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Chapter 8 - Love Flashcards

1
Q

What are romantic relationships based on (4)

A

-Who we are
-Who our family/friends/partners are
-Time/place/experience (context)
-Societal perspectives

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2
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Before love was considered, why was marriage important? (3)

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-Create family alliances
-Economic gain
-Have children (inheritance)

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3
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Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love

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-Intimacy
-Passion
-Commitment

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Sternberg’s Intimacy

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feelings of warmth, understanding, trust, support

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Sternberg’s passion

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physical arousal and desire, excitement, and need

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Stenberg’s commitment

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permanence, stability, and the decisions to devote oneself to a relationship and to work to maintain it.

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7
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Sternberg’s romantic love

A

Passion and Intimacy

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8
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Sternberg’s Companionate Love

A

Intimacy and Commitment

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9
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Sternberg’s Fatuous love

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Passion and Commitment

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10
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Sternbeg’s nonlove

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intimacy, passion, and commitment are all absent, love does not exist.

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Sternberg’s liking

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intimacy, passion, and commitment are all absent, love does not exist.

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12
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Sternberg’s infatuation

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intimacy is high but passion and commitment are very low.

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13
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Sternberg’s infatuation

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Strong passion in the absence of intimacy or commitment is infatuation

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14
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Sternberg’s empty love

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Commitment without intimacy or passion is empty love.

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15
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Sternberg’s consummate love

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Passion, commitment, intimacy

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16
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Is consummate love dynamic or static

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dynamic, hard to maintain, lots of ebb and flow.

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17
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How does love affect the body’s physiology? (2)

A

-Increased dopamine
-Increased memory capacity

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18
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What aspects of love do the biological systems respond to? (3)

A

-Lust
-Attraction
-Attachment

19
Q

How does the body respond to lust

A

hormone release driven by goal of reproduction

20
Q

How does the body respond to attraction

A

neurotransmitter dopamine

21
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How does the body respond to attachment

A

regulated by oxytocin to create comfort + connection

22
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Which hormone is arousal fueled by

A

Adrenaline

23
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Two components of passionate attraction

A

(1) physiological arousal such as a fast heart beat
(2) the belief that another person is the cause of your arousal

24
Q

How do positive and negative arousal affect our attraction

A

Enhances our feelings of romantic attraction

25
Q

Rubin (1973) love scale involves (3)

A

-Intimacy
-Caring
-Dependence (passion)

26
Q

Which neurotransmitter does romantic love release

A

neurotransmitter dopamine

27
Q

dopamine

A

activates pleasure centres

28
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Which neuropeptide does companionate love release

A

Oxytocin

29
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Oxytocin

A

promotes relaxation and reduces stress

30
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Compassionate love

A

altruistic care and concern for partner’s wellbeing (intimacy with caring)

31
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Styles of Loving (Lee 1988) (6)

A

-Eros
-Ludus
-Storge
-Mania
-Agape
-Pragma

32
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Eros

A

finds good looks compelling and seeks an intense, passionate relationship.

33
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Ludus

A

considers love to be a game and likes to play the field.

34
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Storge

A

prefers friendships that gradually grow into lasting commitments.

35
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Mania

A

demanding, possessive, and excitable.

36
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Agape

A

Atruistic and dutiful

37
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Pragma

A

Practical, careful, logical in seeking a mate.

38
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unrequited love

A

romantic and passionate attraction to someone who did not return that interest

39
Q

Is the distinction between romantic and companionate love dependent on cultural context

A

No, it is universal

40
Q

What happens to romantic love after marriage

A

Decreases

41
Q

Why does romantic love decline over time

A

fantasy erodes with time and experience.

42
Q

Coolidge effect

A

effect of novelty arousal, increased arousal with a new partner

43
Q

How does age effect love

A

people mellow with age, experience less intense love as time goes by.

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