Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a
Interpersonal Communication- A Mindful Approach to Relationships, 2020a
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>