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10.4.2 Mutual liking : 
 
 
It will not give us a complete understanding if we ignore a 
very important process which mediates initial attraction and the 
established interpersonal relationship. The intention is to refer the 
reciprocating cues of liking. The exchange of communicating the 
likings that leads to generation of positive emotional state. The next 
in the process is the clear communication of mutual liking which 
further strengthens mutual liking. 
 
10.5 
 
CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS: FAMILY AND 
FRIENDS : 
 
10.5.1 Family : where relationships and attachment styles 
begins : 
 
 
Family is the immediate social unit of an individual in a 
given society. This is the first experience of interaction. However, 
there may be relatively quantitative and qualitative difference 
between the individual and his or her family members. First 
interaction begins with the care giver especially mother. These 
interaction shapes individual’s world. It has a lasting impact on 
individual’s future interpersonal behavior. 
The degree of security an individual feels in interpersonal 
relationships is called as attachment style. It is understood that an 
infant develops two basic attitudes as a result of these early 
interpersonal interactions with adults. These are self-esteem, which 
is an attitude towards self and second is interpersonal trust, which 
is an attitude towards others. Development of self-esteem is 
dependent on the reactions of the care giver of being important, 
valued, and loved or the other extreme of being unimportant, 
unloved, etc. Interpersonal trust is dependent upon being 
trustworthy, dependable and reliable or the other extreme of this. 
On the basis of these two basic attitudes and they being high or low 
can be placed in four types of interpersonal styles as given below:
a. Secure attachment style 
b. Fearful- avoidant attachment style 
c. Preoccupied attachment style 
d. Dismissing attachment style

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