HLSC 2P50 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Impression Management, Nonverbal Communication, Inter-Rater Reliability
24 Jan 2017
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Frequent use of the term communication points to the relevance and importance of communication. Couple"s communication: ongoing verbal, behavioural and affective exchanges between partners , unfolds over time (includes silent exchanges such as facial expressions) Distressed couples tend to engage in more negative behaviours (ex. Lower levels of validation and empathy towards eachother) Four negative behaviours that are strong predictors of declines in relationship satisfaction. 4 horsemen of the apocalypse : criticism: negative communication behaviour that entails attacking a partner"s character or personality rather than focusing specifically on the behaviour that is upsetting (ex. Calling someone uptight: contempt: one step further, entails putting down and/or disrespecting your partner (ex. Eye-rolls, name-calling and mean humour: defensiveness: someone protects themselves from perceived verbal assault by denying responsibility, making excuses and/or counter-complaining (ex. You did it first, you do it too, i didn"t do that: stonewalling: someone refuses to respond and resisting influence by not engaging in the discussion at hand (ex.
