Exam 3 Flashcards
love (inclusion)
emotional physical relational (personal, collective) spiritual cognitive
exclusion
familiar versus sexual
incest taboo
The language of love creates ____________
our understand of love
106-135 86-105 66-85 45-65 15-44
extremely passionate passionate average cool extremely cool
What is the two component theory of love?
A state of intense physiological arousal followed by:
Application of a label “love” to that sensation
The emotional component. Closeness, bonding, mutual understanding, sharing
Intimacy
Motivational component. Physical attraction, sexual expression.
Passion
Cognitive component. Short term decision to love, long term decision to maintain relationship.
Commitment
Sternberg’s Triangle.. Draw it bitch
Liking
intimacy
Romantic love companionate love
infatuation - passion commitment - empty love
fatuous love
What is stimulated by norepinephrine and PEA?
the brain
Explain the chemistry of love..
Brain stipulated by norepinephrine and PEA.. Natural stimulant produces feelings of elation and euphoria - can’t eat or sleep.. Body build up a tolerance - may lead to ‘fixing’ on love.
brain stimulated by endorphins, act as tranquilizers. Oxytocin produces during cuddling and physical intimacy..
What often prevents break ups?
Oxytocin
What are some cross culture values/meaning of love?
Individualistic cultures
Collectivist Cultures
Being an effective communicator:
Good messages, levelling, editing
Listening:
Paraphrasing, Validating, Drawing your partner out
Elements of our sexuality that are socially constructed:
Gender, sex, values/morals, expectations, physical pleasure/desire, power/control, love
Compulsive sexual behaviour:
disorder in which the person experiences intense sexual arousing fantasies, urges and associated sexual behaviour
Crane’s four step cycle:
Preoccupation
Rituals
Compulsive Sexual Behaviour
Despair
Why to people become fetishists according to learning theory?
classical conditioning to an object as sexual
Why to people become fetishists according to Cognitive theory?
perception of arousal is distorted
Why to people become fetishists according to Addiction theory?
Preoccupation
Rituals
Compulsive sexual behaviour
despair