The Psychology of Human Relationships
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Copyright: 2024
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Preface
CHAPTER 1
Self-Awareness
“Self-Image” Development
What is Ego Identity?
Personality Development
Adler’s Individual Psychology Theory
Erikson’s Eight Stages
Trait Theory
Personality Types
Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator
Strengths-Based Psychology
Carl Rogers: Self-Theory – Humanistic Approach
Carl Rogers’ Theory
Maslow: Characteristics of a Self-Actualized Person
Victor Frankl: Search for Meaning
Virginia Satir: Self-Worth
How Do Our Thoughts and Our Environment Relate to the Development of Our Personality?
How Did I Get to Be the Person I Am Today?
Becoming Aware-Think About It
Becoming Aware of Self-Talk
Cognitive and Social Learning Theories
The Self
Find Your Real Self
Gender and You
Self-Esteem
Individualism vs. Collectivism
Lying and Self-Esteem
False Memories and “Truth Bias”
Becoming Aware-Health and Unhealthy Relationships
Branden’s Six Pillars of Self Esteem
Becoming Aware of Technology and Self-Awareness
CHAPTER REVIEW
LEARNING OUTCOMES REVIEW
KEY TERMS
REFLECTIONS: CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 2
Values, Ethics, and Choices
What Are Values
Types of Value Systems
How Do Values Develop?
The Influence of Other Factors
What Are My Values
Gender – The Space Between
Clarifying Your Personal Values
Value Indicators
Potential Remedies
Do We Learn to Value What We Suffer For?
Making Ethical Choices
The Importance of Meaning and Purpose
Becoming Aware of Technology: How Technology Impacts Your Life
CHAPTER REVIEW
LEARNING OUTCOMES REVIEW
KEY TERMS
REFLECTIONS: CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 3
Who’s In Control?
Locus of Control-Self-Control/Management or External Control
Internal or External or Both?
Perceived Control of Lack of Control
Outcome
Who’s in Control?
Two Explanatory Styles
Optimists See Possibilities
Pessimists See Problems
Becoming Aware of Technology: Gender Identity
Social Learning Theory
How Does Learning Theory Influence Your Life?
What Gets Your Attention?
Learning Theory
Classical Conditioning
How Does Classical Conditioning Work?
Why do I Hate Peas? – Student Story
We Learn From Our Experience
What Are The Consequences?
Positively Reinforce the Good Responses – Not the Bad Ones
Self-Control and Self-Management in Everyday Living
Strategies to Self-Change: A Five-Step Program
A Self-Change Program
Self-Change Project – A Happy Ending
Becoming Aware of Technology-Who’s In Control?
Evaluating Web Sites Is A S.N.A.P.!
CHAPTER REVIEW
LEARNING OUTCOMES REVIEW
KEY TERMS
REFLECTIONS: CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 4
Dealing with Emotions
What Are Emotions?
Characteristics of Emotions
Becoming Aware of your Emotions
Types of Emotions
Coping with Problem Emotions
Fear
Anxiety
Anger
Cyberbullies Increasingly Target Peers Online
Becoming Aware of Technology – Technology and Bullying: Trolls, Cry Bullyies and Passive Aggressive Bullying in the Attention Economics Internet Age
Disturbing Cyberbully Statistics
Being Bullied
Guilt and Shame
Grief and Bereavement
Becoming Aware of Technology and Grief
How to Help People Grieve
Love
Development of Emotions
Emotional Intelligence
Feeling Awe – The Emotion to Balance and Become Fully Human
The Costs of Denying Emotions
Getting Out of Emotional Debt
Guidelines for Dealing with Your Emotions
Understanding Culture and Emotion
Benefits of Expressing your Feelings
Forgiveness – The Healing Process
CHAPTER REVIEW
LEARNING OUTCOMES REVIEW
KEY TERMS
REFLECTIONS: CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 5
Interpersonal Communication
Why Do We Need to Communicate?
Why Is Communication Difficult?
The Communication Process?
One- and Two-Way Communication
Nonverbal Communication
Conscious Nonverbal Communication
Subliminal Nonverbal Communications
Consent
Verbal Communication
Technology and Communication
Becoming Aware of Technology and Distraction
Becoming Aware of Technology-Interpersonal Communication-“Technoference”
Want to Minimize the Pitfalls of Smartphone Use? Research Suggests Seven Good Places to Start
Listening (What Did You Say?)
Barriers to Listening
Styles of Responding
Games People Play
Becoming Aware of Interactions-Examples of Games
Active Listening – Empathetic Listening
Which Style of Responding Do You Use?
Peron-to-Person Communication
Becoming Aware – Technology, Communication, and Friendships
CHAPTER REVIEW
LEARNING OUTCOMES REVIEW
KEY TERMS
REFLECTIONS: CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 6
Developing Relationships
The Development of Relationships
Becoming Friends
Before you Can Increase Your Friendship Quotient, You Must Admit that the Need Exists
Dating and Mate Selection
Online Dating Guidelines
What are the Most Important Qualities for a Happy Relationship?
Becoming Lovers
A Triangular Model of Love
Becoming Committed
Becoming Aware-Types of Relationships
Marital Adjustment
Marital Conflict
Communication Problems
Family and Domestic Violence
Sexual Assault and the LGBTQ Community
Codependence
“The Green-Eyed Monster”
Growing Apart
CHAPTER REVIEW
LEARNING OUTCOMES REVIEW
KEY TERMS
REFLECTIONS: CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 7
Resolving Interpersonal Conflict
What Is Conflict?
What Causes Conflict?
The Realities of Conflict
Positive Effects of Conflict
Negative Effects of Conflict
What is Your Style of Conflict Management?
Behavior Styles
Mistakes to Avoid
Passive/Nonassertive Style of Conflict Resolution
Aggressive Style of Conflict Resolution
Assertive Style of Conflict Resolution
The Styles in Action
Learning to Be Assertive
Suggestions for Delivering an Assertive “I” Message
How to Say No without Feeling Guilty
Gender and Conflict Management
Culture and Conflict Management
Strategies for Handling Conflict
Mastering Interpersonal Conflict
Strategies for Handling Conflict
Mastering Interpersonal Conflict
Becoming Aware-Guidelines for “Getting to Yes”
When Conflicts Cannot Be Resolved
Conflict with Technology and the Digital Divide
Becoming Aware of Technology-Technoconference
CHAPTER REVIEW
LEARNING OUTCOMES REVIEW
KEY TERMS
REFLECTIONS: CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
Glossary
References
Index
Rich Wedemeyer is a Professor of Psychology at Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma. He teaches a variety of courses, including Introduction to Counseling, The Psychology of Human Relationships, Developmental Psychology, and The Psychology of Abnormal Behavior. He is the recipient of teaching and education honors, including the Oklahoma Association of Community Colleges Great Ideas for Teaching Award and the Rose State College Excellence in Teaching Award.
Rich holds graduate degrees in both Geology and Counseling Psychology. He completed his Post-Graduate Internship in Counseling Psychology at the University of Oklahoma Counseling and Testing Services. He has offered clinical services to outpatient and partial hospitalization clients, to medical and dental students experiencing adjustment issues, and to HIV+ clients. In his private practice, Rich devoted the last fifteen years to assisting couples improve their sexual relationships and address sexual dysfunctions.