social psychology DB2

Social Psychology DB2

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Social Psychology DB2

The relationship type selected is friendship. People that are friends enjoy communicating and spending time together. Friends joke around and laugh and love telling each other stories about their life. A friend is always willing to listen and offer advice when needed and is willing to stand up for the in situations where others may be confrontational. The interactions of friends are usually positive and uplifting and make the other person happy. Friends can affect another friend’s mood both negatively and positively and have the power to hurt the other but true friends enjoy spending time together and supporting the goals of each other.

Friends come in many different shapes and sizes but there are some things that could impact the relationship between friends (Mallah, 2007). For example if one friend is a lot older than another friend there will be differences in the relationship over friends of a similar age. For example the older friend could have children and may not enjoy going to bars while the younger friend could love going to bars and does not enjoy trips to the park or other kid friendly environments. These friends would have other things in common that have formed the relationship. Friends of the same age, background, etc. will have more common than friends of different ages, races, etc.

A positive friendship would consist of two people that show each other support and enjoy each other’s company. Friends that form a positive relationship will lead their friends down a good and moral path and will not allow them to get into any trouble. Positive friendships benefit both parties and friends inspire friends to do good things with their lives. Positive friends encourage each other and never say mean or hurtful things.

Negative friends will put a person down and not support their dreams or goals. The negative friendship can result in one friend getting in trouble or getting harmed. Negative friendships can lead to positive influences where one friend gets the other into trouble. For example a negative friend might encourage another friend to take drugs or engage in other deviant behavior. Negative friends make a person lose confidence and feel bad about them while the positive friendship results in good things for both parties. Negative friends can be judgmental and rude. It is important only to have positive friendships to ensure positive results.

References

Mallah, S. (2007). Giving Feedback: Positive or Negative. Retrieved August 27, 2014 from

http://smalallah.com/case-studies/giving-feedback-positive-or-negative/