Text in Afrikaans / During her theoretical training as an educational psychologist, the researcher became acquainted with the relations theory. The researcher became aware of the fact that persons who have experienced psychological trauma, commonly practice irrational inner dialogue/self talk. From her own experience, it also became clear that traumatized persons deal with their trauma more effectively when they have good relations with others. Due to the fact that these aspects are significant aspects of the relations theory, the researcher began to wonder whether this theory could possibly be of value in therapy with traumatized persons. On the basis of a qualitative study of limited scope, it was found that, with certain reservations, the educational psychological relations theory could be a workable theory in therapy and that relations therapy could make a valuable contribution to the success of therapy with traumatized persons. / In die loop van haar teoretiese opleiding as opvoedkundige sielkundige het die navorser kennis gemaak met die relasieteorie. Die navorser het bewus geword van die feit dat mense wat 'n sielkundige trauma in hulle lewens beleef het, oor die algemeen irrasionele selfspraak beoefen. Na aanleiding van haar eie ervaring, het dit ook duidelik geword dat getraumatiseerde persone meer effekttef deur hulle trauma kan werk indien hulle relasies toereikend is. Omdat hierdie aspekte juis baie gewig dra in die relasieteorie, het die navorser begin wonder of die relasieteorie nie moontlik van waarde kan wees in terapie met getraumatiseerdes nie. Op grond van 'n kwaiitatiewe studie van beperkte omvang is daar bevind dat, met sekere voorbehoude, die opvoedkundig-sielkundige relasieteorie wel 'n werkbare teorie in terapie kan wees en dat relasieterapie 'n waardevolle bydrae tot die sukses van terapie met getraumatiseerdes kan iewer. / Educational Studies / M.Ed. (Guidance and Counselling)

Text in Afrikaans / During her theoretical training as an educational psychologist, the researcher became acquainted with the relations theory. The researcher became aware of the fact that persons who have experienced psychological trauma, commonly practice irrational inner dialogue/self talk. From her own experience, it also became clear that traumatized persons deal with their trauma more effectively when they have good relations with others. Due to the fact that these aspects are significant aspects of the relations theory, the researcher began to wonder whether this theory could possibly be of value in therapy with traumatized persons. On the basis of a qualitative study of limited scope, it was found that, with certain reservations, the educational psychological relations theory could be a workable theory in therapy and that relations therapy could make a valuable contribution to the success of therapy with traumatized persons. / In die loop van haar teoretiese opleiding as opvoedkundige sielkundige het die navorser kennis gemaak met die relasieteorie. Die navorser het bewus geword van die feit dat mense wat 'n sielkundige trauma in hulle lewens beleef het, oor die algemeen irrasionele selfspraak beoefen. Na aanleiding van haar eie ervaring, het dit ook duidelik geword dat getraumatiseerde persone meer effekttef deur hulle trauma kan werk indien hulle relasies toereikend is. Omdat hierdie aspekte juis baie gewig dra in die relasieteorie, het die navorser begin wonder of die relasieteorie nie moontlik van waarde kan wees in terapie met getraumatiseerdes nie. Op grond van 'n kwaiitatiewe studie van beperkte omvang is daar bevind dat, met sekere voorbehoude, die opvoedkundig-sielkundige relasieteorie wel 'n werkbare teorie in terapie kan wees en dat relasieterapie 'n waardevolle bydrae tot die sukses van terapie met getraumatiseerdes kan iewer. / Educational Studies / M.Ed. (Guidance and Counselling)

This thesis examined 228 college students' reported use of relational maintenance behaviors and strategies and their reported perception of the degree of relational satisfaction and solidarity with the relational partners they chose to identify. The study gathered extensive data with the intention of primarily investigating the validity and reliability of measurement of relational maintenance behaviors across cultures with some attention to correlations between relationship maintenance behaviors, relationship satisfaction, and interpersonal solidarity. The study focused on refining previous measures of relationship maintenance behaviors in order to develop a comprehensive global measure. The study found that a linear combination of factors or relationship maintenance behaviors are related to relational satisfaction and interpersonal solidarity.

