Fundamentals Inter week 10 discussionWeek 10: Week Ten - Class DiscussionNoteYou must not copy and paste information.Do not copy or paste information / Please …….(In your own words, referencing)Just make sure to cite the source in-text or use your own word, and paraphrase it.
Chapter 10, "Friendships in Our Lives," pages 249-272.Internal Tensions:Friendships are vulnerable to tensions inherent in being close. Internal tensions are relationship stresses that grow out of people and their interactions. We consider thereof these.Role Limited InteractionFriendly RelationsMoving toward Friendship Nascent FriendshipStabilized FriendshipWarning FriendshipExternal PressurePage 260Relational DialecticsIn chapter 8, we discussed relational dialectics, which are opposing human needs that create tension and propel change in close relationships. The three dialectics of connection/ autonomy, openness/ privacy, and novelty/ familiarity punctuate our friendships, prompting us to adjust continually to natural yet contradictory needs.Friendships can strained when people have different needs. There could be tension if Joe is bored and wants novelty but his friend Andy is overestimated and needs, calming routines. Similarly, if Andy has just broken up with a girlfriend, be may seek greater closeness wit Joe at a time when Joe has a strong need to feel independent of others. When needs cullied, friends should talk. It’s important to be open about what you need, and to be sensitive to what your friend needs. Doing this simultaneously honors your friend, and the relationship. Friends usually can work out ways to meet each person’s needs or at least understand that differing needs don’t reflect unequal commitment to the friendship.ReferenceWood, J. (2013).Interpersonal communication: Everyday encounters, (7th Ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
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