A Difficult Relationship Analysis

“The engine that drives self-justification, the energy that produces the need to justify our actions and decisions—especially the wrong ones—is an unpleasant feeling the Festinger called “cognitive dissonance.” Cognitive dissonance is a state of tension that occurs when ever a person holds two cognitions (ideas, attitudes, beliefs, opinions) that are psychologically inconsistent, such as “Smoking is a dumb thing to do because it could kill me” and “I smoke two packs a day.” Dissonance produces mental discomfort, ranging from minor pangs to deep anguish.” (p.13)

Recent research has shown that young people face a varying number of challenges during maturation. Pearce, Cross, Monks, Waters and Falconer (2011) found that common stressors and anxieties for young people are related to relational issues (e.g., family, romantic), scholastic obligations (e.g., study), self-esteem (e.g., body image), emotional wellbeing, and bullying. As such, the mental wellbeing of young people is becoming a serious national issue. Annually, on average 27% of young people aged from 16 to 24 are experiencing some form of mental illness or mental health problems (Slade, Johnston, Oakley Browne, Andrews, & Whiteford,

Stonewall and defensiveness are all about redirecting the blame, either by avoiding it or putting it all on the partner. One could use the mindful component “maintaining reciprocity” to combat defensiveness in the relationship. Maintaining reciprocity asks that both partners invest in and better the relationship in an equitable way. By taking equal blame in relationship problems and taking an equal role in a solution, the role of victim and assailant no longer exists. This is easier said than done but if both people truly want the relationship to work, both parties must learn to concede. To combat stonewalling, which is when one retreats to avoid conflict, the “acceptance and respect” component might be the best approach. The acceptance and respect component emphasizes empathy and the use of good social skill when learning about one’s partner and working on issues. A nonjudgmental environment where one’s partner is respectfully listening and responding kindly would promote discussion and decrease

A lot of problems in relationships occur because we want to maintain our personal pride. Don’t insist on always having the last word. Healthy relationships are not built through winning an argument. Pulling away from the argument will help to see what is important or not so important in the conversation.

The most important part of any therapy is the relationship that the counselor and the client is able to develop. Through the development of the client/counselor relationship we are able to support the client in working on the areas that need to be addressed while delivering a supportive and non-exploitive relationship (Frances, Miller, & Mack, 2011). However, while offering support to a client the client may begin to struggle with the accountability of their own emotions and behaviors; if the counselor is aware of possible implications, they will be better able to address the feelings and behaviors. The first issue that clinicians should be aware

It is difficult, but also very healthy in relational maintenance for a couple to accept the differences in each other. Accepting that your partner would not be, as you want them. This is very important because after that couples will stop having unrealistic expectations. Unfortunately, in all couples interviewed, there are expectations the partner will change. Overall, couples also tend to hold on to the unrealistic expectation that their partner will one day change to what they expect the other person to be.

The main factor that caused our relationship to go astray was communication. Instead of talking face to face with each other, we communicated through text messaging. By doing this it made us say things that we wouldn’t normally say to one another in person. It gave us this false sense of power that we abused with harsh word to bring the other down. We weren’t able to listen and actually analyze what the other person was saying or feeling without being interrupted with the rapid fire of text messages. In order to have stopped this from occurring. We should have arranged a time and place where we could’ve sat down and talked face to face about the situation.

In friendship and intimate relationships there are two types and they are known as exchange and communal. The definition of exchange relationships are best described as “you wash my hands and I will wash yours”. Whereas in communal relationships they are characterized when responding to another needs or wellbeing over a period of time and do not require repayment for what they have done. There are different kinds of friendships and they are personal, professional, emotional, and intellectual. In this paper I will try and shed some light on the variety of them. According to Webster’s dictionary, friendship is defined as people whom one knows well and is quite fond of them. In friendship you can have several types of relations and emotions for that person.

Interpersonal relationships are specific relationships that form between individuals that share a connection or bond and these relationships can be short lived or can last a lifetime (Mack, 2017). A lot of interpersonal relationships begin and develop in the work place between coworkers and colleagues who work side by side and interact with one another daily. These interactions can be both positive or negative and these interactions are the building blocks of interpersonal relationships. With most full-time employees working upwards of forty hours a week it is completely natural for these employees to build bonds and relationships with each other given the amount of time spent together. Interpersonal

My partner was my new boyfriend. I picked him because he was available and is always talking about how I’m mysterious and never open up. So, I thought this would help us get closer and it was a perfect time. At the beginning, we agreed we were a five, and now were between a two and one. Before our relationship was based off superficialness and passionate love. As we were doing the activity, it started out with laughter and jokes. Then, it got deeper and we found out we had a lot of pain, and were in need of more than just passion. We’re so similar, it’s pretty odd. So, I would say we were getting closer and closer. Not once did I feel like me opening up was being dismissed or rejected with a “too much information”, instead it was welcomed and

This comprehensive analysis determines the concepts, components, and elements of interpersonal relationships. The concept of attraction foundations shows four different stages of attraction beginning with social and interpersonal communication skills forming a bond between two people. The social environment promotes building of interpersonal relationships for both the professional and private environments. The unique exchanges between interpersonal relationships involve more than verbal communication between two people. The interpersonal relationships form the basic idealism for professional, and private communication skills.

The assumption of the general public tends to be centered around the fact that relationships are not easy. Over many years, the field of Communication has proven this to be both true and false. Although interpersonal communication through relationships is not the easiest thing in the world, it should not have to be the hardest, either. Much like the general public, I have found myself bound by the constraints of the "hard relationship" faux pas. Now what this means can be based on several perspectives as well as extenuating circumstances; we all participate in relationships, but no two relationships are the same. Incidentally, a lot of miscommunication occurs between loved ones in these situations and not seeing eye to eye causes the feelings that create the illusion of a tough relationship. It is easy to talk about relationships as a whole, but that is another misstep that so many of us are guilty of. Looking at the big picture may be one of the main causes of miscommunication, rather than focusing in on each problem one at a time. To tackle what I feel has become one of the biggest problems in one of my relationships, I took a magnifying glass and started all the way at the beginning.

Relationship dialectic are two sides of a spectrum, too much of one thing can throw a relationship out of harmony and cause separation. That is why it is important to balance and keep things in check, if something needs to be adjusted, consult with your partner and make the adjustment.

There is no acceptance of other group members, the CEO only includes a few people in the discussion and does not let the share their feelings because he does not interact with them.

One of the most important relationships individuals form is a love or romantic relationship. These relationships consist of two individuals, regardless of gender or biological sex, who are committed to one another and feel “closeness and caring” within their relationship (DeVito, 2013). So how exactly did these two individuals reach such intimacy and affection? Like any relationship, intimate couples have to build a foundation from the first initial meeting, or as Joseph DeVito likes to put it, the “contact stage” (DeVito, 2013). In this stage, the two potential lovers first meet and share basic information about themselves to each other. There are six stages in relationship building according to DeVito: contact, involvement, intimacy, deterioration, repair, and dissolution. In all of these stages, interaction between the individuals takes place continuously. During the involvement stage, the individuals break away from the basics and start to delve into deeper information about each other (e.g.: life goals, place of employment, etc.). After contact and involvement, the individuals become close and enter the intimacy stage. Here, the individuals become committed to one another and “establish a relationship in which this individual becomes your best or closest friend, lover, or companion,” (DeVito, 2013). Deterioration, repair and dissolution all occur when the intimacy or closeness fades and the relationship in question, dissolves. What would happen then, if cell phones were