Chapter 10: Personal Relationships And Wellness

Question 1

Social Network

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Consists of a constellation of friends, family, classmates, and coworkers.

Question 2

Social Capital

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The likelihood of those individuals providing assistance when called upon determines that individuals ^

Question 3

Relational connectedness

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Deepened each time we interact positively with individuals in our social network. These positive interaction strengthen our ties and increase the likelihood of mutually supportive relationships

Question 4

Collective Connectedness

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Comes from a feeling that you belong to a community larger than yourself. This generally begins by being part of a family, which according to William Bennet, former U.S Secretary of Education, is the “nucleus of civilization and the basic social unit of society. Family and early childhood experiences have enormous power to shape our lives

Question 5

Model of Psychological Development

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It is crucial that a child has a nurturing family that teaches her how to relate to others. If this support is not present, future relational difficulties often emerge. The first stage a child encounters, from birth to 18 months of age, is the development of trust or mistrust. If care is present, trust is developed.

Question 6

Attraction Theory

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Suggest a multidimensional model is necessary to predict when attraction occurs

Question 7

Proximity

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The propinquity effect maintains that the more we see and interact with others, the greater chances of relational connectedness

Question 8

Similarity

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Studies indicate that similarity of all sorts - background, life goals, physical appearance, religious faith, and even bone structure - serve to attract individuals to each other

Question 9

Physical attractiveness

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Social scientists have long known that humans tend to form long-standing relationships with those whom they consider to be their equals in therms of physical attractiveness

Question 10

Consummate Love

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The ideal types of love is a model in which all three elements are fully alive. Stern berg calls this

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Passion

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Includes physical and emotional attractiveness

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Commitment

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Involves the reliability and trustworthiness people share

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Intimacy

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Involves self-disclosure and the level of emotional support individuals share

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Stage 1

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0 to 1-1/2 months. Trust vs. Mistrust, Hope. Infants whose basic needs are met develop a sense of trust; if not, distrust emerges

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Stage 2

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1-1/2 to 3 years, Autonomy vs. shame, Will. Toddlers learn to exercise will and accomplish simple tasks, or they doubt their abilities

Question 16

Stage 3

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3 to 5 years, Initiative vs. guiltless, Purpose. Preschoolers learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about efforts to be independent

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Stage 4

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5 to 12 years, Industry vs. Inferiority, Competency. Children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or they feel inferior

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Stage 5

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12 to 21 years, Identity vs. Confusion, Fidelity. Teenagers work at refining their identity, or they become confused about who they are

Question 19

Stage 6

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21 to 39 years. Intimacy vs. isolation, Love. Young adults work to form close loving relationships, or they feel socially isolated

Question 20

Stage 7

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40 to 65 years. Generatively vs. Stagnation, Care. Adults discover a sense of contributing to the world often through work and family, or they feel a lack of purpose

Question 21

Stage 8

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65 and older, Integrity vs. Despair, Wisdom. Seniors reflect on life with a sense of satisfaction or failure

Question 22

Triangular theory

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Classic model of how romantic love is developed, involves intimacy, passion, and commitment

Question 23

Spirit

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New life, new thoughts, desires, actions, and hopefully lots of growth and maturity

Question 24

Heart

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What are your values and passions? This is your actions

Question 25

Abilities

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Innate aptitude or skill

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Personality

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Refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving

Question 27

Ocean method

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Openness: How open a person is to new ideas and experiences
Conscientiousness: How goal-directed, persistent, and organized the person is
Extraversion: How much a person is energized by the outside world
Agreeableness: How much a person puts another’s interests and needs ahead of his or her own
Neuroticism: How sensitive a person is to stress and negative emotional triggers

Question 28

Advantages of technology in a relationship

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The ease in which new relationships can be established
Reduction of relational anxiety
Giving and receiving emotional support
Dealing with relational conflict
Display of commitment

Question 29

Disadvantages of technology in a relationship

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Impersonal nature of technology
Relational detachment
Feelings of being ignored
Lack of communication clarity and understanding

Question 30

Identity

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Is who or what a person or thing is.