Studied by 5 people
Spiraling inversion
________ - cycle back and forth from attending to each others needs.
Relationships
________ are always in the process of becoming and are not static.
Everyday talk
________ is as important, if not more so, than the "bigger "conversations in relationships.
Segmentation
________- talk about some things and not others.
Deliberate confidants
________- those we intentionally share private information.
Boundary turbulence
________ occurs when information shared is revealed to others.
Relationships
________ are made up from and managed through conversations /talking.
Relationship Maintenance
the work we do to keep a relationship going and in a condition with which both partners are happy
Meta-communicative
communication about communication
Social Exchange Theory
a theory suggesting that relationship behavior is regulated by the evaluation of perceived rewards and costs of the interaction by both sides
Minimax Principle
principle describing the tendency to maximize the benefits and minimize the costs in relationships
Comparison Level
our general expectations of a certain type of relationship, such as a friendship or romantic relationship
Comparison Level of Alternatives
expectations arising from comparing existing relationships to other possible relationships
Communication Privacy Management
a theory that offers a map of the way people manage private matters that are shared with others
Boundary linkage
the practice of sharing private information with another individual
Everyday talk
interaction that includes mundane, ordinary conversations across our daily experience, making up our relationships in addition to the more noticeable, "bigger" moments, such as our first big fight or a marriage ceremony
Dialectical tensions
tensions that occur because we simultaneously have several essential yet oppositional needs or desires within our relationships
Connection and autonomy
the internal dialectical tension of integration and separation; spending time with a partner and spending time alone
Inclusion and seclusion
the external dialectical tension of integration and separation; spending time alone as a couple and spending time as a couple with others
Certainty and uncertainty
the internal form of the stability and change dialectic; the desire to count on things to occur and the desire to have novelty in the relationship
Openness and closedness
the internal form of the expression and nonexpression dialectic; refers to the degree of disclosure partners have with one another
Balance
method of managing tensions that takes place when we try to find a compromise that allows us to partly fill each need while also sacrificing some of each need
Integration
method of managing tensions that takes place when you are able to completely fulfill both opposing forces at the same time without sacrificing part of either one
Reaffirmation
method of managing tensions that involves accepting that you cannot reconcile the contradiction and celebrate what the dialectical tension means for the couple's unity
