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Commitment

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The degree of involvement a person has in a relationship

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Transactional model of jealousy

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A theoretical model that examines how commitment, insecurity, and arousability interact to predict the occurence and intensity of jealousy at three levels: the individual, the relationship, the situation

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Insecurity

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The perceived level of commitment of one’s partner

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Jealousy as a specific innate module (JSIM) theory

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A pattern of sex differences in jealousy where sexual infidelity is the trigger of jealousy for men and emotional infidelity is the trigger for women

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Sociosexual orientation

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Tendency to engage in sex either in the context of an intimate, loving relationship (restricted orientation) or without it (unrestricted orientation)

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Double-shot hypothesis

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An explanation of gender differences in response to infidelity based on different sociosexual orientations

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Mate guarding

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A set of responses to relationship threats that can take the form of mate concealment, vigilance, monopolization of time

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In-pair copulation (IPC)

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The frequency with which a couple has sex

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Topical cohesion

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The extent to which topics introduced to a conversation are related; low cohesion is characterized by covering a lot of topics for a short time

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Reasserting dominance

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Establishing and maintaing dominance in a conversation by way of interruptions

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Confirmation interruptions

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Interruptions made for the purpose of clarification or to express agreement

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Rejection interruptions

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Interruptions that express diagreement

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Disconfirmation interruptions

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Interruptions that seek to minimize the importance of the speaker’s statements and interruptions made with the goal of changing the subject

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Qualifiers

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Phrases such as I guess, sort of, I mean, you know that express uncertainty

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Back-channeling

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A variety of verbal and nonverbal responses to another’s utterances, such as sentence completion and nodding

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Transactive memory

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A shared system for encoding, storing and retrieving information

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Separate cultures hypothesis

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The idea that men’s and women’s communication patterns are so different that they resemble distinct cultures

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Positive illusions

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Beliefs that are more positive than the reality warrants

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Self-presentation

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The process through which people try to control the impression other people form about them

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Self-disclosure

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The processes through which people reveal more of themselves to others

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Suspicious Jealousy

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A form of jealousy that occurs when one suspects a betrayal. It is characterized by feelings of anxiety and insecurity

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Fait accompli jealousy

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A form of jealousy that occurs when betrayal is a certainty. It is characterized by feelings of sadness, anxiety or anger

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Formative attention

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Attention from others that sustains part of our self-concept

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Relationship violence takes four forms (Johnson 2006) which are:

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Violence resistance
Intimate terrorism
Situational couple violence
Mutual violence

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Violent resistance
One partner is violent and not controlling, while their partner is both violent and controlling
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Intimate terrorism
The individual is violent and controlling while his or her partner is not
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Situational couple violence
The individual is violent, but neither the individual nor the partner is controlling
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Mutual violent control
Both partners are violent and controlling
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Myopia
A condition in which the range of behaviors deemed appropriate in a given situation is narrowed
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Acute stress
Stress resulting from distressing events that have a clear-cut beginning and end
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Chronic stress
Stress that is long-term and has no clear onset or termination
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Need for power
A general concern for: 1) having an impact on others 2) arousing strong emotions in others 3) maintaining a reputation and a sense of prestige
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Quid pro quo harassment
Harassment that attempts to extort sexual cooperation by means of threats of job-related consequences
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Hostile environment harassment
Harassment that attempts to extort sexual cooperation by means of threats of job-related consequences
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Hostile environment harassment
Harassment that includes pervasive sex-related verbal conduct that is unwelcome or offensive
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Sex-role spillover
Theoretical position that proposes that sexual harassment of women at work is the result of a spillover into the workplace of gender-based expectations for behavior
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Rape
Nonconsensual oral, anal or vaginal penetration, obtained by force, by threat of bodily harm or when the victim is incapable of giving consent
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Transformational view
When describing relationship conflict, this theoretical position maintains that conflict is essential for relationship growth
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Conflict
The interpersonal process that occurs whenever the actions of one person interferes with the actions of another
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Constructive conflict
Conflict that results in positive change and growth in a relationship
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Destructive conflict
Conflict that results in termination of relationship
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Demand/withdraw pattern of conflict
A conflict situation where one partner is willing to engage emotionally and verbally, while the other prefers to avoid engagement
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Entailment model
A model suggesting that conflicts are preceded by a chain of events starting with casual attributions, continuing with responsibility judgments and resulting in assignment of blame
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Stage model of conflict
A model suggesting that arguments follow an orderly three-stage pattern, leading to three predictable outcomes
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Compromise
Conflict resolution in which one or both partners have to renounce something, leading to a less than satisfactory situation
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Domination
Conflict resolution in which one partner wins and the other loses
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Integrative agreement
Conflict resolution that incorporates the desires of both partners
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Structural improvements
Conflict resolution that consists of a positive restructuring of the relationship
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Balance theory of marriage and conflict
Theoretical model that considers the ratio of positive to negative affective experiences as the best predictor of relationship stability
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Forgiveness
The forgiving of a transgression over time; it requires the transformation of relationship destructive motivation into strategies that promote the relationship
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Preexisting doom
A condition that leads to relationship dissolution because the partners were ill-matched from the begining
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Mechanical failure
A condition that leads to dissolution because the partners seem unable to work outdisagreements
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Sudden death
A condition that leads to dissolution because one partner betrays the other by breaking the cardinal rules of the relationship
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Barrier models of dissolution
These models consider both internal and external factors, such as attraction, alternative attraction and barriers, that lead to relationship termination
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Intrapsychic phase
In reference to relationship dissolution, the internal ruminations of the disaffected partner
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Dyadic phase
In reference to relationship dissolution, represents the interpersonal phase between the two partners
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Social phase
In reference to relationship dissolution, involves the partners reaching beyond their immediate relationship (to their larger social group) to manage their social impressions
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Grave dressing phase
In reference to relationship dissolution, what happens after the relationship is terminated
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Loneliness
An aversive state representing the flip side of attraction and belonging
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Emotional isolation
The lack or loss of psychological intimacy
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Social isolation
The lack or loss of integrated, group contacts

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