Answer Happy

Discussion Chapter 9: Describe a relational situation from your experience which exemplify particular developmental stages. Identify the stages and cite a brief passage for support. EXAMPLE Two friends are discussing the effects of divorce in their families. Relational stage illustrated: This type of self-disclosure would most likely occur in an intensifying stage of a relationship, where the friends have gone beyond the small talk of experimenting and are beginning to develop more trust, more depth rather than breadth of self-disclosure, and where secrets are told and favors given.