |
| Contempt | Hostile behavior in which people insult each other and attack the other's self-worth. |
| Defensiveness | Seeing oneself as a victim and denying responsibility for one's behaviors. |
| Stonewalling | Withdrawing from a conversation. |
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