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| Advantages of Escalating Relationships |
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Definition
1. Intimacy positively affects an individual's personal welfare
2. An individual becomes more interdependent with the other person as the relationship matures
3. Satisfaction of three fundamental interpersonal needs: inclusion, control, affection
4. Achieving an understanding of your partner
5. Relational escalation helps reduce uncertainty about the other person. |
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Term
| Disadvantages of Escalating Relationships |
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Definition
1. Escalating a relationship can leave you in a personally exposed and vulnerable position
2. The relationship may be abandoned, leaving you to experience the heartache of losing someone you loved/trusted
3. Escalation of a relationship leaves you open to interpersonal aggression
4. Escalating a relationship can mean losing control over your life
5. You may fear your own destructive impulses |
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Term
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Definition
Social, Task, Physical
Supportiveness, Character, Sociability |
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Term
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Definition
| Sensitivity, Confidence, Talkativeness, Flirtatiousness (Immediacy) |
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Term
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Definition
1. Attention
2. Recognition
3. Positioning
4. Invitations/Sexual Arousal
5. Resolution |
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Term
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Definition
1. Cultural Appropriateness
2. Personal Predispositions
3. Interpersonal Valence/Reward
4. Relational Appropriateness
5. Situational Appropriateness
6. Psychological/Physical State |
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Term
| Unwanted Relational Intrusion |
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Definition
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