PSYC 355 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tachycardia, Storge, Men Only
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Friendship (voluntary relationship both parties like each others company) love more complex feeling. Capitalization (enhance rather than diminish) respect (honesty, value, open) trust (comfort in friendships: share good news and share enthusiasm friends are pleased by our successes. Personal characteristics affect perceptions of social support insecure attachment people judge support as less helpful and less considerate. Western cultures more likely to ask for help. Responsiveness the best type of support is when we feel out friend understands our needs: attentive recognition of our needs. Percieved partner responsiveness the judgement that someone is attentive with respect to our needs and aspiriations. People feel closer when they look at eachothers needs. Women have higher standards for their friends repay debts: expect loyalty self disclosure. As children age they are increasingly able to appreciate others perspectives inch understand their wishes and points of view. He needs our acceptance in elementary intimacy in preadolescence sexuality during teen years.
