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Interdependence
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Common to all close relationships, characterized by an interpersonal association in which two people influence each other's lives, often focus their thoughts on one another, and regularly engage in joint activities
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Attachment style
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Degree of security in interpersonal relationships; styles develop on the interactions between infant and caregiver and lead to the formation of two basic attitudes.1) self-esteem: attitudes about one's self worth2) interpersonal trust: attitudes about other people
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Secure style(attachment style)
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High in both self-esteem and trust, do best in interpersonal relationships
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Fearful-avoidant style(attachment style)
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Low self-esteem and trust, least adaptive attachment style
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Preoccupied style( attachment style)
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Low in self-esteem and high in trust, strong desire to form a close relationship, but feels unworthy of a partner and is vulnerable to rejection
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Dismissing style(attachment style)
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High in self-esteem and low in trust, feels deserving of a close relationship, but mistrust potential partners and tends to reject them to avoid being the one who is rejected
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Sternberg's triangular model of love describes love asa a blend of three possible components
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Intimacypassiondecision/commitment
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Alturism
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An unselfish concern for welfare
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Altruistic personality
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A combination of dispositional variables that influences pro-social behavior. among the many components are empathy, belief in a just world, acceptance of social responsibility, the assumption of an internal locus of control, and several others
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Bystander effect
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The fact that likelihood of a pro-social response to an emergency is affected by the number of bystanders who are present: as the number of bystanders increases, the probability that any one bystander will help decrease and the amount of time that passes before help actually occurs, increases
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Diffusion of responsibility
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Decrease tendency of any individual bystander in an emergency to assume personal responsibility for providing helps as the result of the presence of multiple bystanders. the greater number of bystanders, the less the individual's sense of responsibility to act
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Egoism
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An exclusive concern with one's own personal needs and welfare rather than with the needs and welfare of others
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Empathic joy hypothesis
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The proposal that pro-social behavior is motivated by the positive emotion a helper anticipates experiencing as a result of having a beneficial impact of the life of someone in need
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Empathy
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A complex affective and cognitive response to another's emotional distress
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Empathy- alturism hypothesis
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The proposal that pro-social behavior is motivated solely by the desire to help someone in need
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