Exam 10: Communication in Personal Relationships

Relationships are embedded in contexts, meaning that __________.

__________ __________ refers to the private world of rules, understandings, meanings and patters of interacting that partners create for their relationships.

The process of communication that aims at sustaining intimacy in romantic relationships in face of changes within the partners and the surrounding context is known as __________.

The opposing and continuous tensions found in personal relationships are known as __________.

Identify the challenges (or difficulties) of long-distance romantic relationships, and explain communication strategies for coping with these challenges. Your response should focus on how couples involved in long-distance relationships can establish and sustain satisfying communication.

Miguel's big graduation party had been planned for weeks. His best friend approached him the day before the party and told him, "I won't be able to make it to your party because something came up." Miguel was shocked. He felt that his best friend was either in big trouble over something or that they weren't really friends after all. What kind of relationship rule was Miguel following?

Primary among the reason(s) researchers have found on why people do not practice safe sex is/are __________.

Gus says he wants to go out to dinner and suggests a pizza at Uno's. His best friend Jim replies, "Ah, that's where we always go. I'm bored with Uno's. Let's go somewhere different tonight." Gus says, "But I feel really comfortable at Uno's, it's so familiar." The tension between Gus and Jim reflects __________.

In negotiating safer sex with your partner, which of the following would be considered a more constructive approach?

Dan asked Sarah to come and meet his parents. What is the name for this event that is about to occur in their relationship?

Discuss the different types of love as discussed in Chapter 10. Pick three and provide examples as how that type of love is used by you.

The style of love that is a comfortable "best friends" kind of love that grows gradually is known as __________.

Friends who are open with each other about many topics, but agree not to pry into other topics use __________ as a way to mange dialectics.

A __________ __________ moves a relationship toward or away from intimacy.

Relationships which are governed more by what we do than who we are, are __________.

Relationship deterioration always leads to the end of a friendship.

__________ __________ predicts that people will seek relationships with others who will closely match their own values, attitudes, social background, and physical attractiveness.

The stage in an interracial relationship in which the couple struggles with external pressures is __________.

Once a couple makes a commitment to an intimate relationship is made by a couple, the relationship culture becomes static.

What we put into relationships that cannot be retrieved if the relationships end are called __________.