Attachment, Love Flashcards
QQ- What is the ratio that predicts the best outcome for marital harmony (e.g. “sound marital house theory”)?
5 positive: 1 negative
QQ- Which classic researcher launched the entire field of attachment studies by examining how children fared when they were abandoned?
John Bowlby
QQ- What is at the peak of the Maslow hierarchy of needs?
Self-actualization
QQ- Which of the following is true about romantic love?
Romantic love has only been part of human history for the past 300 years or so
QQ- Sternberg’s triangular theory of love is predicated on different combinations of
passion, intimacy, and commitment.
In romantic satisfaction is intimacy or companionship more important according to Denir?
Companionship
Does neuroticism positively or negatively correlate with romantic satisfaction?
Negatively
Is the following true or false? According to Denir, romantic relationships switch from fun-seeking in adolescence to partner-seeking in emerging adulthood.
True
John Bowlby distinguished adaptive from maladaptive parent behavior that produces
attachment system
What are the three types of attachments?
Secure
Insecure-Avoidance
Insecure-Ambivalent
Attachments by gender are?
F- Emotional M- Money
BRENNAN’s 4 CATEGORIES
Dismissive low on anxiety, high on avoidance.
Preoccupied high on anxiety, low on avoidance.
Fearful style high on both.
Secure style low in both.
Greek Versions of love
Eros = search for beauty Philia = friendly affection Nomos = divine submission Agape = bestowal of love through the divine
Romantic love emerged as a concept within
the last 300 yrs
Aron & Aron’s (1986) Self-Expansion Theory
Eastern in influence Self expands through love which produces upward spiral The newly in love Seek positive feedback Take risks Makes rewarding investment in another