PSYCH354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10 : Maladjusted, Ostracism, Social Rejection
6 Mar 2018
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Chapter summary: hazards are surprisingly common in close relationships, perceived relational value. We encounter various amounts of acceptance and rejection from others that inform us of our relational value to them. Our perception that they value their relationships with us less than we want them to be a core ingredient of the stresses and strains covered in this chapter: hurt feelings. Drops in perceived relational value cause hurt feelings that leave us psychologically wounded and despondent. The hurt caused by social rejection has much in common with physical pain: ostracism. People sometimes ignore their partners to achieve some goal, but recipients of such ostracism often resent it. People with high self-esteem tend not to put up with such treatment: jealousy. People experience the fear, anger and hurt of jealousy when they face the potential loss of valued relationship to a real or imagined rival.
