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1
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define

conflict

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when one’s wishes or actions actually obstruct or impede those of someone else

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why is conflict inescapable

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  • moods and prefrences of any two individuals will differ
  • certain tensions exsist that will always cause strain for some individuals
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define

dialectics

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tensions woven into the fabric of relationships that will sooner or later, always cause some strange

opposing motivations

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define

autonomy vs connection

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your desires vs what people want from you

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define

openness and closedness

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how much you share vs how much you don’t

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define

stability vs change

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how much of each do you want?

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define

integration vs seperation

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how much does the couple integrate w other social groups

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what types of personalities are prone to conflict

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  • high neuroticism
  • low agreeableness
  • low concientiousness
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what attachment styles are prone to conflict

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anxious attachment and avoidant

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at what stage of life are people more prone to conflict

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younger people

lack of stability, values change

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categories of conflict

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  • crtiticism
  • illegitimate demands
  • rebuffs
  • cumulative annoyances
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criticism

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verbal/nonverbal acts that are percieved as communicating dissatisfaction w/ the partners behaviors attitudes or traits

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illigitimate demands

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requests that seem unjust bc they exceed the normal expectations partners hold for eachother

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rebuff

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situations in which 1 person appeals to another for a desired reaction, the other person fails to respond as expected

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cumulative annoyances

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relatively trivial events that become irritating with repitition

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define

self-serving bias

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biases that lead people to judge their own actions more favorably than others do

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define

attributional conflict

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disagreeing about why someone did something

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define

internal attributions

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bx is due to personality

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define

external attributions

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bx due to situation

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list

2 ways to engage with conflict

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  • negotiate
  • escalation
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define

negotiate

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problem-solving communication, information exchange, search for solution

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escalation

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generalization of issue, attribution of blame to other, personal attack, coercion threat, intensified demands

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define

demand/withdraw pattern

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1 partner engages in demanding froms of bx such as complaints, criticisms and pressures for change while the other partner engages in withdraw

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direct negotiation strategies

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  • show willingness to deal with problem
  • accept responsibility
  • offering concessions or compromise
  • exhibiting support for the others point of view through paraphrasing
  • offering self-disclosure through I statements
  • providing approval and affection
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# define voice | response to conflict
trying to improve things; putting effort into fixing things
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# define loyalty | conflict response
avoid conflict; don't leave relationship; optimistically wait for conditions to improve
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# define neglect
stop interacting; ghosting
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# define exit
leave the relationship
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# list outcomes of conflict
* separation * domination * compromise * integrative agreements * structural improvements
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# define separation
withdraw w/o resolving conflict
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# define domination
1 partner gets their way
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# define compromise
both parties reduce their aspirations so mutually acceptable alternatives can be reached | half- happy
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# define integrative agreements
both parties satisfied
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# define structural improvement
both partners get what they want but also learn and grow in their relationships
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# define: social power
the ability to influence the behavior of others and to resist influence on us
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# define principle of lesser interest
the person who has less interst in continuing and maintaining the realationship has more power in the partnership
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# define interdependency | as a source of power
the person who controls valuable resources has more power in that partnership
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# true or false men tend to have more power than women
true
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# answer why are men typically more powerful than women
men have more resources relative to women
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# fill in the blank in --- of marriages, men outearn wives | fraction
2/3
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# answer how many hours do women do of housework? men?
18 hrs 10hrs
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# list elements of equality in close relationships
* relative status * attention to the other * patterns of accomodation * well-being
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# define relative status | elements of equality
* whose interests matter more? * who defines whats important? * how are low status jobs done?
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# define attention to the other | elements of equality
* who is more likely to notice and attend to feelings of partner? * do both of give and recieve care and concern
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# define patterns of accomodation | elements of equality
* whose accomodations are noticed/taken for granted * who arranges their daily lives around the others life
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# define well-being | elements of equality
* whose economic success is valued more * who's better off psychologically/physically * does one person's well-being come @ expense of others good health
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# answer: when men are in oversupply, dating culture emphasizes ---
courtship monogamy
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# answer when women are in oversupply, dating culture emphasizes
hookups
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# answer how are power differences in conversation seen in men and women
when men and women speak to eachother , men use high power nonverbal whereas women use low power
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# list characteristics of people in power
* power influences mood and perceptions * feel in control * tend to do what they want * pay less attention to the feelings of others * have a harder time taking on another's POV * think people are more sexually interested in them than they are * percieve others as more sexually attractive and sexually available
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# list characteristics of people with less power
* experience more depression * behave more cautiously, timidly and fear more punishment
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# describe people in powers nonverbal behavior
* larger interpersonal distances * display more facial expressions * assume postures that are asymmetrical and take up more space
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# answer are low or high power people more sensitive to nonverbal
low power people
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# list styles of power
* direct * indirect * bilateral * unilateral
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# define direct | style of power
overt, making your preferences and your desires plain to your partner- associated with better outcomes
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# define: power distance
the extent to which less powerful people accept that power is distributed unequally. | some cultures accept a higher degree of unequal power than others
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# define indirect style of power
hinting at what you want but not outright saying it
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# define bilateral style of power
both members of the couple are involved in the resolution | associated with better outcomes
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# define unilateral style of power
only one member of the couple is involved in resolution
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# Answer what percentage of american women encounter severe physical partner violence? Men?
* 24% * 14%
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# answer what percentage of women globally experience intimate partner violence
30%
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# define situational couple violence
erupts from heated conflicts that get out of hand | most frequent form
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# define intimate terrorism
one partner uses violence as a tool to control and oppress the other
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# define violent resistance
a partner forcibly fights back against intimate terrorism
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# list correlates of IPV
* witness violence * history of child abuse * trait anger * neuroticism * consumption of aggressive media * traditional, sex typed gender roles * poor communication skills * mismatched attachment styles * recent stressor * hot/noisy/uncomfy environment * has happened before
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# list inhibiting influences of IPV
* gender equality * conscientiousness * self control * problem solving skills * being sober * commitment to relationship
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# define social allergies
through repeated exposure to small recurring nuisances, people may develop hypersensitive reactions of disgust and exasperation that seem out of proportion to any particular provocation
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# list direct forms of being mean
* accusations that criticize the partner * hostile commands for compliance * antagonistic questions * surly or sarcastic comments
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# list indirect forms of being mean
* condescension or implied negativity * dysphoric affect * attempts to change topics preemptively * evasive remarks
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# answer in the demand/withdraw pattern who is the demander? withdrawer?
women are the demanders men are the withdrawers

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