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| Emphasis of priority over one's own goals. Defines one's self esteem in terms of personal attributes instead of a group |
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Interdependence
Eastern culture
Stress the needs and goals of society over the individual. |
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Based on principles of economy
1. Rewards and Costs
2. Outcomes and Profit
3. Comparison level of satisfaction |
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| Anything positive and desirable to a person that continues the relationship. |
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| Any unwanted condition of effect that subtracts from the reward |
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| The positive or negative difference between rewards and costs. |
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How satisfied we are with our relationship
Determined by comparing to past and possible future relationships. |
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| The "parts" we play in our society or culture |
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Sometimes roles make demands that can become conflicting or impossible to meet
EX: Parent's tough love |
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Developed in the 1960s by psychiatrist Dr. Eric Berne
Attempts to make sense of Freud's id, ego, and superego. |
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Superego
Caring and teaching
Values and judgements of home and society
Can be Neutral or Judgemental |
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Id
Focus on biological and emotions
Can be happy natural or hurt/not-okay |
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| Deal with more involvement and commitment ans we move deeper within the model |
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| Begins with some sort of communicative act or transactional stimulus, inviting a response from another person, transactional response |
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Fixed ideas, imposed on a new situation by first impressions, narrow experiences, or incomplete information.
Information that contradicts these is often ignored forgotten or misinterpreted |
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| The discarding or forgetting of information that contradicts a stereotype |
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| First impressions and the reason they stick. |
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| An overall positive or negative impression of a person at one time may transfer to expecting them to be the same in the next encounter. |
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| The change of impression over time, when the person becomes better known. |
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| Most important factor in the earlier stages of relationships. |
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Physically being in the same area
Important factor in attraction
Attraction is likely to develop between individuals who have frequent contact with each other |
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| Psychosocial presence of a possible companion. Accessible, able to be reached |
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Familiarity breeds contentment.
Most people are most attracted to and become more deeply involved with people most similar to themself |
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| Principle of Complementarity |
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Opposites attract
Illustrated by the belief that sociable and outgoing individuals are often attracted to people who are shy and reserved. |
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| Where one partner violates the terms of the relationship contract in a way that exploits the other. |
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"Players" use hidden agendas and strategies, that have a "payoff" or advantage for the "gamemeister" that only they know.
Substitute for true intimacy in daily life
Strategy to maintain relationship |
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"secret-like" abnormal relationship is established
One person usually takes the initiative in establishing the terms of the contract. |
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| Serious and continued disagreements and conflicts over unresolved issues, hurting both people involved and the quality of the relationship |
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| 5 Common Sources of Relationship Conflict |
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1. Competition
2. Domination/Control
3. Failure
4. Provocation
5. Value differences |
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