3. Perceptual
• See, hear, read
a message
• View a photo
or video
• Smell the
person
Elements to form a
mental & physical
picture along with
gender, age,
beliefs, values,
height, etc.
Interactional
• Superficial
• Relatively
impersonal
Basic information is
exchanged &
preliminary to more
involvement with the
person
4. Testing
Whether your
initial judgment
is true
the sense of
mutua lity of
being
con nected
develops
• What school
are you
attending?
• What are you
majoring in?
Intensifying
Reveal more of
yourself, amp up
your affections to
move to next
level of the
relationship
Gifts, cards,
flowers, flirting, or
becoming
sexually intimate
6. Interpersonal
Commitment
Committing
yourself further
and establishing
a deeper
connection with
the person who
becomes your
best or closest
friend
Two people
agree to be
committed to
one another in
a confidential
manner
Social
Bonding
Public “outing” of
the commitment
made by two
people, usually
in front of family
and friends. Unit
is formed.
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7. Intrapersonal
Dissatisfaction
Occurs when the
bond between
two individuals
becomes weak
Everyday
interactions
become
unsatisfying
and the future
begins to look
bleak unlike
before
Interpersonal
Dissatisfaction
Spend less free
time together,
withdraw and
grow farther
apart
9. Interpersonal
Separation
Bonds are broken
and the unit
reverts back to
individuals
Living separate
lives, possibly in
different
apartments
Social/Public
Separation
Comes in the
form of divorce
if a married
couple or
avoidance
and the return
of the “single
life” if in a
committed
relationship
10. Vertical Arrows:
move to a more or
less intense stage
Repair
EXIT
Involvement
EXIT
Intimacy
Self-reflexive Arrows:
stabilization
Contact
EXIT
Deterioration
Exit Arrows:
each
stage
presents
an exit
strategy
Dissolution
EXIT
11. Relationship
Liscence
Turning Points
Important events that can
change the direction of the
relationship and create
consequences for the
individuals involved
Permission to break some
relationship rule as a result
of your stage in the
relationship
•
Intimate VS non-intimate
relationships
•
Can be reciprocal
•
Varies across cultures
•
Can be negotiated mostly
nonverbally and in small increments
• Mostly positive but can be negative
• Vary with culture
• Varies with the stage of the
relationship
14. Common Internal
Tensions
Closeness & Openness
Autonomy & Connection
A person engaged
in a relationship
experiences internal
tensions causing the
relationship to be
in a constant state
of flux
Novelty & Predictability
24. Dealing with
a break-up
Break lonelinessdepression cycle
Take time out
Bolster self-esteem
Remove uncomfortable
relationship symbols
Be mindful of your
relationship patterns
25. Interpersonal Repair
R
Recognize the problem
E
Engage in productive
conflict resolutions
P
Pose possible solutions
A
Affirm each other
I
Integrate solutions into
normal behavior
R
Risks