Chapter 8 Interpersonal Relationship Stages and Theories

Chapter 8 is a bit different from others as teacher told us do your own note for this chapter.


Stages of Relationship

Contact

• first stage of relationship
• aware of one another's existence
• perceptual and Interactional contact take place

Involvement

• second stage of relationship
• tighter bonds and engagements with one another

Intimacy

• third stage of relationship
• deep and committed relationship with one another
• become familiar and comfortable with each other

Deterioration

• fourth stage of the relationship
• factors such as temporal, cultural, or societal contexts weakens the bond with one another
• intrapersonal and interpersonal dissatisfaction become apparent
• reality hurts

Repair

• fifth stage of relationship
• intrapersonal repair and interpersonal repair

Dissolution

• last stages of relationship
• bonds are broken or returned back to platonic
• interpersonal and social separation takes place

Relationship Theories

Attraction Theory

• similarity
• proximity
• reinforcement
• physical attractiveness and personality

Relationship Rules Theory

• friendship rules
• romantic rules
• family rules
• workplace rules

Relationship Dialectics Theory

• the tension between closeness and openness
• the tension between autonomy and connection
• the tension between novelty and predictability

Social Penetration Theory

• People in relationships often have the need to explore each other's personalities

Social Exchange Theory

• individuals form relationship with one another based on whether or not it would bring benefits to them

Equity Theory

• move towards forming professional relationships with one another

The Dark Side of Interpersonal Relationships

• Relationships can get complicated and can lead to ugly things in life and with one another
• One of the most common example is jealousy due to a human nature called envy
• Different types of jealous can occur

Cognitive jealously

• suspicious thinking, worrying and exaggeration of things that you think would occur

Emotional jealousy

• seeing someone you like react to something else that is out of your control to reach

Behavioral jealousy

• responses or behavioral changes that takes place with the individual as a result of the envy and jealousy