PSY 455 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Glossary Of French Expressions In English
28 Nov 2016
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Begins when one partner (or both partners) crosses a threshold of (cid:498)unbearable dissatisfaction(cid:499) with the current state of the relationship. Here, the person must confront the partner with his or her dissatisfaction, express his or her discomfort, and present his or her view of the relationship. This interpersonal process is likely to be difficult and to produce stress and even anger as the two partners face their differences of opinion and negotiate their respective roles. Together, the partners must make a choice between repairing the relationship or allowing its demise; in so doing, they weigh the pros and cons of the relationship and consider alternative forms of the relationship. The partners are faced with the tasks of dealing with their couplehood) and subsequent doubts about their futures. Centers on the public and social repercussions for dissolving the: social, grave-dressing, resurrection.
