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t. e. In social psychology, an interpersonal relation (or interpersonal relationship) describes a social association, connection, or affiliation between two or more persons. It overlaps significantly with the concept of social relations, which are the fundamental unit of analysis within the social sciences.
Conflict (process) Jean Rogers, John Wayne and Ward Bond in the movie Conflict (1936) A conflict is a situation, in which inacceptable differences in interests, expectations, values, and opinions occur in or between individuals or groups .
The lack of a societal perspective in the pre-conventional level is quite different from the social contract (stage five), as all actions at this stage have the purpose of serving the individual's own needs or interests. For the stage two theorist, the world's perspective is often seen as morally relative. See also: reciprocal altruism.
The individuals use this stage to explore and get a feel for the relationship as well as one another. Small talk is a common form of communication in this stage, as both parties use it to search for an area of common interest or experience. At this stage, relationships are generally pleasant, casual, and uncritical.
For some, development reaches a plateau and does not continue; for others, greater ego integration and differentiation continue. [10] Loevinger proposed eight or nine stages of ego in development, [11] six of which occur in adulthood: conformist, conscientious-conformist, conscientious, individualistic, autonomous, and integrated.
The elaboration likelihood model ( ELM) of persuasion [1] is a dual process theory describing the change of attitudes. The ELM was developed by Richard E. Petty and John Cacioppo in 1980. [2] The model aims to explain different ways of processing stimuli, why they are used, and their outcomes on attitude change.
Maladjustment affects an individual's development and the ability to maintain a positive interpersonal relationship with others. Often maladjustment emerges during early stages of childhood, when a child is in the process of learning methods to solve problem that occurs in interpersonal relationship in their social network. [5]
Social exchange theory argues that the major force in interpersonal relationships is the satisfaction of both people's self-interest. [21] According to the theory, human interaction is analogous to an economic transaction, in that an individual may seek to maximize rewards and minimize costs.