Describe the type of emotional reciprocity found in families with happy relationships compared to the type found in families with troubled relationships

Answer:

Happy families reciprocate each other's positive actions and overlook one another's negative behavior. Families with troubled relationships get caught in negative cycles of interaction. They ignore positive actions but reciprocate negative ones. A particular problem in intimate relationships is the demand and withdrawal pattern, where one partner becomes increasingly demanding and the other withdraws further and further. Other evidence shows that conflicts in troubled families are more likely to continue over time and spill over into other family relationships.