Breakdown of Relationships

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1) Rollie & Duck

• Intrapsychic: internal feelings
• Dyadic: feelings shared
• Social Stage: announcing breakup
• Grave Dressing: making up breakup stories

2) Lee's 5 Stage Model: surveyed 112 B-ups of premarital r-ships. Produced this model

• Dissatisfaction: not satisfied
• Expose: tell partner
• Negotiation: negotiating
• Resolve: attempts may be made
• Termination: if everything fails, ship terminated!!!

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3) Tashiro & Frazier (support for R+D)

• surveyed undergraduates recently broken up
• found> experienced personal growth/distress
• got clear ideas about future partners.

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