Read Chapter 11 & 12 then answer the following questions separately:
1. Explain the difference(s) between friendship-based intimacy and passion-based intimacy.
2. Describe the five sometimes overlapping stages of childhood friendships.
3. Define friendship and list at least six qualities of friendship.
4. Define the circumplex model of family interaction, and explain how it can be used to describe the dynamics of functional and dysfunctional families.
5. Faysal, the CEO of a technological sales company, has noticed that many of his employees are building friendships with one another. He is concerned that friendships in the workplace will lead to too many issues and detract from business-matters. Faysal comes to you, his trusted friend, to discuss his concerns and to ask you for advice. He says, “I just don’t see any benefit to having friendships in the workplace.” How would you respond?
