COM 3125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Family Values
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Effort: required b/c many factors compete for attention in life (ex: work, school, etc. ) Sacrifice: choosing to give up something in order to benefit another person. Forgiveness: relational process in which harm is acknowledged by one or both parties; transform from negative to positive state and the relationship is reconciled. Barrier to intimacy: jealousy aversive emotion that may involve negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, anger, sadness, and fear induced by the threat or actual loss of a relationship. ***some view this as a sign or affection but it can turn violent or obsessive and thus create a barrier to intimacy. Barrier to intimacy: deception communicating or withholding information intentionally for the purpose of creating a false belief. Note: trust is a hallmark of intimacy and deception violates the trust. Power conceptualized as the ability of an individual to change the behavior of other family members.
