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intimacy
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inner or internal, to come from within the individual. intimacy is reciprocal trust between the partners, emotional closeness, and comfortable levels of self-disclosure
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need for affiliation
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some sociologists and anthropologists believe that intimacy is the need to have relationships in our lives
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#1 essential psychological need by Robert Weiss
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1. intimacy is a basic, universal psychological need that drives us to share our innermost feelings with another or others
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#2 essential psychological need by Robert Weiss
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2. social integration is the innate need to belong to a social group. these needs propel us to vent our worries, fears, and anxieties with others
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#3 essential psychological need by Robert Weiss
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3.we all have an internal desire to nurture and to be nurtured, to care for another and be taken care of
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#4 essential psychological need by Robert Weiss
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4. at times we need assistance from others. interpersonal relationships provide this
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#5 essential psychological need by Robert Weiss
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5. reassurance that we have worth , and that we are wanted, needed, and loved comes from intimacy with another person
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5 different levels of intimacy context
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immediate context, personal context, relational context, group context, sociocultural context
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immediate context
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refers to factors that influence the couple's interaction, such as the physical setting, the couple's mood during the intimate interaction, and the couple's reason for talking
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personal context
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includes factors specific to each person, such as personality traits, attitudes and beliefs, emotional reactions to intimacy, willingness to self-disclose,
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relational context
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refers to characteristics of the relationship and how the couples define it. factors such as companionship, trust, level of commitment, each partner's intimacy needs, and the presence of or type of conflict are all part
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group context
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includes the couple's social network, including each partner's family, peers, neighborhood, and community.
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sociocultural context
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contains such factors such as norms, beliefs, ideals of the culture and subcultures which couples live and relate.
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emotional attachment
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the core of all love relationships , characterized by feelings that promote a sense of closeness, bonding with one another, and connection
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components of intimacy
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1. conflict resolution
2. affection 3. cohesion 4. sexuality 5. identity 6. compatability 7. expressiveness 8. autonomy |
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1. conflict resolution
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addresses how couples manage the inevitable conflict that occurs within the relationship, and how they resolve differences of opinion. effectively managing conflict optimizes high levels of intimacy
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2. affection
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how partners express affection and show feelings of emotional closeness is an important aspect of intimacy and affects the degree to which partners self-disclose, and the degree to which each reciprocates by sharing feelings and emotions
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3. cohesion
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looks at degree to which marriage in the relationship is valued, not only on the level of commitment to the marriage, but each partner's sense of the other's level of commitment.
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4. sexuality
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not only is it important that each partner is able to communicat sexual needs, wants and desires, but its also important that each partner's sexual needs, wants, and desires are fulfilled by the marriage. considered most intense togetherness a couple can experience
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5. identity
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maintaining parners' individual identities is another aspect of intimacy that is important in order for both partners to be self-confident and have a high level of self-esteem.
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6. compatability
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speaks to how partners relate to each other, work together and play together.
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7. expressiveness
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degree to which partners allow each other to know their most personal thoughts, beliefs, and feelings are strong indicators of intimacy
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8. autonomy
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independence from a person's family of origin provides the emotional freedom a person needs to develop, nurture, and sustain intimacy with a partner
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intimacy status
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commitment, the degree to which each partner in the couple is dedicated ot the relationship, and depth, the closeness and involvement in the realtionship
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intimate
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1st intimacy status. capable of expriencing closeness, forming an emotional attachment to another, and is committed to depth in a relationship
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pseudointimate
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appears ot be intimate on the surface, but lacks depth. may never progress beyond friendship
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preintimates
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capable of intimacy and may even desire it, but they lack the ability to make the commitment necessary to sustain long-term relationships
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stereotyped relationships
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are those in which an individual has any number of casual relationships; however, these relationships are devoid of depth and commitment
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isolates
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people who are socially withdrawn and have no apparnet need for either social or close interpersonal interactions
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merger status
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the intimate status requires partners in a relationship to experience an equal balance of power, or equity
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erik erikson's lifespan approach for psychosocial development
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the social and emotional development of an individual
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erikson's 8 stages of man
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formulated to put forth the notion that our social and emotional development is a lifelong process; that what happens or doesn't happen at one stage will eventually affect our psychosocial development during later stages
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trust vs mistrust
-infancy/toddlerhood (0-24 months) |
child develops a belief that his/her caregivers will provide a secure and trustful environment
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autonomy vs shame and doubt
-toddlerhood 2-4 |
child develops a sense of independence and free will; feels shame if he/she doesn't use the free will appropriately
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initiative vs. guilt
-early childhood 4-6 |
"the age of acquiring": child learns to explore his/her environment and acquires a newfound set of skills; feels a newfound initiative and accomplishment
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industry vs inferiority
-middle childhood 7-12 |
"the age of mastery": child masters the skills acquired during early childhood
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identity vs role confusion
-adolescence 13-21 |
teen develops a sense of who he/she is in comparison to others (sense of "self"); develops a keen sense of role expectations
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intimacy vs isolation
-young adult 22-35 |
develops ability to give and receive love; begins to consider long0term relationships, marriage, and parenting as realistic options
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generativity vs stagnation
-middle adulthood 36-65 |
develops interest in giving of themselves to younger generations by helping them lead meaningful lives and by caring for them
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integrity vs despair
-older adulthood 65+ |
desires to find meaningful and personal gratification with the life they have lived
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formation of peer groups
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1. pre-crowd stage
2. the beginning of the crowd 3. the crowd in transition 4. the fully developed crowd 5. crowd disintegration |
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the pre-crowd stage
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isolated same-sex peer groups exist in the form of cliques. spontaneous, shared activities provide the opporutnity to relate personally
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the beginning of the crowd
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peer groups toward the end of 7th grade begin to shift to crowds. dances and sporting events provide preadolescents with the chance to practice interacting w/ opposite sex
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the crowd in transition
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smaller cliques are formed w/in the larger crowd. pairing off of male and female couples drives the crowd into transition
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the fully developed crowd
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composed entirely of opposite-sex cliques.
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crowd disintegration
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as adolescents take on adult responsibilities, they become involved in intimate relationships, their crowd groups begin to disintegrate
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angela huebner
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provides thorough discussion of psychological changes.
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establishing an identity-identity formation
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in order to experience healthy intimate relationships in later stages of adult development, individuals must first have a strong sense of identity
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individuation
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forming an identity that is separate from that of their family of origin
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intergenerational family theory
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suggests that patterns of relational functioning are passed down from generation to generation. basic premise that our parents acquired their family relational patterns from their parents, and so on.
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