PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Impression Management, Nonverbal Communication, Inter-Rater Reliability

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 333
• Professor: Caroline F Pukall

Document Summary

Sexual communication: processes by which intimate partners share their sexual likes and dislikes with each other and negotiate sexuality in their relationship. Couples" communication: ongoing verbal, behavioural, and affective exchanges between partners. Distressed vs non-distressed couples: distressed couples: engage in more negative behaviours and fewer positive behaviours. Lower levels of validation and empathy toward each other. 4 negative behaviours (predictors of declines in relationship satisfaction: criticism, contempt than addressing issue at hand. (urtful because it involves attacking a person(cid:495)s character/personality rather. One step further from criticism: defensiveness. Occurs when one partner feels he/she is being attacked and must protect himself/herself by denying responsibilities, or making excuses, or counter- complaining: stonewalling. Occurs when someone simply refuses to engage in the discussion at hand. Disengaging from a conflict can be a good thing if both parties agree to end conflict for the time being. But stonewalling is action taken by one person that is experienced negatively by his/her partner.