COM1000: Chapter 6/Interpersonal Communication

complementary relationships

relationships in which each person supplies something the other person or persons lack

symmetrical relationships

relationships in which participants mirror each other or are highly similar

essential interpersonal communication behaviors

slide 14

improving interpersonal communication

slide 15

interpersonal vs. impersonal relationships

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contradictions

the idea that each person in a relationship might have 2 opposing desires for maintaining the relationship

relational development

the initial stage in a relationship that moves a couple from meeting to mating

interpersonal communication

The process of using messages to generate meaning between at least two people in a situation that allows mutual opportunities for both speaking and listening

factors affecting appropriate self-disclosure

(pg. 109) - Disclosure generally increases as relational intimacy increases - Disclosure tends to be reciprocal - Negative disclosure is directly related relational intimacy - Disclosure may sometimes be avoided - Self-disclosure varies across cultures - Self-disclosure varies by co-cultures - Relational satisfaction and disclosure are curvilinearly related

dialectic tensions

(pg. 114) -integration -stability -expression -separation -change -privacy

attractiveness

(pg. 116)

complementarity

(pg. 116)

proximity

(pg. 116)

responsiveness

(pg. 116)

similarity

(pg. 116)

motivations for initiating relationships

(pg. 116) -proximity -attractiveness -responsiveness -similarity -complementarity

deceptive communication

(pg. 118)

hurtful messages

(pg. 118)

terminating relationships

(pg. 118) -hurtful messages -deceptive communication -aggressiveness -argumentativeness -defensiveness

aggressiveness

(pg. 119)

argumentativeness

(pg. 119)

defensiveness

(pg. 119)

behaviors with regard to defensiveness

(pg. 119) -evaluation -control -neutrality -superiority -certainty -strategy

importance of self-disclosure

- Allows us to develop a greater understanding of ourselves - Allows us to develop a more positive attitude about ourselves and others attitude about ourselves and others - Allows us to establish more meaningful relationships with others

maintaining relationships

- Co-cultural differences affect how and why we maintain relationships - The way we communicate affects how we maintain relationships

Importance of Interpersonal relationships

-need for inclusion -need for affection -need for control -some are complementary -some are symmetrical

interpersonal relationships

Associations between two people who are interdependent, who use some consistent patterns of interaction, and who have interacted for an extended period of time

interpersonal communication

communication that occurs within interpersonal relationships

compliance-gaining

pg. 121

personal idioms

pg. 121

important rituals

pg. 122

bargaining

pg. 123

behavioral flexibility

pg. 124

compliance-resisting

pg.121

self-disclosure

the process of making intentional revelations about oneslef that others would be unlikely to know and that generally constitute private, sensitive, or confidential information

relational maintenance

the stage in a relationship after a couple has bonded and in which they engage in the process of keeping the relationship together

relational deterioration

the stage in a relationship in which the prior bond disintegrates

dialectic

the tension that exists between 2 conflicting or interacting forces, elements, or ideas