Interpersonal Communication

The Middle Stages

-Kitchen-sinking -Frequent Interruptions

Relationship between Communication and Emotions

1. Emotions cause communication 2. Communication describes emotions 3. Communication affects emotion 4. Emotion shape interpretations of messages

Subcomponents of Friendship

Closeness through dialogue and doing, Dependability and developing gradually & in degrees

What Constitutes Confirmatory and Disconfirmatory Communication Climates and Activities

Confirmation is known and validated as an individual

Responses to Conflict

Exit Response Neglect Response Loyalty Response Voice Response

Openness vs closedness

I like sharing so much with you vs There are some things I don't wan to talk about

Novelty vs Predictability

I like the familiarity of our relationship vs We need to do something different

Autonomy vs Connection

I want to be close vs I need my own space

Orientations to Conflict

Lose-Lose Win-Lose Win-win

Masculine and Feminine Speech Communities

Males: communicate through doing rather than verbal communication Females: Prefer communicating through verbal communication

Social Penetration Theory (Altman and Taylor vs. Honeycutt)

Peel back layers to get to know people

Loves Styles

Primary: Eros, Storge, Ludus Secondary: Pragma, Mania, Agape

Levels of Confirmation

Recognition Acknowledgment Endorsement

Friends of the Road and Heart

Road: change as we move along the road of life Heart: close regardless of distance and circumstances

Family Communication Patterns

SEE BOX

Unproductive/Productive Conflict Communication

The Early Stages The Middle Stages The Later Stages

Emotional Intelligence

The ability to recognize feelings, to judge which feelings are appropriate in which situations, and to communicate those feelings effectively

Appraisal Theory

The way a person views external objects or beings based on past experiences and how it affected it then

The Early Stages

-Communication that fails to confirm individuals -Cross-complaining -Negative climate and mind reading

The Later Stages

-Counterproposals Excessive miscommunication

Components of the cultural/ interactive model of emotions

1. Framing Rules 2. Feeling Rules A. Deep Acting B. Surface Acting 3. Emotion Work

5 Basic Components of Friendship

1. Willingness to invest 2.Emotional Closeness 3. Acceptance 4. Trust 5. Support

Romantic Relationship Stages

Growth Navigation Deterioration

Relational Dialectics

Opposing forces that are continuous and normal in relationships

Physiological Approach/ Organismic View

We experience emotion when external stimuli cause physiological changes in us

Definition of Conflict

When people in "I-You" or "I-Thou" relationships have different views, interests, or goals and feels need to resolve those differences