Chapter 4 Flashcards
it is a phenomenon experienced similarly by people across time and cultures.
Culture universal
events or experiences which ensue within our interaction and relationship with other people.
Social phenomenon
physiological responses that we evaluate psychologically as we experience particular life events.
Emotion
loving experience is commonly associated with the activation of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of our bran which is just right behind our left eyes. It is also associated with the increased amount in endorphins – hormones believed to provide human a good mood.
Neurobiological event
refers to the physical/emotional aspect.
Passion
pertains to the psychological/relational aspect.
Intimacy
pertains to the agency component, that is the choice we make with regards to engaging and maintaining the loving relationship
Commitment
tend to verbally express their thought and feelings of love towards the people they love.
Words of Affirmation
express love non-verbally though hugs, kisses, or simply, a tap on the back.
Touch
yearns for physical contact (not necessarily sexual in nature) with their partners.
Proximity (nearness)
tend to value quality moments with their loved ones.
Time
want to show and receive affection through material objects.
Gifts
much willing to serve the other person by helping her or him in things that they do.
Act of service
we meet up through circumstance and first learn about basic information about one another. Crucial at this stage is attraction.
Acquaintance
frequency of interaction increases. This is the stage when two persons test their boundaries.
Build up
this stage is when people commits to a long-term relationship with one another, either through a personal agreement or a social-legal agreement.
Continuation and consolidation
the conjoint value of relationship is not anymore sufficient due to some reasons ..
Decline or Deterioration
termination of the agreements made through informal or formal means.
Ending
stimulation of one’s own genitals
Auto-erotic
sexual behaviors oriented to the same sex
Homoerotic
sexual behaviors oriented to the opposite sex.
Heteroerotic
oral stimulation of the male genitals
Fellatio
oral stimulation of the female genitals
Cunnilingus
stimulation or penetration of the anal orifice
Anal sex
when an individual has low levels of desire or has an aversion to sexual activities;
Sexual desire disorder
when an individual has problems in achieving necessary physiological state for copulation
Sexual arousal disorder
when an individual has problems in achieving orgasm
Orgasmic disorder
when there is an experience of pain during the sexual response cycle
Sexual pain disorders
pleasure from exposing one’s genitals to nonconsenting people
Exhibitionism
arousal from non-living objects
Fetishism
touching or rubbing one’s body or genitals to nonconsenting people
Frotteurism –
arousal from children (prepubescent)
Pedophilia
arousal from actual suffering or humiliation
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Sexual masochism
arousal from actually inflicting pain to others
Sexual sadism
(for heterosexual males only) arousal from wearing clothing by the opposite sex during sexual activities
Transvestic fetishism
observing other people engaged in sexual activities
Voyeurism
Sexual response cycle
Sexual behaviors
Stages of intimate relationship
Love languages
Triangular model of love
Color wheel of love
