Chapter 7 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Good Relationship
Ones in which the interactions are satisfying to and healthy for those involved.
Acquaintainces
People we know by name and talk with when the opportunity arise, but with whom our interactions are largely impersonal.
Impersonal Communication
Interchangeable polite chit-chat involving no or very little personal disclosure.
Saving Face
The process of attempting to maintain a positive self-image in a relational situation.
Friends
People with whom we have negotiated more personal relationships that are voluntary.
Close Friends or Intimates
People with whom we share a high degree of commitment, trust, interdependence, disclosure, and enjoyment.
Platonic Relationship
An intimate relationship in which the partners are not sexually attracted to each other or do not act on an attraction they feel.
Romantic Relationship
An intimate relationship in which the partners act on their sexual attraction.
Trust
Placing confidence in another in a way that almost always involves some risk.
Self-Disclosure
Sharing biographical data, personal ideas, and feelings that are unknown to the other person.
Feedback
Verbal and physical responses to people (and/or their messages) within the relationship.
Johari Window
A tool for examining the relationship between disclosure and feedback in the relationship.
Relationship Transformation
The process of changing a relationship from one level of intimacy to another.
Dialetic
A tension between conflicting forces.
Relational Dialetics
The competing psychological tensions in a relationship.
Autonomy
The desire to do things independent of one’s partner.
Connection
The desire to do things and make decisions with one’s partner.
Openness
The desire to share intimate ideas and feelings with one’s partner.
Closedness
The desire to maintain one’s privacy in a relationship.
Novelty
Originality, freshness, and uniqueness in the partner’s behaviors or in the relationship.
Predictability
Consistency, reliability, and dependability in a relationship.
Temporal Selection
The strategy of choosing one dialectical tension and ignoring its opposite for a while.
Topical Segmentation
The strategy of choosing certain topics with which to satisfy one dialectical tension and other topics for its opposite.
Neutralization
The strategy of compromising between the desires of the two partners.
