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This document discusses different types of family communication and intimacy levels. It describes four types of family communication: protective, consensual, pluralistic, and laissez-faire. Protective families encourage open communication without pressure, while consensual families value agreement over individual opinions. Pluralistic families have varying expectations, and laissez-faire families show little interest in children. It also outlines five levels of intimacy from safe communication to sharing deepest needs. Intimacy and relationship development varies across family types, with protective families having the strongest bonds and laissez-faire families the weakest. The document concludes with stressing the importance of effective family communication during stressful times.

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Family Communication

This document discusses different types of family communication and intimacy levels. It describes four types of family communication: protective, consensual, pluralistic, and laissez-faire. Protective families encourage open communication without pressure, while consensual families value agreement over individual opinions. Pluralistic families have varying expectations, and laissez-faire families show little interest in children. It also outlines five levels of intimacy from safe communication to sharing deepest needs. Intimacy and relationship development varies across family types, with protective families having the strongest bonds and laissez-faire families the weakest. The document concludes with stressing the importance of effective family communication during stressful times.

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Kashaf Tahir

2016-ag-7200
Group # 1
6th semester
Family Communication
Contents
• Diverse type of family communication
• Intimacy and closeness of family
• Relationship Development of family
• Level of intimacy
• Family communication during time of stress
Communication
Communication involves the ability to pay attention to what others
are thinking and feeling
How to define Family
Communication
Family communication refers to the way verbal and non-verbal
information is exchanged between family members (Epstein, Bishop,
Ryan, Miller, & Keitner , (1993).
Diverse types of family
communication
The Family Communication Patterns model divides families into 4
communication types:
• consensual
• pluralistic
• protective
• laissez-faire
1. Protective Families
• Expectations are implied in a pluralistic family.
• Conversation is not for the sake of conformity,
therefore it allows open talk, without restrictions.
This family has little, if any, negative feelings because
of the non-existent pressure put on the children.
2. Consensual Families
• Although consensual families encourage their children
to speak up
• they are expected to agree and follow through with
parent's wishes.
• Ultimately, the children's thoughts and opinions are
discounted. Such families rely heavily on outside
support.
3.Laissez-Faire Families
laissez faire families are pretty laid back. Parents allowed
children to make their own decisions, and they do not
show much interest. Because of this, children don’t feel
they are a part of family.
Intimacy and closeness:
  Intimacy is defined using terms as cohesion, closeness, support, trust, self-
disclosure, responsiveness, presence,
interdependence, and positivity (Foley & Duck, 2006).
understanding intimacy within the family realm involves exploring
 The development of martial and family intimacy,
 The communication building block of intimacy
 The barriers to intimacy
Family intimacy:
Indeed, measuring family intimacy involves taking into
account both several dimensions of the construct and
different levels of analysis.
The Five Levels of Intimacy
Psychologists have identified 5 levels of emotional
intimacy we all move through as we get to know someone.
They’ve been given several names, but for our purposes,
let’s call them Level one through five, with five being the
highest, or most intimate level.
Level One: Safe Communication

Level Two: Others’ Opinions and Beliefs

Level Three: Personal Opinions and Beliefs

Level Four: My Feelings and Experiences

Level Five: My Needs, Emotions and Desires


1. Safe Communication
• Level one is the lowest level of communication. We
call it safe because it involves the exchange of facts
and information.
• There are no feelings, opinions or personal
vulnerability involved, and therefore no risk of
rejection.
• It’s the chitchat we share with the clerk at the
grocery store or a stranger at a party. 
• People communicating at this level share minimal
intimacy.
• An example of this level would be, “Lousy weather
we’re having,” This is great pizza,” My team won last
night.”
2. Others’ Opinions and Beliefs
• At level two we start sharing other people’s thoughts,
beliefs and opinions.
• We are beginning to reveal more of ourselves through
our associations.
• We say things like, “My mother always says…” or “One
of my favorite authors said…” .
3.Personal Opinions and
Beliefs
• We start taking small risks at this level because we
begin to share our own thoughts, opinions and beliefs.
But like the previous level,.
• if we begin feeling too vulnerable, we can say we’ve
switched our opinions or changed our mind in order to
avoid conflict or pain.
4.My Feelings and Experiences
• Sharing feelings and experiences is the next level of
vulnerability and intimacy.
• At this level we talk about our joys, pain, and
failures; our mistakes in the past, our dreams, and
our goals.
• What we like or don’t like.
• What makes us who we are. 
5.My Needs, Emotions and
Desires
• Level five is the highest level of intimacy. It is the
level where we are known at the deepest core of who
we are. Because of that
• It is the level that requires the greatest amount of
trust. 
• If I can’t trust that you won’t reject me, I’ll never be
able to share my deepest self with you. Unlike the
other levels, there is no escape at this level.
• Once I let someone see who I really am, I can no
longer convince them otherwise
Intimacy and relationship development
in protective family:
 intimacy and closeness:
intimacy and closeness level is more then other families. Because there is a
comfortable environment between then so closeness level id increase.
 Relationship development:
relationship development is strong but there are some negative aspects
because there is non- existent pressure .but development is strong
Intimacy and relationship development
in consensual family:
 Intimacy and closeness:
intimacy and closeness is week because children desire doesn’t matter so
relations are week in this type of family
 Relationship development:
Relationship development is less because of rigid environment.
Intimacy and relationship development
in Pluralistic family:
 Intimacy and closeness:
intimacy and closeness level is depend upon the behavior of that types of
family mostly step families have week level then that of single parent and
intact nuclear family respectively.
 Relationship development:

relationship development is same as that of intimacy level in


stepfamilies ,single parent and nuclear family.
Intimacy and relationship development
in Laissez-Faire Families family:
 Intimacy and closeness of family
intimacy and closeness is week because no one has concern to each other.
 Relationship development:
it is also week then other. there is no relationship development because of
careless environment.
Family Communication During Times
of Stress
• In a rapidly changing society, family life is not
always predictable. 
• Though families have never been completely
free from problems, the battle seems tougher
today as outside forces, such as the influence of
the media and of social changes, impact the
family unit. 
• As a result, many of us are under a
lot of stress.
• The evidence is clear that when people experience
too many major life events (the death of a spouse,
divorce, the loss of a farm or other serious financial
difficulties) the chance of illness increases.  According
to research studies, life’s daily strains, such as work
overload, deadlines, or the demands and expectations
of a growing or aging family, can be equally stressful.
Thank you
The end

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