TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS Create a Continuum of Human

TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS

Create a Continuum of Human Relationships

Continuum of Human Relationships l l As you move away from family, you will meet new people and develop a variety of new relationships Relationships vary in their degree of intimacy/commitment Human Contact Acquaintances Proximity Friends Selected Friends Significant Friends Intimate Others

Human Contacts l No commitment

Acquaintances l We acknowledge them

Proximity Friends l Only because we live, work, or play in the same area

Selected Friends l Develop from proximity friendships due to common interests, backgrounds, enjoy their company, etc.

Significant Friends l Share personal feelings and disclose things about ourselves (more than ‘selected friends’)

Intimacy l l Involves deep emotional bond and high level of trust. DOES NOT necessarily imply ‘sexual closeness’ l l Sexual involvement doesn’t always involve intimacy We can be ‘intimate’ with family or very close friends

Social Media l How has Facebook and other forms of social media impacted friendship and the continuum of human relationships?

In your notes…. l l A) Describe different ways of being intimate. Provide believable examples (real or pretend). B) What are some individual prerequisites (personality traits/characteristics) that would help someone with intimacy? C) What are some individual impediments (personality traits/characteristics) that would stop/impede one’s ability to be intimate Remember, INTIMACY = deep emotional bond and high level of trust.