1. Relationship types
 Friendship
 Love
 Family
 (Workplace)
 “Dark side”

2. Family
 Characteristics
◦ Defined Roles
◦ Recognition of Responsibilities
◦ Shared History and Future
◦ Shared Living Space

3. Family
 Couples:
◦ Traditional
◦ Independent
◦ Separate

4. Family
 Types:
◦ Conformity vs. Conversation

5. Family Types:
Protective: Consensual:
• High • High
Conformity Conformity
• Low • High
Conversation Conversation
Laissez-Faire: Pluralistic:
• Low • Low
Conformity Conformity
• Low • High
Conversation Conversation

6. Family
 Communication Patterns
◦ Equality
◦ Balanced Split
◦ Unbalanced Split
◦ Monopoly