PSY 254 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Life Skills, Eudaimonia
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You" statements - aggressive communication/ pointing the nger. Suggest that the other person is responsible for your reaction. You always" - i never" extreme statements that create defensiveness. The conscious effort to explain and share something about yourself that night not otherwise be known. Important to understand the nature of friendship before disclosing. 21st century communications (shift typically starts at college w/ that exposure) Con ict vs anger / love vs hate. Con ict: the process of interaction that results when the behaviors or desires of one person interfere with the desire or behaviors of another. Con ict is a healthy representative about people being invested in the relationship doesn"t mean it is angry. The opposite of love and hate is indifference which gets people stuck in a rut of a negative spiral. Cognitions and perceptions - what we think the motivation of our partner it not really the motive. Touch - can calm down the reaction and settle things.
