PSY 805 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Personal Boundaries, Active Listening, Sucker Free
25 Oct 2016
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High drama raising tensions and creating distance. Leads to weakened relationships, higher stress levels for everyone involved, and creating distance between us and loved ones. Differences: we are most attracted to those who are similar to us, if opposites are too extreme this can lead to diverging goals and needs. Iron fist: type of heavy control communication (heavy control talk), use of sledgehammer to get a point across (ex. Low drama lowering tension and creating closeness. Can be to take turns, to do both, to do a trial period, or to split the difference. Stress of divorce: divorce-stress-adjustment perspective, depends on the person/stressors/protective factors, can lead to a boost in well-being: moderators include individual personal resources (coping, social, self-efficacy), interpersonal resources, and structural resources (employment, finances) Social support: social interactions embedded within a network of social relationships that provide a person with access to actual or perceived resources from other who are perceived as caring.
