Title: Intimate%20Relationships%20and%20Communication
1Intimate Relationships and Communication
2Developing Intimate Relationships
- Successful Relationships require
- Positive Self-concept and Self-esteem
- developed in infancy and childhood
- gender roles
- attachment
- adult styles of loving
- less than ideal childhood can still have a
successful relationship
3Developing Intimate Relationships
- Successful Relationships require
- Friendships
- based on companionship, respect, acceptance,
help, trust, loyalty and reciprocity - may be longer lasting and more stable
4Love, Sex, and Commitment
- One of the most basic and profound human
emotions. - These 3 are linked ideals in intimate
relationship. - Characteristics of love, sex and commitment.
5Sternbergs Classifications of Love
- Based on degrees of intimacy, passion and
commitment - Liking
- Infatuation
- Romantic
- Fatuous
- Empty
- Companionate
- Consummate
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7The Pleasure and Pain of Love
- Recognize the human emotions
- Two components
- Physiological arousal
- Emotional explanation
8The Transformation of Love
- All relationships change over time.
- High levels of passion.
- Growth of intimacy.
- Reduction of romance and or passion to the
transformation of deep love.
9Stresses on a Intimate Partnership
- Unequal or Premature commitment
- Unrealistic Expectations
- Competitiveness
- Balance of Time together and apart
- Jealousy
10Successful Relationships
- Realistic expectations
- Mutual trust
- Open communication
- Effective ways to resolve conflict
- Agreement on religious/ethical values
- Equal roles
- Balance of individual and joint interests
11Ending a Relationship
- Reasons why?
- Guidelines of a breakup
- Fair chance
- Be fair
- Be tactful
- Time for resolving your anger and pain
- The value of the experience
12Communication
- Nonverbal
- Ability to interpret nonverbal messages
- Self-disclosure
- Listening
- Feedback is a constructive response
- Gender differences in communication
13Conflict and Conflict Resolution
- Conflict resolution skills are vital for
maintaining intimate relationships. - Clarify the issue.
- Find out what each person wants.
- Identify various alternatives.
- Decide how to negotiate.
- Solidify the agreements.
- Review and negotiate.
14Pairing and Singlehood
- Choosing a Partner.
- Attraction.
- Similarities.
- Communication.
- Acceptance.
15Dating
- Different cultures have different rituals for
finding a mate. - American Culture.
- Getting to know each other.
- Traditional male-female dating pattern.
- Dating of young people.
16Cohabitation
- Factors of acceptance
- Rarely continues indefinitely
- Advantages
- Liabilities
17Partnership
- Gay and Lesbian
- Sexual orientation
- Homosexual relationships in relation to
heterosexual relationships - Traditional gender roles
- Societal attitudes
18Singlehood
- Diverse group
- Factors that contribute to a growing number
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Enjoyment depends upon
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20Marriage
- Benefits of Marriage
- Issues of marriage
- Role of Commitment
21Divorce
- High rates.. Why?
- Process of Divorce.
- Physical separation.
- Emotional separation.
- Greatest stress producing event next to the death
of a spouse. - Recovery from divorce.
- Remarriage.
22Family Life
- Becoming a Parent
- Family life cycle
- Preparation for parenthood
- Own stability and readiness to be a parent
- Physical health
- Teenage parenting
- Over the age of 35
- Nutritional habits
- Genetics
- Financial
- Considered educational and career plans
- Emotionally ready
- Social support
- Attitudes and aptitudes
23Preconception Care
- Preexisting medical condition
- Current use of medications and drugs
- Use of tobacco and/or alcohol
- Past problems with pregnancy
- Disease risks and immunization history
- Dietary habits
- Family history of genetic diseases or multiple
births
24Birth of First Child
- Stressful transition
- Return to traditional gender roles
- Each stage of the Family Life Cycle
- New parents
- worry about choices and mistakes
- no set rules
- most important is to promote satisfaction for all
family members.
25Birth of First Child
- Later stages balance between giving freedom and
setting limits - Marital satisfaction tends to decline when
children are in school
26Building Blocks of Parenting
- Modeling
- Trust
- Respect
- Love and Discipline
- Honesty
- Positive Statements
- Time, Attention, Concern
27Single-parent Families
- Differences to a traditional family life cycle.
- Difficulties experienced as a single parent.
- Single Fatherhood.
- Children from single-parent families.
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29Stepfamilies or Blended Families
- 3 out of 4 women and 4 out of 5 men will remarry.
- Should not be expected to duplicate the emotions
and relationships of an intact family. - Healthy stepfamilies are less cohesive and more
adaptable than healthy intact families. Allow for
more individual differences. - More of a history they have the more of a family
unit is built.
30Qualities of Successful Families
- Commitment
- Appreciation
- Communication
- Time together
- Spiritual wellness
- Coping with stress and crisis
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