relationships

relationships

1. Friendship

   • interpersonal relationship between two persons
     • mutually productive cannot be destructve
   • closer freiends
     • interdependent the action of onewill impact more significantly
   • three types
     • loyal
       • receptivity imbaalce
         • associative freiendly not trusting
   • needs
     • to satisfy needs
       • utility value
         • affirmation value
           • ego support value
             • stimulation value
               • security value
   • comumuncation
     • contistrangersnuum
     • dynamic tension want to be invidual but also connection
     • candor
       • not open on subjects
     • regressions
       • temporily limits intimate stage fo openess
   • acuaintanceship first stage of friendship
     • prior to the encouter events are important
       • this stage is interpersonal communication is guarded rather then open
         • they show politeness instead of genuine immediacy
     • casual friendship 2nd stage
       • clear sense of we-ness
         • communication demonstrates a sense of immediacy
           • activity as a unit rather then seprate
             • a sense of ease with comuncation
       • close and intimate friendship 3rd stage
         • you see your self as a exclusive unit
           • know each other you know how the other thinks and talks and can predict each others behaviors
             • know values and goals and are completly open
               • spontaneous postive stroking
         • lovers
           • passion cluster fasination
           • carrying cluster
           • types
             • intmacy liking relationship
             • passion in relation ship of infatuation
             • only commitment you have empty love
             • when you have all three have a complete or consumate love
   • cultural difference
     • gender difference
       • males are more closed to sharing there emotions to same sex
       • females are more open to same sex