What did people in the revenge condition report significantly more than in the no-revenge or the forecasters condition
Reported significantly more negative affect and significantly more rumination than participants in the no-revenge condition or the forecasters condition
When does conflict occur?
Occurs when one’s wishes or actions actually impede those of someone else, that is, when one partner has to give up doing something that he or she wants because of the other partner’s influence
True or False: All conflict involves anger or hostility
False: We sometimes make sacrifices to accommodate our partners generously and happily
what is a factor that make two people more likely to experience conflict?
The more interdependent any two people are, the more likely occasional conflict becomes
Conflict is inescapable for two reasons:
1) Any two people will occasionally differ in their moods and preferences
2) There are certain tensions that are woven into the fabric of close relationships that sooner or later, always cause some strain
What are dialectics?
Dialetics are opposing motivations that can never be completely satisfied because they contradict each other
What is there between personal autonomy and close connections to others
There’s dialectical tension.
People’s preferences swing back and forth as they come to be more influenced by whichever motivate has lately been less fulfilled
True or False: There’s dialectical tension between openness and closedness
True: Self-disclosure or privacy? Transparent authenticity or discretion and restraint
Is there a dialetical tension between stability and change?
Yes, we are attracted to both familiar and the new
Explain how there is a dialectical tension between integration with and separation from a social network?
- One’s motive to stay involved with other people is sometimes at odds with the wish to devote oneself to a romantic partnership
What are the four main dialectics of a relationship?
-Personal Autonomy and close connection to other
-Openness and closedness
-Stability and Change
-Integration with and separation from a social network
On average what is the frequency of conflict?
Dating couples report 2.3 conflicts per week and spouses experience one or two unpleasant disagreements each month
What is frequency of conflict highly associated with?
Stage of Life
How does is conflict affected by age?
Conflict increases from late teens to mid-20s, but declines afterwards
The less similar partners are, the conflcit they experience
More
The ——- stress two partners experience, the more likely they are to encounter conflict
More
Does increased commute time increase or decrease conflict in a relationship?
increase 45 minutes or more had a 40% higher risk of divorce than those with shorter commutes
The frequency of conflict increases or decreases with increased sleep
decreases, partners sleep poorly after a conflict, leaving them grumpy and irritable and this leads to more conflict ,
Alchol increases or decreases conflict?
increases
-participants in the intoxication condition reported more negative emotion about the conflict
-perceived their partners to be more upset
True or False: In someone with Low self-esteem alcohol makes them more insecure about their partners affections
true
which topic was the highest proportion of conflict by percentage?
- Children
- Chores
- Communication
- Leisure
- Work
- Money
- annoying behaviours
- Relatives
- Commitment
- Intimacy
- Friends
- Persoanlity
True or False: Expressing anger while you feel angry nearly always makes you feel less angry
False: It always makes you fell angrier
What are three more constructive means of managing anger?
- Think differently
- Take a break
- Use humor
True or False: Heated Arguments can be constructive
True: Arguments support or erode a couple’s satisfaction depending on the manner in which they are conducted
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Module 2: intro/ influence of culture, need for intimacy13
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Module 3: Attachment Styles9
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Module 4: Research Methods13
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Module 5: Attraction16
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Module 6: Attraction7
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Module 7: Social Cognition26
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Remember!!2
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Module 8: Communications0
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Module 9: Communication0
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Module 10: Communications and interdependency0
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Module 11: Interdependency and friendship0
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Module 12: Love0
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Module 13: Stresses and Strains21
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Module 14: Stresses and Strains11
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Module 15: Conflict30
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Module 16: Dissolution and Loss23
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Module 17: Dissolution and loss and maintenance and repairing21
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Module 18: Maintenance and Repairing10
