6- Styles of Love Flashcards
1
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Define: Love
A
Based on attachment, motivation and a deeper level of caring (than liking)
2
Q
Define: Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love
A
- Intimacy
- Foundation for like and love
- “Warm”
- Controllable and stable
- Based on emotional attachment - Passion
- “Hot”
- Based on motivation
- Unstable and hard to control
- Infatuation without other two parts of triangle - Commitment
- “Cool”
- Based on cognitive choice
- Relatively stable and controllable
- Relates to trust, loyalty and faithfulness
3
Q
Examples: Types of love
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A
- Non- love
- Liking = Intimate
- Friendship love = Intimate and committed
- Empty love = Commitment
- Romantic love = Intimate and passionate
- Companionate love = Intimate
- Fatuous love = Passion and commitment
- Consummate love = All 3
- Infatuated love = Passion
- Fantasy love = Passion and commitment
4
Q
Define: Primary Love Styles
A
Eros:
- Romantic/physical love/passionate
- High disclosure and intensification strategies
Storge:
- Companionate/friendship
- High mutual disclosure and shared interet
Ludus:
- Game playing love
- Secret tests and negative maintenance behaviour
5
Q
Define: Secondary Love Styles
A
Mania:
- Possessive
- Eros and ludus
- Mix of pos and negative communication
Agape:
- Unselfish love
- Storge and eros
- High use of intensification strategies and social support
Pragma:
- Practical
- Storge and ludus
- Mix of communication strategies to achieve goals
6
Q
Examples: Sex and culture differences in Love Styles
A
- US and Portugal: women higher pragma
- Females: more storge and pragma
- Males: Higher agape and ludus
- French: higher agape
- USA: Ludus and storge higher
7
Q
Examples: Love ways
A
- Collaborative: mutual support and negotiation
- Active: activity and increased strength
- Intuitive: feeling communicated through behaviours
- Committed: commitment and connection
- Secure: security and intimacy
- Expressive: overt behaviour; doing things for partner
- Traditional romantic: togetherness and commitment
