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Communication Works by Gamble and Gamble
Communication Works, 7/e
Teri Kwal Gamble
Michael Gamble

Person to Person: Relationships in Context

Glossary


emotional intelligence  the ability to motivate oneself, to control impulses, to recognize and regulate one's moods, to empathize, and to hope
acquaintanceships  persons we know by name and with whom we converse when the chance arises
role-limited interaction  the beginning stage of friendship
friendly relations  the friendship stage in which we explore whether we share enough in common to continue building a relationshp
moving towardfriendship  the friendship stage in which we make small personal disclosures demonstrating the desire to expand our relationship
nascent friendship  the friendship stage that finds us considering each other friends
stabilized friendship  the friendship stage in which we decide whether our friendship is secure and will continue
waning friendship  the friendship stage during which friends begin to drift apart
toxic communication  the consistent use of verbal abuse and/or physical or sexual aggression or violence
emotion state  a particular emotional process of limited duration
emotion traits  the tendency to experience specific emotions when interacting with others
emotional contagion  the catching of another person's mood
complementarity  the attraction principle which states that opposites attract
emotional isolationists  persons who seek to avoid situations which may require the exchange of feelings
conflict  perceived disagreement
self-conflict  the kind of conflict that occurs when we find ourselves having to choose between two or more mutually exclusive options
intrapersonal conflict  internal conflict
interpersonal conflict  conflict between two or more people
low-intensity conflict  a conflict in which the persons involved work to discover a solution beneficial to each
medium-intensity conflict  a conflict in which each person feels committed to win, but winning is seen as sufficient
high-intensity conflict  a conflict in which one person intends to destroy or seriously hurt the other
pseudoconflict  that which results when persons mistakenly believe that two or more goals cannot be simultaneously achieved
content conflict  a disagreement over matters of fact
value conflict  a disagreement that arises when persons hold different views on an issue
ego conflict  a disagreement that occurs in which persons believe that winning or losing is tied to their self worth, prestige, or competence
nonassertiveness  the hesitation to display one's feelings and thoughts
aggressiveness  the expressing of one's own thoughts and feelings at another's expense
assertiveness  expressing one's thoughts and feelings while displaying respect for the thoughts and feelings of others
flames  online insults
DESC script  an acronym for Describe, Express, Specify and Consequences; a system for expressing one's feelings and understanding the feelings of another