Husbands and wives of 67 couples described themselves on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, described their spouses on an altered form of this test, and completed the Locke-Wallace Short Marital Adjustment Test. Results for each man were matched to a woman's results based on socio-cultrual similarity to create a comparison group of nonmarried couples. A chi-square test indicated that related spouses of the married group did not have more similar personalities than unrelated partners in the comparison group. An F-test suggested that actually, interspousal personality similarity affects marital adjustment for both sexes, but it is not affected by perceived similarity. Accuracy of perception on the introversion-extraversion scale had a positive effect on the marital adjustment of wives, but not of husbands.

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between masculine gender role conflict, attachment variables, narcissism, and adjustment. It was expected that men who reported higher masculine gender role conflict would also report unhealthy attachment, have a greater degree of narcissism and poorer adjustment. This study employed a sample of undergraduate males who completed self-report questionnaires measuring masculine gender role conflict, narcissism, adjustment, and attachment. Hypotheses were tested using canonical correlation techniques. Results indicated that healthy attachment was related to low masculine gender role conflict; however, unhealthy attachment was not related to high masculine gender role conflict. In terms of narcissism, higher amounts of narcissism were related to high amounts of gender role conflict, but in a subset of results individuals who reported low masculine gender role conflict also reported higher narcissism in areas that are assumed to relate to positive self regard. Results related to adjustment indicated that high masculine gender role conflict was related to less psychological well-being replicating past studies. Theoretical and methodological issues were discussed in light of these findings.

The thesis analyses the topic of the interpersonal relations in the first three novels written by a contemporary German writer Thomas Lang. The thesis aims to introduce his work in the Czech environment as he is not very well known even among the Czech Germanists. At the same time, the thesis introduces certain trends in the contemporary German literature. One of its most prominent themes is the problem of the interpersonal relations which provides an inspiration for many authors including Lang. In his work, he deals with a dysfunctional communication caused by the modern life style. Lang tells stories of men and women of his generation, who are very much attached to their careers, live through ups and downs or who live on the margins of society. The characters suffer in their life roles which are dictated by the social conventions and they try to find some other ways of living their lives. The characters' problems are mainly seen in a defective communication within their families. This is the case of Lang's first novel Than (2002) where the main protagonist decides not to speak in order to avoid the contact with other people and to be an unnoticed observer of the events. His intention fails as his dumbness attracts attention and he gets into unexpected conflicts. Lang' s second novel Am Seil...

Klára Černá: Man and his Dog, Dog and its Man Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts, Department of Sociology Theses, 76 pages, 2013 Work, focused on the role of dog in human relationships. The first part provides an introduction to the problem and its historical, ethological, cultural a biopsychological consequences to human beings. The second part - research, used grounded theory. Focused is on young adults in Prague. The aim is to reveal the basic forms of implications of cohabitation with dog on interpersonal relationships. Keywords Human-animal studie; dog; grouded theory; interpersonal relationships; animal and society

