Download Relational Dialectics and Communication: Terms and Concepts and more Quizzes Communication in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Relational Dialectics DEFINITION 1 looks the the tensions that are at play in any relationships. TERM 2 Internal Contradiction DEFINITION 2 Those that are at work within the relationship -Males want autonomy -Females want relational connections --> can see it in relationships or friendships TERM 3 External Contradiction DEFINITION 3 Contradictions that this relationship faces in the wider world. How this relationship plays out in the real world. Inclusion: participating in a lot of out group things, and to included everone else Seclusion: not wanting to participate in a lot of group things, wanting more alone time. TERM 4 4 "R's" of Listening DEFINITION 4 Receiving-aknowledge of message Recalling-remember the essence Rating-evaluate the message Responding- provide feedback TERM 5 Message Complexity DEFINITION 5 Jargon is an example TERM 6 Noise DEFINITION 6 anything that interferes with communication TERM 7 Message Overload DEFINITION 7 when you receive more messages that you can comprehend TERM 8 Social Exchange Theory DEFINITION 8 2 concepts: costs and Rewards REWARDS-COST=OUTCOME Costs: those things in relational life that we judge as negative Rewards: Those parts of being in a relationship that we find pleasurable TERM 9 Circumscribing DEFINITION 9 "Maybe we'd be better off if we didn't talk about politics" TERM 10 Social Penetration Model DEFINITION 10 a model of self-disclosure and relational development that illustrates how sharing increasingly more personal information intensifies a relationship's intimacy level. TERM 21 Facilitative Emotions DEFINITION 21 allow us to perform better or to function better. Ex: If you are nervous and you spend a lot of time preparing for a presentation and you really did a great job on the presentation. Difficult Emotion TERM 22 Debilitaitive Emotions DEFINITION 22 hinder our process, hurt us in some way, or allow us not to function our best. Ex: Jealousy, over excessive test anxiety. TERM 23 Large Open Window: (Johari) DEFINITION 23 usually a sign of a healthy relationship TERM 24 Hidden Area (Johari) DEFINITION 24 can cause relationship stress if those things in the hidden area have a direct impact in the relationship TERM 25 Blind Area (Johari) DEFINITION 25 can cause stress if the person might not want to accept what you are saying and you have to say is this beneficial if you disclose the information (Should you keep it to yourself?) TERM 26 Unknown (Johari) DEFINITION 26 things that neither party knows but usually will find many things out as relationship goes on TERM 27 Knapp's Staircase Model (Coming Together) DEFINITION 27 Initiation-interest in interaction networking, Direct communication, Indirect Comm. Experimenting-getting to know each other small talk, finding out if interested in pursuing relationship Intensifying- increase amount of time together "Fireworks" stage Integrating- start to become a "couple" Rework schedules to spend more time together Bonding- relationship becomes committed Get married, have kids, move in together TERM 28 Knapp's Staircase model (Coming Apart) DEFINITION 28 Differentiating- individual differences start to show Need for independence, need "me" time Circumscribing-spending less time together "Blaming" stage of relationship Stagnating-participants are actively engaged in other activities Little activities together, relationship becomes routine Avoiding-actively avoids one another Frustration, Disagreement Termination-no longer seen by themselves/others as a couple stage may be short or drawn out, divorce
