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Test 2
Communicating Closeness
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Communication
Undergraduate 3
11/10/2009

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The special relational states and interactions that occur in close relastionships, charterized by feeling of warmth, trust, and deep frienships
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Intimacy and affection are the foundation of our lives
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these elements are only present in our close relationships
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Interaction(component)
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have feelings and convey feelings to other person
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understanding(component)
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as humans have a need to feel understood
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Positive Involvement(component)
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other person must know we have affectionate feeling towards them
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immediacy(component)
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any verbal or non verbal behavior that decreases psychological or physiolgical(physical) distance
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reciprocity(component)
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must reciprocate feelings
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Interpersonal Affection(Component)
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a feeling that we have and something we communicate to the other person
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Various Ways intimacy is expressed
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-Positive involvement behaviors
-these show that a person is expierncing affectionate emotions such as liking, warmth, love, and joy
-engage in self disclosure
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affective exhange theory
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giving and reciving affection makes you mentally and physically healthier
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Mental
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healthy intimate relationships are vital to mental and emotional well being
-people who regularly recieve affection tend to have better over mental health
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physical
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-intimate relationships promote good health
-partners provide social support and get medical attention for loved ones
-people with relationships are more likely to stay active and healthy because they tend to engage in activites with memebers of their social network
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Oculesics
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-eye movement
-this will invite communication
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proxemics
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-study of use of space
-more space=more power
ex.teachers have big desks while students have smaller
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haptics
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study of touch
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kinesics
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study of body movement
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paralanguage
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-part of the word that is not spoken
-pitch, range, baby talk
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chronemics
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-the way people use time
-spending time with someone sends the message that you care about them
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when people listen carefully to their partner rather than focusing on their own thoughts and needs
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Relationship talk
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-when you talk about your relationship with your partner
-ex.I love you, im glad your in my life
-ex.discuss when you will have children(timing must be right for discution to be positive)
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Relational Language
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-language that occurs as a result of that relationship such as pet names and nick names
-using "we" instead of "you and I"
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Relational Language
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-language that occurs as a result of that relationship such as pet names and nick names
-using "we" instead of "you and I"
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Relational Language
Definition
-language that occurs as a result of that relationship such as pet names and nick names
-using "we" instead of "you and I"
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Relational Language
Definition
-language that occurs as a result of that relationship such as pet names and nick names
-using "we" instead of "you and I"
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