Love, excellence, creativity, genius

Question 1

What are the biological substrates of love?

Answer 1

1. fundamental need to belong.

2. social bonds increase the chance of survival.

Question 2

What factors are involved in attraction?

Answer 2

Proximity, physical allure and reciprocity of liking.

Homogamy vs opposites.

Question 3

Name the factors that predict relationship satisfaction and stability.

Answer 3

1. personality: emotional stability, conscientiousness, agreeableness and extraversion.
2. communication: communication style, bids for attention and capitalization
3. culture of appreciation.

Question 4

Explain the four horsemen.

Answer 4

1. criticism > gentle start-up
2. defensiveness > take responsibility
3. contempt > culture of appreciaiton
4. stonewalling > physiological self-soothing

Question 5

Which factors are involved in enhancing interpersonal relations?

Answer 5

1. attributions: fundamental attribution error, positive romantic illusions.
2. self-expansion model: intrinsic motivation for efficacy and inclusion of other-in-self principle.

Question 6

Explain the relation between marriage and well-being.

Answer 6

Marriage is the strongest predictor of better health and SWB across cultures.

• the effects are strongest for married men.
• no boost in relationship satisfaction.
• honeymoon effect.
• quality of marriage predicts SWB.

Question 7

Explain the relation between parenthood and well-being.

Answer 7

Relationship satisfaction decreases after the onset of parenthood.

• stress, reorganization, role conflict, redivision of labour, restriction of freedom and decreased time for leisure activities.
• greater relationship satisfaction decreases among high socioeconomic groups, younger parents, shorter relationships, living separately, women decrease faster than men (gradually).
• increase in relationship satisfaction after nest leaving.

Question 8

Explain passion and well-being.

Answer 8

Passion is involved in the development of excellence.
Dualistic model of passion: harmonious and obsessive passion.
Harmonious passion is related to performance, flow and well-being.

Question 9

Explain grit and its critiques.

Answer 9

Grit is a stronger predictor for (academic) success than IQ or SATs scores.

1. uniqueness of construct.
2. unique contribution to life satisfaction is unclear.
3. grit overstates the role of individual achievement.