The reward/ need satisfaction model (Byrne and Clore 1970) is a good example of how relationships are formed. It is based on the behavioural model which is influenced by both operant and classical conditioning where we form relationships due to direct or indirect rewards. These could be money, status, companionship, sex etc.…
Lee came up with a similar process; he believed that relationship breakdown can be broken down into 5 processes. The first stage is where a person begins to feel dissatisfied within their relationship. The second stage is where the dissatisfaction felt is made apparent to the individuals’ partner. The third stage is where the couple discuss what is wrong with the relationship. The fourth stage is where the couple attempts to resolve the issues within their relationship and the last stage is if resolution does not occur the couple will separate.…
During our lifetime, we have relationships with many people and all of these relationships are different. Whether it is with significant others, family, acquaintances, or friends, it is important to know how to have a healthy relationship. Sometimes, being in a relationship helps us to recognize our mistakes and our strengths; consequently, it can makes us a better person. In the movie “The Break Up”, the two protagonists go thru the six stages of interpersonal relationships, so they can find their happiness.…
Rolle & Ducks, 2006 model of breakdown endeavorers to explain the procedures in 6 solid steps. Its begins with dissatisfaction with how ones relationship is carried out, one partner senses that something is immoral/not right , which leads to an intrapsychic process that is characterised by brooding the partners faults and the demerits, in other words cost of their relationship. In the dyadic process the partners confront their partners and discuss their relative feelings about their relationship. The relationship may be saved at this point due to the reassessment of goals, future possibilities and commitments between the two partners, or the relationship may breakdown further.…
Relationships are essential to life. Everybody needs somebody to be there for them when they’re in hard times, or just in general for the moment. There are many stages and things that happen in the development of a relationship. Mark Knapp, a Distinguished Teaching Emeritus at University of Texas at Austin, made a suggestion that relationships consist of five main stages; initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, and bonding (Alder, Rodman.) Also he described the five stages that relationships go through when they come to an end. They consist of the following differentiating, circumscribing, stagnating, avoiding, and stagnating.…
Despite what many people may think, relationships are not the key to a happy life. This misconception exists today in order to support the idea of investing in relationships with friends, family, coworkers, or even love-interests; however, living according to this misconception causes people a tremendous amount of sorrow and frustration. Often times individuals let those around them hurt them to merely maintain or restore a relationship. Relationships are supposed to be a mutual “give and take” association between two or more persons, but it appears that the torment and anxiety caused by relationships forces individuals to “give” a little more than they can “take.” Using distinct rhetorical strategies, several unique authors reveal this disheartening…
If you follow the disengagement theory you are more likely to end up unhappy or lonely as your…
Young, S.L., Paxman, C.G., Koehring, C.L.E., & Anderson, C.A. (2008). The application of a face work model of disengagement to unrequited love. Communication Research Reports…
Everyone has had that a disastrous romantic relationship right? Either you and your boyfriend/girlfriend can’t decide to get alone, and you always break up. These type of relationships are modeled after Knapp’s Stages of Relational Development. This relationship theory was created by Mark Knapp. Knapp was a well known professor at the University of Texas. Knapp’s Stages of Relational Development shows how relationships grow and eventually fail. There are ten stages in total. I will explain these ten types of relationships while giving examples from one of my own relationships. The relationship I will be talking about is the relationship between me and my ex. Our relationship lasted for around 5 years on and off. Currently we aren’t together,…
My personal essay will be very similar to this essay, as I want people to look for a soul mate. Many people are forced into or jump into a relationship, they wind up unhappy like Brady portrays women in “I Want A Wife”. I want to persuade people to separate when they are unhappy. Many people stay in the relationship for the kids, but the kids can see the issues. It has long term effects on the kids and the relationship ends after the kids move…
In 1970 Byrne and Clore introduced the reward/ need satisfaction theory for the formation of relationships. They suggested that we are attracted to individuals whose presence is rewarding for us, and that naturally we find stimuli rewarding if it meets an unmet need; the more rewards someone provides for us, the more we should be attracted to them. They believed that the formation if relationships was linked with the idea of classical and operant conditioning, with operant conditioning we are likely to repeat behaviours that leads to a desirable outcome and avoid behaviours that lead to undesirable ones, so we enter the relationships because the presence of some individuals is directly associated with reinforcement, making us have positive feelings, which makes them more attractive to us.…
There was a time in my personal life that a decision had to be made, such as relocating to Atlanta Georgia. The only two states I ever resigned in was North Carolina and New York. I left North Carolina and moved to New York hoping to better support my daughter financially. However the city of New York was much too fast for me to stay there with a small child being a single parent. Therefore I stayed five years and relocated back to North Carolina where I had family support working long hours. However one day I begin to brainstorm and really look at my situation, there was no progression in my life. I committed myself to a bad relationship with an Individual that did not accept the fact I no longer wanted to be in a relationship. Furthermore I begin to utilize all the procedures necessary to disaffiliate myself with this Individual. For example new phone number, court, restraining order and living with a family member.…
There are three main kinds of attachment in adults, secure autonomous, avoidant, and preoccupied. One characteristic of an individual that is securely attached is speaking in a manner that seems fresh and unrehearsed. In watching the interviews, I saw several instances in which this was the case. However, there were a few cases in which the participant only stated facts or would talk about what other people said about their relationship. Denying relationships or their impact is a characteristic associated with avoidant attachment. Some participants who picked a failed relationship as their most significant would talk a lot about the good times they had together and then when asked about the end of the relationship gave very vague answers or said they were not upset when the relationship came to an end. Preoccupied attached people often take conversational turns during the interview process. One particular case I coded exhibited preoccupied attachment. The participant kept bringing the conversation back to sex even when it had nothing to do with the question asked. Something I found very interesting in the interviews was participants choosing a previous relationship as their most significant even though they…
If you had to choose between your friends and families, which would you pick? I have a love hate relationship with my family. I have a tendency to mess up anything I do. Or maybe they are too much of perfectionist that it seems like I do everything thing wrong. The entire day could be fine but later I could get yelled at for the simplest reasons. For example, I got in trouble for falling down.…
By continuation I’ll describe the general themes about the importance of human relationships that have helped me gain a better development in my daily life.…