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