Relationships are an essential part of human life. Whether they are familial, amical or romantic they all are important for human development and growth. According Maslow’s Hierarchy of need, relationships also known as love and belonging is the third level of human needs, meaning that people naturally desire to be loved, to belong, and to be affiliated with others. Interpersonal relationships are vital to a long, happy life; in fact, Research has rather consistently found that positive or fulfilling face-to-face relationships are central in attaining and thereafter maintaining not only emotional health, but also physical well-being. (Swingle, 2015, p.158). Although interpersonal relationships are important, they always come with both healthy …show more content…
defined Novelty versus Predictability is defined as the idea of wanting or doing something new (Novelty) while maintaining comfort and familiarity (Predictability). This tension occurs as a result of one partner “expressing the need to bring some excitement back into the relationship, while the other feels comfortable with the amount of predictability and novelty in the relationships” (Pawlowski, 1999). Three summer ago, my mom and my older sister travelled and left me as the caretaker of the house and food. I never liked cooking and I did not know how to cook back then so for dinner I would cook the same thing for two to three days. And of course, Keren got mad at me because she was tired of eating the same thing. She wanted to eat different meals every day that I did not even know how to cook. She claimed that I made her “suffer” because I cooked the same thing but she never wanted to help me in the kitchen. My argument was that she never helped around the house but she was first to complain, so I would tell her “If you want to eat something else, make it yourself”. This tension almost went on for that entire summer, it was just us arguing back and forth. This affected us a lot because we would never be in the same room; she would always be in the room and I would always be in the kitchen. To solve this tension, we used the Neutralization and Separation Method. The Neutralization …show more content…
“This contradiction refers to the amount of candor and discretion in partners ' interactions” (Baxter, 1993); how much information people choose to disclose or keep to themselves. This is the one tension that is caused by our likeness; her and I are both contained to ourselves so we are not very open to people. Last summer, Keren and I got into an argument and we were not talking to each other. Keren and I share a bedroom; she likes the room to be dark and I like it to be bright with the sun. One day, the sun was very bright in the room, and I did not know that the sun was bothering her because it was reflecting on her face. I knew the sun was very bright but I did not realize that it was bothering because I was not open enough to ask her and she was not open to tell me. So she got up and closed the blinds without telling and the tension started again. This conflict made it clear that her and I cannot not share rooms because it always causes tensions between us. To solve the issue, my mom decided to put a curtain on the windows to block the sun on her side and leave it on my side. This solution illustrates the Reframing Method, which is described as “transforming the needs of the dialectical tension so there are no longer opposites” (Interpersonal Communication Video). This solution was successful because we found a balance between leaving the blinds open for my side and keeping the sun
Harrington & Braithwaite suggest as cited by West & Turner “It is through communication practices that people achieve dialectical unity, or the way in which people are able to make contradictions feel complete and satisfactory.” (West & Turner, 2010, p.201) What I perceive to be may be something different, however, once someone shows me who they really are; I can only believe what I see. No matter what, I choose to have in my relationship it has to be simultaneously in nature. If I decide to have behavior control this can still lead to contradictions in my relationship even though, I may change that does not mean that the other person in the relationship will. My boyfriend’s views of the relationship seem to be quite different than
The Brice family was facing the stage of conflict as a couple in this scenario. Smith and Hamon (2012), state that the Family Development Theory analyses stages as being different from one to another; some stages are easier to overcome, and others are harder. In The Brice Family scenario, the stage of confronting their differences was a difficult one because they did not want to hurt each. Smith and Hamon (2012), state that couples need to learn how to stablish good communication, so their marriage can stay solid in their lives. However, the Brice family did not have good communication because they were not open to discuss their differences. Carolyn and David, waiting to communicate their differences until no more options were
“what have we learned.” To prevent any kind of confusion, Waldinger divides what he has learned from this study into three lessons. He reinforces the big value of relations with some metaphors: “the experience of loneliness turns out to be toxic.” He wants to convey how threatening the loneliness is. “loneliness kills.” To stop any doubt that his metaphor is exaggerated, he supports it with evidences, facts and detailed surveys: “more than one in five Americans will report that they're lonely,” “The people who were the most satisfied in their relationships at age 50 were the healthiest at age 80.” These surveys and facts mainly support not only his point but also his aim beyond that talk. The power of relationships: “good relationships keep us happier and healthier.” He also illustrates the previous point by reports from the study: “Our most happily partnered men and women reported, in their 80s, that on the days when they had more physical pain, their mood stayed just as happy. But the people who were in unhappy relationships, on the days when they reported more physical pain, it was magnified by more emotional pain.” Additionally, he illustrates how the relationships can keep us healthier: “High-conflict marriages, for example, without much affection, turn out to be very bad for our health, perhaps worse than getting divorced. And living in the midst of good, warm relationships is protective.” Waldinger develops that the relationships do not just protect physical health, they protect brains: “the people who are in relationships where they really feel they can count on the other person in times of need, those people's memories stay sharper longer. And the people in relationships where they feel they really can't count on the other one, those are the people who experience earlier memory
Regardless of the form in which it exists- be it romantic, familial, or platonic- the love and many relationships which manifest between people functions as a defining factor in the development of all individuals in both an intrapersonal and interpersonal context.
