PSY 3122 Lecture 13: Sexual Communication

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Yara Kadulina

Document Summary

When women is being picked up, her main concern is safety. The working de nition used in this chapter is ongoing verbal, behavioural, and affective (i. e. emotional exchanges between partners) Research shows that most common way that people communicate is non-verbal. If you communicate non-verbally something you"re communicating verbally, person will believe your non-verbal signals. Accounts for 60-65% of exchange of information. Why do couples find it challenging to talk about their sexual relationship. Psychologists identi ed 24 areas of relationship disagreement. May fear that differences can threaten the relationship. Belief that emotional intimacy, not sexual intimacy, is important. When one person in a couple is after the other one and the other person is just trying to back out of it. When one person is nagging and the other is disengaged. These types of pattern often results in eventual separation and divorce. How to communicate effectively with one"s partner about sexuality.