PSY 455 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: John Gottman, Child Ballads, Narcissism

• School: Cal Poly Pomona
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 455
• Professor: Brian Johnson

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Characteristic of couples who divorced later in their marriage was (cid:498)the absence of positive affect during conflict. (cid:499) Arrange is hierarchical order respect in small, everyday moments. Build the fondness and admiration system by expressing affection and. Turn toward instead of away or against by noticing a partner"s bid for. Allow positive sentiment override, which means not taking neutral or emotional connection negative partner actions personally (if processes 1, 2, and 3 are not working, negative sentiment override results in which even neutral acts are perceived as negative. ) Take a two-pronged approach toward managing conflict by using a gentle. Gottman and gottman estimate that couples are emotionally available to one another about 25% of goals and values, and common views of symbols. They also estimate that 69% of couple conflicts are perpetual. Honor one another"s life dreams. rituals of connection, supporting one another"s life roles, creating shared: brian johnson"s law: everyone is difficult to live with. (cid:498)repair attempts(cid:499)