Exam 4 Flashcards
What is the history of love as a necessary condition for marriage
We only started getting married for love recently. We used to get married for political, economic , practical, and family reasons
According the Sternberg what are the three building blocks of love
Intimacy , passion and commitment
Define intimacy
Includes the feelings of warmth , understanding, trust support and sharing
Define passion
Defines by physical arousal and desire , excitement
Takes form of sexual logging but any strong emotional need that is satisfied by one’s partner fits the category
Define commitment
Includes feelings of permanence , stability , and the decisions to devote oneself to the relationship and work to maintain it , it is congnitive in nature
Intimacy is emotional and passion and passio) is motive or drive
Know the characteristics of love
Nonlove
Liking
Infatuation
Empty love
Define nonlove
Intimacy , commitment , passion are not present
Casual , superficial , uncommitted relationship
People are acquaintances not friends
Define liking
Intimacy is high but passion and commitment is low
Occurs in friends with closeness and warmth but not to spend the rest of their life
If a friend does arouse you , it is beyond liking
Define infatuation
Strong passion with no commitment or intimacy .
Happens when people are aroused with people they don’t know
Define Empty love
Commitment without intimacy or passion , thins occurs in burnt out relationships where warmth and passion has died and staying together is the only thing that remains
Know the different types of love
Romantic love
Companionate love
Fatuous love
Consummate love
Define romantic love
High intimacy and passion .
Combination of liking and infatuation
Define companionate love
Intimacy and commitment combines. To form love for a close companion or compassionate love
Fatuous love
Passion and commitment in the absence of intimacy create a foolish experience
Fatuous meaning stupid
This love happens when two people marry quickly based on overwhelming passion but don’t know each other
Define Consummate love
Intimacy , commitment , and passion are all present . They experience complete love. Many people seek this love
What is unrequited love
Love that is not retuned from a individual , including passion , Romantic , attraction
How many people experience unrequited love
80 to 90%
When is unrequited love most likely to occur
In your young adults
Which attachment style most likely experience unrequited love
Mania
What are the different love styles according to lee
Eros
Ludus
Storage
Mania
Agape
Pragma
Define Eros love style
The erotic lover finds good looking compelling and seeks intense , passionate realstiomships
Define Ludus love type
The ludic lover considers love to be a game and likes playing the game and field
Define Storage love style
The storgic love prefers friendships that gradually grow into lasting commitments
Define Mania love style
Is demanding , possessive , and excitable