COMS 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Karen People, Relational Transgression, Silent Treatment
6 Sep 2016
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**the book will make generalizations- this does not mean there aren"t exceptions the book also references: mostly college students. 3/30/16: seek to understand & predict events in order to obtain/ meet some need. We want to make sense of things (understand) and we like to predict how people will respond and then we will know how we should behave/act. We feel uncomfortable when we don"t know how to behave (we feel insecure and a lack of control: humans seek support, liking and acceptance from valued others. We want other people to like us, and to be accepted by other people: strive to develop relationships with other people. We gain social, emotional, psychological, economic benefits: desire to see others-and those who are connected with us- in a positive light. Individuals see themselves as more positive then facts present. Correlation between positive view of self & success, happiness, level of functioning: are resistant to changing our views of ourselves and others.
