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Every relationship has a feeling, a pervasive mood that colors the interactions of the participants. Can an interpersonal climate be changed?
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YES
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What is "communication climate?"
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Refers to the emptional tone of a relationship. A climate doesn't involve specific activities as much as the way people feel about and treat each other as they carry out those activities.
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What is "confirming communication"?
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Messages that convey valuing.
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True or False: The climate of a relationship is shaped by the degree to which the people believe themselves to be valued by one another.
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TRUE
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True or False: Children who lack confirmation suffer a broad range of emotional and behavioral problems.
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TRUE
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True or False: Children who feel confirmed have more open communication with their parents, higher self-esteem, & lower levels of stress.
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TRUE
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True or False: The tone or climate of a relationship is shaped by the degree to which the people believe themselves to be valued by one another.
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TRUE
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True or False: Between confirming and disconfirming communication lie disagreeing messages.
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TRUE
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True or False: Most experts agree that it is psychologically healthier to have someone ignore you than disagree with you.
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FALSE
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