ADV 3001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: John Gottman, Acronym

• School: University of Florida
• Department: Advertising
• Course: ADV 3001
• Professor: Lawrence Milton Clark

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Anxious child: not terribly interested in toys, cling to mother, very upset when she leaves, not calmed by strangers, when mother returns, they rush to cling, then sometimes get angry. These styles are retained in adult relations: secure people do better in relationships, have happier marriages, fewer divorces, relationships are better even if only one of the partners is secure. Psychologist john gottman: studies newly-weds by observing their interactions, accuracy in predicting divorce: 90% Di erent personalities: sometimes di erent personalities are bene cial. Frequent disagreements or direct disagreement: not source of failure. Subtle criticism of one"s partner: it happens, depends on how and how often you criticize. Gottman"s relationship killers: gottman"s theory: there are four major emotional reactions that are predictors to a divorce. Criticism: statements that describe negative qualities of the other. You never think about how your behavior is a ecting people.