PSYCH 5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Emotional Intimacy, Physical Intimacy, Dialectic
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Emotional intimacy is sharing important information and feelings. Financial intimacy is how couples need to be open, honest, and in synch about finances. Physical intimacy is a physical closeness with another individual. Shared activities involve jointly experiencing life circumstances: gender and intimacy. Social media affects intimacy; relational intimacy may develop more quickly through mediated channels than in fff communication. A friendship is a voluntary relationship that provides social support. Short-term vs. long-term friends some friendships last for years or a lifetime while others fade or end because of life changes. Task-oriented friendships revolve around certain activities, whereas maintenance- oriented friendships are grounded in mutual liking and social support independent of shared activities. Low disclosure vs. high disclosure describes the extent to which the friend knows personal or general information: high-obligation vs. low-obligation friends. High-obligation are those for whom we would do just about anything, compared to low-obligation friends for whom we would not.
