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Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a

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Analyzing ........................................................................................................................................ 243<br />

Evaluating ....................................................................................................................................... 243<br />

Advising .......................................................................................................................................... 243<br />

Perception Checking ............................................................................................................................ 243<br />

Selection ......................................................................................................................................... 244<br />

Organization ................................................................................................................................... 244<br />

Interpretation .................................................................................................................................. 245<br />

Negotiation ..................................................................................................................................... 245<br />

Influences on Perception ..................................................................................................................... 245<br />

Physiological Influences ................................................................................................................. 246<br />

Psychological Influences................................................................................................................. 246<br />

Social Influences ............................................................................................................................. 246<br />

Cultural Influences ......................................................................................................................... 247<br />

Perception Checking ............................................................................................................................ 248<br />

Chapter Wrap-Up ...................................................................................................................................... 248<br />

Chapter 8: Building and Maintaining <strong>Relationships</strong> ........................................................................................ 255<br />

8.1 The Nature of <strong>Relationships</strong> ................................................................................................................ 256<br />

Relationship Characteristics ................................................................................................................. 256<br />

Significant <strong>Relationships</strong> ....................................................................................................................... 257<br />

Purposes of <strong>Relationships</strong> .............................................................................................................. 257<br />

Elements of a Good Relationship .................................................................................................. 257<br />

8.2 Relationship Formation ........................................................................................................................ 258<br />

Understanding Attraction ..................................................................................................................... 258<br />

Reasons for Attraction .......................................................................................................................... 259<br />

Physical Proximity .......................................................................................................................... 259<br />

Physical Attractiveness .................................................................................................................... 259<br />

Perceived Gain ............................................................................................................................... 259<br />

Similarities and Differences ........................................................................................................... 260<br />

Disclosure ....................................................................................................................................... 261<br />

8.3 Stages of <strong>Relationships</strong> ......................................................................................................................... 261<br />

Coming Together ................................................................................................................................. 262<br />

Initiating .......................................................................................................................................... 262<br />

Experimenting ................................................................................................................................ 263<br />

Intensifying ..................................................................................................................................... 263<br />

Integrating ....................................................................................................................................... 263<br />

Bonding .......................................................................................................................................... 263<br />

Coming Apart ....................................................................................................................................... 263<br />

Differentiating ................................................................................................................................. 263<br />

Circumscribing ............................................................................................................................... 264<br />

Stagnating ........................................................................................................................................ 264<br />

Avoiding ......................................................................................................................................... 264<br />

Terminating .................................................................................................................................... 264<br />

Final Thoughts on Coming Together .................................................................................................. 264<br />

Relationship Maintenance .................................................................................................................... 265<br />

8.4 <strong>Communication</strong> in <strong>Relationships</strong> ......................................................................................................... 267<br />

Relationship Dialectics ......................................................................................................................... 267<br />

Separation-Integration .................................................................................................................... 268<br />

Predictability–Novelty .................................................................................................................... 268<br />

Openness–Closedness .................................................................................................................... 268<br />

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<strong>Interpersonal</strong> <strong>Communication</strong>

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