Deck 13: Intimacy and Distance in Relationships

Question 1

During this grief stage, one regrets anything he/she may have said or done to hurt the person who has died.

A) Anger
B) Denial
C) Guilt
D) Depression

Answer 1

C

Question 2

This portion of the Johari Window signifies areas that someone else is aware of (about you), but you are not aware of.

A) Hidden
B) Blind
C) Unknown
D) Open

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Cultural norms that lead us to believe that abuse doled out by a male is acceptable include all of the following except:

A) Aggressive behavior
B) Controlling behavior
C) Dominance
D) Loyalty

Answer 3

D

Question 4

This group tends to do little disclosing about themselves to others except those few people they are very close to.

A) Asian
B) United States
C) Japanese
D) Korean
E) Arabic

Question 5

The Johari Window involves all of the panes below except:

A) Hidden
B) Open
C) Dependent
D) Blind

Question 6

We expect to experience self-disclosure equity in our relationships, according to this:

A) Definition of self-disclosure
B) Norm of reciprocity
C) Social penetration model
D) Johari Window model

Question 7

When another person reveals the same kind of information we do, we feel:

A) Safer
B) Willingness to move disclosure to another level
C) Willingness to share even more intimate information
D) All of the above

Question 8

If we believe we are investing equally in a relationship's future, we feel that we are sharing the following experiences:

A) Relationship has healthy climate
B) Relationship makes us happy
C) Both A and B
D) Neither A nor B

Question 9

Which is not an acceptable way to handle dialectical tensions?

A) Recalibration
B) Spiraling confirmation
C) Segmentation
D) Balance

Question 10

During this period, those closest to the one who suffered the loss typically try to protect him/her by shielding him/her from feeling sad.

A) Mourning
B) Anger
C) Denial
D) Acceptance

Question 11

Each day ________ women die from violence committed by persons close to them.

A) 18
B) 26
C) 5
D) 4
E) 12

Question 12

Relationships typically begin with all of the following except:

A) Increased self-disclosure
B) Shallow depth
C) Narrow breadth
D) Civility

Question 13

According to this theory, each partner needs to feel equally committed to preserving the relationship.

A) Johari Window
B) Social penetration
C) Equity
D) Balance

Question 14

This dialectic occurs when we desire openness in relationships, while maintaining privacy.

A) Stability-change
B) Expression-privacy
C) Integration-separation
D) Revelation-concealment

Question 15

Among this group, self-disclosure is a measure of closeness.

A) Japanese
B) Asian
C) Western cultures
D) Eastern cultures

Question 16

The social penetration model is useful for all of the following reasons except:

A) Provides two-dimensional depiction of relationships
B) Shows range of topics we discuss
C) The extent to which we reveal ourselves
D) Helps us to understand our weaker relationships

Question 17

Approximately _______ of relationship abuse is perpetrated by males against females.

A) 68%
B) 75%
C) 85%
D) 47%

Question 18

When you _____________ a relational tension, you reframe it.

A) Reaffirm
B) Recalibrate
C) Integrate
D) Disorient

Question 19

The opposing tensions or conflicts created when the goals and expectations of one partner clash with the goals and expectations of the other is are known as _____________.

A) Social penetration model
B) Opposing forces
C) Dialectical tensions
D) Interpersonal conflicts

Question 20

Facebook users are often no more than ________ degrees away from any other user.

A) 5.12
B) 4.82
C) 4.74
D) 5.31
E) 3.76

Question 21

Opening the relational self is a process-not a single action.

Question 22

When communication lacks breadth and depth, it will typically advance beyond a casual relationship.

Question 23

Relationships worth having are going to evolve and we need to respond to those changes.

Question 24

We are both technologically and emotionally equipped to handle long-distance relationships.

Question 25

Messages of ______________ generally include personal facts about you that someone would be unlikely to discover on his/her own.

Question 26

Weblogs are often not effective means of emotional purging and insight.

Question 27

How are we likely to judge those who reveal too much information too soon in a relationship?

Question 28

When these are good, _______________ help make us healthier and extend our lives.

Question 29

Similar attitudes about intimacy and disclosure can be found across cultures.

Question 30

Over time, as the amount of intimacy we share increases, our level of intensity deepens.

Question 31

Violence often devalues the meaning of love in relationships.

Question 32

Disclosing personal information rarely carries risk.

Question 33

As a relationship's strength grows, partners become more secure and feel more pressure to reciprocate every relationship contribution.

Question 34

Relationships have both internal and external tensions experienced.

Question 35

Metacommunication is important to a relationship's health.

Question 36

In the United States, a woman is battered by an intimate partner approximately every three minutes.

Question 37

The social penetration model explains the roles self-awareness and self-disclosure play in relationship building.

Question 38

Confirming that the other person in a relationship is willing to match both the level and nature of disclosing that we have shared is known as the norm of sharing.

Question 39

Relationship repair depends on what one person in the relationship wants and needs.

Question 40

Confirming messages show that we value our partner and our relationship.

Question 41

As we disclose, our communicate becomes more _______________.

Question 42

Who is typically at risk when one discloses personal information in a relationship?

Question 43

This involves the realization that dialectical tensions will persist in relationships, if only because relationships are complex.

Question 44

The satisfactory development of a relationship depends on what?

Question 45

Name two ways that a relationship will "succeed."

Question 46

Explain the significance or importance of the social penetration model.

Question 47

This is the most painful of all relationship endings.

Question 48

What group tends to have close online friends, but perceive real-life friendships to promote more self-disclosure?

Question 49

How is the response to self-disclosure of positive and negative information time related?

Question 50

Please explain at least two media messages we receive that keep our relationships unhealthy.

Question 51

What two key strategies can avoid an ugly scene when people break up?

Question 52

These relationships are noted for the presence of verbal or physical abuse.

Question 53

Draw at least two comparisons between the Johari Window model and the social penetration model.

Question 54

Share at least two ways we can keep a relationship healthy, and explain one in detail.

Question 55

This type of tension often includes how two partners communicate with each other.

Question 56

________________ ________________ is key to establishing meaningful relationships.