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| occurs when one suspects a betrayal. characterized by anxiety and insecurity |
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| occurs when betrayal is a certainty. characterized by sadness anxiety or anger |
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| attention fro others that sustains part of our self-concept |
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| transactional model of jealousy |
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| theoretical model - examines how commitment insecurity and arousability interact to predict the occurrence and intensity of jealousy at 3 levels: individual, relationship, situation |
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| jealousy as a specific innate module (JSIM) theory |
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| pattern of sex differences in jealousy where sexual infidelity is the trigger of jealousy for men, and emotion for women |
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| tendency to engage in sex either in the context of an intimation relationship (restricted orientation) or w/o it (unrestricted) |
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| an explanation of gender differences in responses to infidelity based of different sociosexual orientations |
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| a set of responses to relationship threats that can take the form of mate concealment, vigilance, and monopolization of time |
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| the frequency with which a couple has sex |
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| conflict is essential for relationship growth |
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| demand/withdraw pattern of conflict |
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| one partner is willing to engage emotionally/verbally, while the other prefers to avoid engagement |
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| conflicts are preceded by a chain of events starting with casual attributions, continuing with responsibility judgments, and ending in blaming |
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| arguments follow and orderly 3 stage pattern, leading to 3 predictable outcomes |
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| conflict resolution for both partners |
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| conflict resolution for positive restructuring of the relationship |
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| balance theory of marriage and conflict |
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| the ratio of positive to negative affective experience as the best predictor of relationship stability |
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| a condition that leads to relationship dissolution because the partners were ill matched from the beginning |
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| a condition that leads to dissolution because the partners seem unable to work out disagreements |
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| leads to dissolution because one partner betrays the other by breaking the cardinal rules of the relationship |
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| barrier models of dissolution |
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| tese models consider both internal and external factors such as attraction, alternative attractions and barriers that lead to relationship termination |
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| relationship dissolution - the internal ruminations of of the disaffected partner |
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| relationship dissolution - represents the interpersonal phase b/w 2 parteners |
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| relationship dissolution - involves the partners reaching beyond their immediate relationship (to larger social group) to manage their social impressions |
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| relationship dissolution - what happens after the relationship is terminated |
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| lack of loss of psychological intimacy |
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| lack or loss of integrated group contact |
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