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risk in relationships  

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  • Risk in relationships can be considered in two distinct ways. From a psychological perspective, risk can be defined as a way of thinking about relationships (a cognitive schema) where choices to form and maintain intimate relationships are thought to involve unusually high levels of psychological/emotional investment combined with high uncertainty about outcomes and accompanied by a heightened anxiety about forming and maintaining relationships. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Risk in Relationships]

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