The current study examined the process by which adolescents choose who to dislike in a sample of Finnish 10th graders. Information was available for the adolescents on their victimization, bullying behavior, problem behavior, school burnout, school grades, and their depressive symptoms. The initial analysis consisted of assessing which characteristics made individuals more likely to dislike someone, after taking into account the characteristics of the individual being nominated. This analysis found that individuals form antipathy for dissimilar others. This process is hypothesized to be a result of mechanisms of threat. The secondary analysis compared the characteristics of unilateral and mutual antipathies. This analysis found that mutual antipathies are characterized by elevated differences between individuals on victimization. These results identify and describe important aspects of the adolescent peer environment. / by Christopher A. Hafen. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Allusions explores the volatile nature of intimate relationships by revisiting and recovering my memory of dramatic experiences in my own intimate relationships then translating them into painted psychological scenes. These scenes are activated by symbolically charged objects and interrupted by openings or portals serving as points of entry or exit. The people involved are referred to by pieces of carefully chosen furniture situated in a space that has shifting perspectives and illogical planes, referencing the complexity of memory and the subjectivity of experience. Discordant color, texture, and layered information are used to heighten the drama of the moment. These painted panels and ceramic structures are a manifestation of my mental processing of interpersonal exchanges and remembered experiences through the development of a unique visual vocabulary in paint. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:29:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MARIA ANGELICA SADIR PRIETO.pdf: 936042 bytes, checksum: 759b8b4fbdbc59e0a9010e952103cb84 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-05 / In modern day life, stress has become a very common health problem, both in the workplace and in personal life. The consequences for organizations can be seen in the increase in sick leave and absenteeism, lower productivity, lack of motivation, irritability, interpersonal difficulties, amongst others. Nowadays, the quality of interpersonal relationships is fundamental for work processes which, in addition to technical ability, value social skills in professional interfacing. These skills may be inbred or training may be required to bring them out. The aim of this study is to ascertain the effectiveness of a treatment called Psychological Stress Control Training Adapted for Interpersonal Relationships at Work (referred to locally as TCS-RI) and to see if there is any difference in application between individual and group treatment. Twenty-nine people participated in the study, divided into two groups: 17 in group training, 12 in individual training. Both groups received identical treatment over a series of ten sessions. The participants were evaluated before and after training to ascertain effectiveness. The tools used were the Lipp Stress Symptoms Inventory, the Social Skills Inventory (Del Prette), Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beliefs Scale, Affectivity Inventory, Initial and final structured interviews on interpersonal relationships. The results showed that the TCS-RI treatment was effective in reducing the level of stress, anxiety, in the restructuring of irrational beliefs and for assertiveness training. There was also a significant improvement in terms of the participants social skills, both in the overall score and the score for risk confrontation skills, and primarily in those skills involving the self-control of aggression in situations of conflict. Interpersonal relationships were generally perceived as being more gratifying and less problematical than at the start of the study. It may be concluded that the TCS-RI treatment was effective in improving interpersonal relationships and social skills in general, as well as reducing the level of stress experienced, particularly with individual training. / Na vida moderna, o stress tem se tornado um problema de sa?de muito comum, tanto no ?mbito profissional como pessoal. Suas conseq??ncias nas organiza??es s?o percebidas pelas licen?as m?dicas e absente?smo, queda de produtividade, desmotiva??o, irrita??o, dificuldades interpessoais, entre outros. A qualidade das rela??es interpessoais ? fundamental para os processos atuais de trabalho que valorizam, al?m das compet?ncias t?cnicas, a compet?ncia social nas intera??es profissionais. Estas compet?ncias podem ser inatas ou precisam de treinamento para serem desenvolvidas. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo verificar a efic?cia do tratamento Treino Psicol?gico de Controle do Stress Adaptado para Rela??es Interpessoais no Trabalho (TCS-RI) e verificar se h? diferen?a na sua aplica??o individual e em grupo. Foram estudadas 29 pessoas, divididas em dois grupos: 17 do treino em grupo e 12 do individual, que receberam o mesmo tratamento de dez sess?es. Os participantes foram avaliados inicialmente e ap?s o treinamento para verificar sua efic?cia. Os instrumentos utilizados foram o ISSL (Invent?rio de Sintomas de Stress de Lipp), o Invent?rio de Habilidades Sociais Del Prette, Invent?rio de Ansiedade de Beck, Escala de Cren?as, Invent?rio de Afetividade, Entrevista estruturada de rela??es interpessoais Inicial e Final. Os resultados demonstraram que o TCS-RI foi eficaz para a redu??o do n?vel de stress, da ansiedade, na reestrutura??o de cren?as irracionais e para o treino assertivo. Houve uma melhora significativa tamb?m no que se refere ? habilidade social dos participantes, tanto no escore geral e no escore de habilidade de enfrentamento com risco, como principalmente na habilidade de autocontrole da agressividade em situa??es aversivas. As rela??es interpessoais de forma geral foram percebidas como mais gratificantes e com menos dificuldades que no in?cio do trabalho. Conclui-se que o TCS-RI foi eficaz para melhorar os relacionamentos interpessoais e as habilidades sociais de forma geral, assim como diminuir o n?vel de stress experenciado, principalmente no treinamento individual.