In conclusion, relationships are very important. Without human relationships a person can’t go through life. It is essential that people have relationships with others if they want to live a happy and full live. Relationships bring joy in times of happiness, and they bring comfort in times of sadness. Relationships with other people help shape your emotions. Not only that but other people are sometimes the best at teaching you things about yourself and the world, which is undeniably one of the most important things of
Even traditionally strong relationships, such as marriage, are prone to many instances of interpersonal conflicts. Home buying; what is important to each in a home? Career choices; does one career affect the other, if so, which one is more important to each? Holiday plans can involve conflict. Oftentimes during the holidays I would like to visit with my family...
There is plenty of evidence to suggest that if a person’s relationships are warm and consistent, then this will have a positive impact on their emotional wellbeing, and perhaps on their physical health as well. It is unsurprising to find relationships closely associated with positive wellbeing in childhood because similar findings have been identified in adulthood where contact with friends and family are a key predictor of happiness (Holder and Coleman, 2009). Relationship can be influenced by children’s relationship with parents and care givers. Relationships between children, parents or care-givers are a significant feature of present and future wellbeing. It is widely agreed that children benefit from protective, nurturing and responsive relationships. In addition to promoting secure attachment patterns, parents and caregivers provide material support, affection, protection, discipline
The interpersonal conflict revolves around my mother and I. We have always had a strong relationship but lately, have been at constant odds between each other. There is conflict between us because of our conflicting views on whats the better option for our beloved dog. My mother will always hold the power most of the times by default, she is my mother after all, but when it comes to this specific interpersonal conflict, I certainly hold the power. Other family members know of this dilemma as well including my grandmother who is just as conflicted as my mother and I are. My grandmother has a strong attachment to our dog and would effect her emotionally.
The purpose of this paper is not to teach you, or to show you how interpersonal communication is essential to everyday life at home or work. But, I am going to do my best to at least show you how essential communication skills are in all areas of life by using me as the example. My plan is to focus on some of the elements of interpersonal communication that we have been touching on this semester. While reading our Interpersonal Communications Book, three goals kept being highlighted that I personally wanted to accomplish by the end of course. I’m sure that by now have noticed that I keep referring to my topics as goals. The reason why I’m doing so is because I’m still on that learning curve…an ongoing process. If can recall back to all of our assignment in this course they all bring one collective point. That point is that, Interpersonal communication is an essential skill in everything that we do in life.
For example, if you know the romantic rules of the relationship rules theory then you should have a better awareness of what to do and what not to do in order to make a relationship work. Although you do have to know that there is a difference in romantic rules, as well as in other relationship theories, from one culture to the next. With the relationship dialects theory, it is imperative to know the opposing motives or desires within an interpersonal relationship. Autonomy and connection are an example of one of the three opposing motives; you can wish to still be an independent person while also wanting to connect closely to another person and grow the relationship. People often worry that they will lose their identity if they become too involved with their partner. If you understand the relationship dialects theory, then you will be able to deal with these issues through the ways it
As humans, we are constantly building relationships with others and meeting new people, but sometimes it 's hard to maintain a relationship with another person, when only one person is engaged in it. All healthy relationships or friendships should be based upon the concepts of caring, supporting, and spending time with each other, and if one person is not able to provide these concepts towards the other person, then the relationship quickly becomes one-sided.
“Trust is one party’s willingness to be vulnerable to another party based on the belief that the latter party is a) reliable b) concerned c) open and d) competent” (Kramer and Taylor 1996). As defined by Rousseau et al “Trust is psychological state comprising the intention to accept vulnerability based on positive expectations of the intentions or behavior of another”. Trust as a part of organizational culture is shaped up by many different aspects, conditions, backgrounds and dimensions. In general, the consensus of opinion is that trust between individuals and groups within an organization is a highly important ingredient in the long-term stability of the organization and the well-being of its members. Trust within a project team is very
“Relationships are what make up our world today, they shape the ways we see things and the way that we do things, relationships affect how we see the world today”. I believe supporting what your partner does, having a great sum of trust and showing your affections towards your partner is what will make a healthy relationship great.
There are many things that make humans, human. One major component is the capacity to form and maintain relationships. These relationships are absolutely necessary for any of us to survive, learn, work, love, and procreate. Human relationships take many forms but the most intense, most pleasurable and most painful are those relationships with family, friends and loved ones. Within this inner circle of intimate relationships, we are bonded to each other with emotional paste — bonded with love.
The individual ability to have friendly ties with others will have satisfying relationships which in turn will help him to survive and grow in the society. Having Positive Relations with Others and the ability to love is viewed as the central component of mental health. Individuals high on this factor are described as having strong feelings of compassion and warmth for all human beings. This aspect refers to being capable of displaying great love, deeper friendship, and positive identification with others. The importance of positive relations with others is repeatedly stressed in most theories of psychological wellbeing. Ryff (1989) defined positive relations with others as heartfelt, trusting interpersonal relations and strong outlooks of empathy and