Friendships and Relationships

Flashcards to review key concepts related to friendships, romantic relationships, and family communication.

Friendships of the heart

Close emotional ties with friends who remain connected regardless of distance or circumstances.

Friends of the road

Friendships that change as individuals move along different paths in life.

Cyberbullying

Bullying that takes place over digital devices, often perpetrated anonymously.

Relational dialectics

The tensions that arise in relationships, such as autonomy/connection, openness/privacy, and novelty/familiarity.

Intimacy

Feelings of connection and closeness shared between friends, often expressed through dialogue or shared activities.

Dual perspective

Understanding both your own and your friend's perspectives, thoughts, feelings, and needs.

Relationship rules

Unspoken agreements that regulate how friends interact with each other.

Navigational communication

Adjusting and working through issues in a relationship, maintaining connection despite challenges.

Environmental spoiling

Situations where proximity negatively affects relationships.

Growth stages in romantic relationships

Stages that a romantic relationship follows: invitational, explorational, intensifying, revising, and commitment.

Dyadic breakdown

A phase in romantic relationships where partners stop engaging in established communication patterns.

Equity in families

The perception of fairness within family relationships, based on equal benefit from mutual investments.

Familial communication styles

Patterns of interaction in families shaped by conversation orientation and conformity orientation.

Stages of family life cycle

Unique phases families go through, including establishing, enlarging, developing, encouraging independence, launching children, postlaunching, and retirement.

Safer sex communication

The responsibility of discussing and practicing safer sex within romantic relationships.

Social support in relationship breakdown

Seeking help from others during the process of ending a romantic relationship.