Terms and Definitions of Interpersonal Relationships and Communication, Quizzes of Communication and Development studies

Download Terms and Definitions of Interpersonal Relationships and Communication and more Quizzes Communication and Development studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 role relationship DEFINITION 1 partners are interdependent while accomplishing a specific task, such as a server at a resturant TERM 2 close relationship DEFINITION 2 it endures of time and consists of interdependent partners whosatisfyeach other's need for connection and socialinclusion, feel anemotionalattachment to each other, areirreplaceableto each other and uniquecommunicationpatterns TERM 3 relational culture DEFINITION 3 the notion that relational partnerscollaborateand experience shared understanding roles and rituals that are unique to their relationship TERM 4 family stories DEFINITION 4 bits of lore about family members and activities TERM 5 ritual DEFINITION 5 a repeated patternedcommunicationeven in a family's life TERM 6 wholeness DEFINITION 6 we cant fully understand a system by simple picking it apart and understanding each of its parts in isolation from one another TERM 7 hierarchy DEFINITION 7 all relationships are embedded withing larger systems TERM 8 subsystems DEFINITION 8 lower level systems of relationships such as sibling relationship in a family TERM 9 suprasystems DEFINITION 9 higher level relationships such as neighborhoodconsistingof several families TERM 10 boundaries or openness DEFINITION 10 the fact that a heirachy is formed by creating boundaries around eachseparatesystem. TERM 21 internal dialectics DEFINITION 21 tension resulting fromoppositionsinherent in relational partners communication with each other TERM 22 external dialectics DEFINITION 22 tensions between oppositions that have to do with how relational partnersnegotiatethe public aspects of their relationships TERM 23 public and private dialect DEFINITION 23 the tension between how much of a friendship isdemonstratedin public and what parts are kept private TERM 24 ideal and real dialect DEFINITION 24 the tension between an idealized vision of friendship and the real friend one has TERM 25 costs DEFINITION 25 those things in relational life the we judge as negative TERM 26 rewards DEFINITION 26 those things in relational life the we judge as positive TERM 27 comparison level DEFINITION 27 a person's standard level for what type of cost and rewards should exist in a given relationship TERM 28 comparison level of alternatives DEFINITION 28 f cost and rewards of a current relationship to the possibilityof doing better in a different relationship TERM 29 relative power position DEFINITION 29 partner in a relationshipbelievesthat he or she has a higher power status that the other partner so will engage in risky strategies without fearing the costs TERM 30 initiating stage DEFINITION 30 the first stage of coming together in which two people notify each other and indicate to each other that they are interested in making contacting. TERM 31 short term attraction DEFINITION 31 a judgment of a relationship potential that propels us intoinitiatinga relationship TERM 32 long term attraction DEFINITION 32 judgment of a relationship that makes us want to continue a relationship afterinitiatingit. this attraction sustains andmaintainsrelationships TERM 33 experimenting stage DEFINITION 33 two people become acquainted by gathering information about each other TERM 34 small talk DEFINITION 34 conversational interactions that are relaxed, pleasant, casual TERM 35 intensifying stage DEFINITION 35 intimacy between the partners intensifies TERM 46 approaching DEFINITION 46 providing non verbal signal that indicate we would like toinitiatecontact with another person, smiling TERM 47 sustaining DEFINITION 47 behaving in a way that keeps aninitialconversation going, such as asking questions TERM 48 affinity seeking DEFINITION 48 emphasizing thecommonalitieswe think we share with another person TERM 49 preventive maintenance DEFINITION 49 paying attention to our relationships even when there are no problems TERM 50 relational transgressions DEFINITION 50 negativebehaviorsin close relationships such asbetrayals, deceptions and harmful comments TERM 51 corrective maintenance DEFINITION 51 repairing a relationship when it runs into trouble TERM 52 account DEFINITION 52 anexplanationfor a transgression that may accompany an apology