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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 communication climate | or social-psychological context |
| confirmation | any behavior that causes another person to value himself more |
| context | two settings |
| defensive climate | evaluative or judgmental atmosphere established through communication that arouses behaviors used to protect ourselves from what we perceive to be a threat |
| defensiveness | behavior that results from perceiving or anticipating a threat by person or group |
| disconfirmation | one of the most damaging interpersonal response |
| empathy | experiencing the other person's perception--that is, seeing and feeling things as the other person does |
| family | network of people who share their lives over long periods of time; who are bound by ties of marriage, blood, or commitment, legal or otherwise; who consider themselves as family, and who share future expectations of connected relationship |
| perceived reciprocity of liking | whether you feel that the people you like also like you |
| proximity | geographic closeness |
| relationship disengagement | the dissolution of a relationship |
| relationship maintenance | how people, whether they are friends, romantic partners, or family members, can maintain close and satisfying relationships |
| setting | physical environment |
| supportive climate | nonjudgmental atmosphere established through communication that conveys empathy and equality |
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