PSYCH 3AB3 Chapter 10: Topic 8 - Intimacy
8 Dec 2015
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Friendships are a central feature of social interactions from almost he beginning of life. Affection, approval, sympathy, and understanding are qualities essential to our concept of friendship. As children approach puberty, the qualities of mutual truth, warmth, and understanding take on more importance in their friendships. Mutual trust is important because of the emergence of self- disclosure the process in which individuals communicate to others intimate information about their experiences and feelings as a feature of close friendships. In the process, they build a sense of intimacy the emotional attachment that is felt by those who share personal knowledge and understanding, concern for each other"s welfare, and a joint commitment to maintaining and deepening the relationship. On a cognitive level, adolescence brings an increased ability to set one"s own viewpoint to one side and look at things from another person"s perspective.
