Love And Mate Selection Flashcards
Narcissistic love
Love of self, selfish, self-centered love
Limerence
A term used by Tennov to describe the intense wildly emotional highs and lows of being in love
Conscious love
Rational, reasoning love.
Dopamine
A neurotransmitter that functions in the parts of the brain that controls emotion and bodily movements
Norepinephrine
A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands that has a stimulating effect on blood pressure and acts as a neurotransmitter
Oxytocin
A neurotransmitter that produces feelings of attachment and union with someone, a “cuddle chemical”
Vasopressin
A neurotransmitter that produces feelings of attachment and union with someone, a “cuddle chemical”
Companion love
A type of love characterized by warmth, affection, and commitment
Endorphins
Chemical neurotransmitters that have a sedative effect on the body and can give a sense of tranquility
Erotic love
Sexual, sensual love.
Dependent love
Love that one develops for someone who fulfills one’s needs.
D-love
Term used by Maslow for deficiency–love, which develops when another person meets one’s needs.
B-love
Term used by Maslow for being-love, which is love for the very being and uniqueness of another person.
Friendship love
I love based on common concerns and interests, companionship, and respect for the partners personality and character
Altruistic love
Unselfish concern for the welfare of another.
Consummate love
A term used by Sternberg to describe love as a combination of intimacy, passion, and commitment.
Parent image theory
A theory of mate selection that a person is likely to marry someone resembling his or her parents of the opposite sex.
Ideal mate theory
A theory that people tend to marry someone who fulfills the fantasy of what an ideal mate should be like, based partly on early childhood experiences.
Needs theories
theories of mate selection proposing that we select partners who will fulfill our own needs both complementary and instrumental.
Propinquity
In mate selection, the tendency to choose someone who is geographically near.
Homogamy
The selection of a partner who is similar to oneself.
Heterogamy
The selection of a partner who is different from one self.
Endogamy
Marriage within a particular group.
Exogamy
Marriage outside a particular group.
Compatibility
The capability of living together in harmony.
Filtering process
A process by which mates are sorted by filtering out in eligibles according to various standards.
Hypergamous Union
Marriage in which one spouse Marries upward on the social ladder.
Hypogamous
Marriage in which one spouse Marries downword on the social ladder.
Consanguinity
The state of being related by blood, having dissent from a common ancestor.
Affinity
A relationship formed by marriage without ties of blood.
Common-law marriage
A marriage by mutual consent, without a license or ceremony, recognized as legal under certain conditions by some states.
Void marriage
A marriage considered invalid in the first place because it was illegal.
Voidable marriage
A marriage that can be set aside by annulment under certain prescribed legal circumstances.
Rites of passage
Ceremonies by which people pass from one social status to another.
Romantic love
A profoundly tender or passionate affection for another person characterized by intense feeling and emotion
