Self-Disclosure and Privacy Concepts

Flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture on self-disclosure, privacy management, emotional support, love and attachment styles, attachment theory, relationship maintenance, and equity.

Social Penetration Theory

A theory explaining how relationships develop through gradual increases in the breadth and depth of self-disclosures.

Breadth

The variety of topics discussed in self-disclosure.

Depth

The level of intimacy in the disclosure.

Valence

The positivity or negativity of a self-disclosure.

Veracity

The honesty or truthfulness of a self-disclosure.

Fever Model of Self-Disclosure

A model suggesting that emotional distress increases the urgency or likelihood of disclosure.

Fear of Rejection

A common fear related to self-disclosure where an individual worries about being rejected by others.

Communication Privacy Management Theory (CPM)

A theory on how individuals manage private information through rules and boundaries.

Co-ownership in CPM

When someone becomes a co-owner of private information after being told.

Boundary Turbulence in CPM

Conflict or confusion occurring when privacy rules are broken.

Factors Affecting Privacy

Five factors include culture, personality, relationship, gender, and motivation.

Person-Centered Messages

Messages that vary in empathy levels: high (empathetic), moderate (generic support), and low (dismissive or unhelpful).

Immediacy in Communication

Verbal and nonverbal behavior that demonstrates closeness.

Ways to Communicate Affection

Three ways are verbal (saying 'I love you'), nonverbal (hugs, touch), and supportive actions.

Benefits of Affection

Includes better mental and physical health, stronger relationships, and emotional regulation.

Idealization of a Partner

Seeing a partner more positively than is realistic, typically during the early stages of love.

Lee’s 6 Love Styles

Eros (romantic), Ludus (playful), Storge (friendship), Pragma (practical), Mania (obsessive), Agape (selfless).

Chapman's 5 Love Languages

Words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, physical touch.

Attachment Theory

A theory explaining how early caregiver relationships influence adult relational patterns.

Childhood Attachment Styles

The three styles are secure, avoidant, and anxious/ambivalent.

Working Models in Attachment

Involves the model of self (am I lovable?) and model of others (can I trust others?).

Adult Attachment Styles

Includes secure, preoccupied, dismissive, and fearful-avoidant.

Prosocial Maintenance Behaviors

Actions that promote closeness, such as positivity, openness, and shared tasks.

Antisocial Maintenance Behaviors

Actions that avoid closeness or manipulate, including jealousy or avoidance.

Challenges in Cross-Sex Friendships

Includes sexual tension, jealousy from others, and misinterpretation of intentions.

Equity Theory in Relationships

A theory stating that people feel happiest when their input and rewards are balanced with their partner’s.

Overbenefited and Underbenefited

Overbenefited means getting more than you give; underbenefited means giving more than you get.