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Relationships
sets of expectations two people have for their behavior based on the pattern of interaction between them. TERM 2
Good relationships
DEFINITION 2 ones in which the interactions are satisfying to and healthy for those involved. TERM 3
Acquaintances
DEFINITION 3 people we know by name and talk with when the opportunity arises, but with whom our interactions are largely impersonal TERM 4
Friends
DEFINITION 4 people with whom we have negotiated more personal relationships that are voluntary TERM 5
Close friends or intimates
DEFINITION 5 people with whom we share a high degree of commitment, trust, interdependences, disclosure, and enjoyment.
Platonic relationship
an intimate relationship in which the partners are not sexually attracted to each other or do not act on an attraction they feel. TERM 7
Romantic relationship
DEFINITION 7 an intimate relationship in which the partners act on their sexual attraction. TERM 8
Trust
DEFINITION 8 placing confidence in another in a way that almost always involves some risk TERM 9
Self-disclosure
DEFINITION 9 sharing biographical data, personal ideas, and feelings that are unknown to the other person TERM 10
Feedback
DEFINITION 10 verbal and physical responses to people (and/or messages) within the relationships
