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Ch8: Love Flashcards

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Discuss the history of love

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  • centuries ago, love was not considered a part of marriage
  • love was believed to be irrational and something that would destroy a marriage
  • marriage was important economically, and led to children and the creation of alliances
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sternberg’s triangular theory of love

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three components of love:
1. intimacy: feelings of warmth, understanding, trust, support, and sharing

  1. passion: the physical arousal and desire, excitement, and need. often is sexual longing but any strong emotional need that is satisfied by a partner also fits
  2. commitment: feelings of permanence, stability, and the devotion to a relationship and to work to maintain it
    - suggests that love is multi-faceted experience
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8 types of love from sternberg’s triangular theory

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  1. nonlove: no intimacy, passion, or commitment
  2. liking: intimacy is high but passion and commitment are low
  3. infatuation: passion is high but intimacy and commitment are low
  4. empty love: commitment is high but passion and intimacy are low
  5. romantic love: high intimacy and passion but low commitment
  6. companionate love: high commitment and intimacy but low passion
  7. fatuous love: high passion and commitment but low intimacy
  8. consummate love: high passion, intimacy and commitment
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how does love change over time?

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  • relationships change or end for many reasons
  • sternberg proposes that consummate love is the best type of love but it is rarely sustainable
  • passion is the most variable component
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physiological aspects of love

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  • passion and intimacy are distinct experiences
  • region of brain that regulates sexual desire is different from region that manages our feelings of attachment and commitment
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lust

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  • the sex drive
  • regulated by sex hormones
  • drives successful reproduction by providing motivation to mate with others
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attraction

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  • promotes pursuit of a particular preferred romantic partner
  • drives pair-bonding
  • regulated by neurotransmitter dopamine (feelings of reward + pleasure)
  • dopamine is faster acting, producing a short term action
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attachment

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  • term to describe the feelings of comfort, security and connection to a partner
  • drives companionate love
  • regulated by neuropeptide oxytocin
  • neuropeptides are slower acting, produce a prolong action
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Arousal and its effects on love

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  • arousal can be positive or negative, and both can fuel attraction
  • when people are aroused, they tend to feel stronger feelings for the person near them –> adrenaline fuels love
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thoughts and love

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  • thoughts/beliefs/judgments are linked to love
  • people who love each other think about one another in different ways than they think about other people
  • people tend to view their partners in positive light
  • love can be blind
  • love can cause us to ignore alternatives
  • we are more likely to have positive views of ourselves –> when your partner sees good aspects of you, you’re more likely to see them too (ie self-expansion model)
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Rubin’s love scale

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  • similar to sternberg’s triangular theory but includes caring instead of commitment
  • argues that romantic love is multifaceted
    1. intimacy (same as sternberg)
    2. Dependence (passion)
    3. caring –> you do what you can to make your partner happy
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companionate love

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  • committed, deep friendship
  • long-lasting satisfied relationships tend to include a lot of companionate love
  • involves oxytocin (neuropeptide associated with attachment, long lasting impacts)
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compassionate love

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  • a type of love that combines the trust and understanding of intimacy with compassion and caring that involves empathy, selflessness, and sacrifice on behalf of the beloved
  • not included in sternberg’s theory
  • compassionate lovers tend to provide partners more support
  • tend to share in pain and joy
  • associated with more satisfaction and commitment overtime
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6 styles of loving from greek words

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  1. eros: erotic lovers influenced by physical appearance
  2. ludus: love as an uncommitted game
  3. storge: de-emphasize strong emotion and seek genuine friendships first
  4. mania: demanding and possessive, obsession
  5. agape: giving, altruistic, selfless, treats love as a duty
  6. pragma: practical and pragmatic, partners are logically a good fit
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8 factors that influence love

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  1. culture
  2. attachment
  3. type of relationship
  4. length of relationship
  5. personal beliefs
  6. age
  7. experience
  8. proximity/location
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why doesn’t romantic love last?

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  1. fantasy enhances romance
  2. sheer novelty adds excitement and energy to new loves
  3. arousal fades as time goes by

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