The Dark Side of Close Relationships

by Brian H. Spitzberg

• ISBN13: 9781410601117
• ISBN10: 1410601110
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2013-06-17
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This volume examines the negative or "dark" elements of close relationships. For use by scholars and students in social psychology, personal relationships, and interpersonal communication.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction Dusk, Detritus, and Delusion--A Prolegomenon to the Dark Side of Close Relationships	p. xi
References	p. xviii
Seducing	p. 1
Fatal Attraction	p. 3
References	p. 29
The Dark Side of Jealousy and Envy: Desire, Delusion, Desperation, and Destructive Communication	p. 33
References	p. 67
Confusing	p. 71
(Mis)Understanding	p. 73
References	p. 99
Who's Up on the Low Down: Gossip in Interpersonal Relations	p. 103
References	p. 116
Bruising	p. 119
Patterns of Conflict in Personal Relationships	p. 121
References	p. 149
Codependence: the Paradoxical Nature of the Functional - Afflicted Relationship	p. 153
References	p. 172
Abusing	p. 177
Sexual Coercion in Courtship Relations	p. 179
References	p. 217
Obsessive Relational Intrusion and Stalking	p. 233
References	p. 258
Losing	p. 265
Losing, Leaving, and Letting Go: Coping with Nonmarital Breakups	p. 267
References	p. 305
To Love or Be Loved in Vain: the Trials and Tribulations of Unrequited Love	p. 307
References	p. 325
Disrupted Interpersonal Relationships and Mental Health Problems	p. 327
References	p. 355
Musings	p. 367
Investigating the Positive and Negative Sides of Personal Relationships: through a Lens Darkly?	p. 369
References	p. 389
Author Index	p. 395
Subject Index	p. 411
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