Learning Objectives
- Define self-disclosure and intimacy, using social penetration theory to describe a relationship’s breadth and depth and the Johari window to explore how self-awareness and self-disclosure affect relationships
- Define and explain the effects of relational dialectics
- Discuss factors influencing relationship maintenance
- Discuss whether and how to repair a relationship
- Define and explain toxic communication, describing the four stages in an abusive relationship
- Explain the grief cycle, describing what occurs when a relationship ends with a loved one’s death
- Identify how culture, gender, and media and technology influence notions of intimacy and disclosure
- Discuss strategies for handling closeness and distance in relationships more effectively