Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships
Sixth Edition
Learning Objectives
5.1: Describe the five communication skills that help people develop relationships.
5.2: Describe the stages that people typically move through as they develop and disengage from relationships, including the communication that falls under each stage.
5.3: Identify common turning points in relationships.
5.4: Describe various dialectical tensions and know how people manage those tensions in their relationships.