chapter nine: communication in personal relationships
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Chapter Nine:Chapter Nine:
Communication in Personal RelationshipsCommunication in Personal Relationships
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Personal Relationships...Personal Relationships...
…are voluntary commitment between
irreplaceable individuals who are
influenced by rules, relational
dialectics, and surrounding contexts.
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Defining Personal Defining Personal RelationshipsRelationships
Uniqueness
Commitment
Passion
Investment
Relationship Rules
Affected by Context
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Defining Personal Defining Personal RelationshipsRelationships
Relational Dialectics
Autonomy/Connection
Novelty/Predictability
Openness/Closedness
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Managing DialecticsManaging Dialectics
Neutralization
Separation
Segmentation
Reframing
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Evolutionary Course of Evolutionary Course of Personal RelationshipsPersonal Relationships
Friendships
Role-limited Interaction
Friendly Relations
Moving towards Friendship
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Evolutionary Course of Evolutionary Course of Personal RelationshipsPersonal Relationships
Friendships
Nascent Friendship Nascent Friendship
Stabilized Friendship
Waning Friendship
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Romantic RelationshipsRomantic Relationships
Escalation
Individuals
Invitational Communication
Explorational Communication
Intensifying Communication
Revising Communication
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Romantic RelationshipsRomantic Relationships
Navigation
Ongoing Process of Communicating to
Sustain Intimacy
Preventive Maintenance and Repairs
Relational Culture
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Romantic RelationshipsRomantic Relationships
Deterioration
Intrapsychic Processes
Dyadic Processes
Social Support Processes
Grave Dressing Processes
Resurrection Processes
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Challenges in Personal Challenges in Personal RelationshipsRelationships
Adapting to Diverse Communication Styles
Dealing with Distance
Creating Equitable Romantic Relationships
Resisting Violence and Abuse
Violence in Relationships
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/CommunitySupport/Men4Change/violencerelate.html
Violence in Relationships
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/CommunitySupport/Men4Change/violencerelate.html
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Abuse in RelationshipsAbuse in Relationships
The Cycle of The Cycle of AbuseAbuse
Stage 1 Tension
Stage 2Explosion
Stage 3 Remorse
Stage 4 Honeymoon
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Violence in RelationshipsViolence in Relationships
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Negotiating Safer SexNegotiating Safer Sex
Barriers to Safe Sex
More Embarrassed to Talk about Sex than
to Have it
Erroneous and Dangerous Misconceptions
Debilitated by Drugs or Alcohol
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