PERDEV QT Flashcards
“the way in which two or more people, groups, countries, etc., talk to, behave toward, and deal with each other.” “The way in which two or more people or things are connected.”
Relationship
A lack of close relationships may produce ?
a negative effect on an individual such as feeling worthless, powerless, and alienated.
a relationship that is closely associated with a person (only specific/exclusive for this person)
Personal relationship
Two characterisics of a personal relationship
Privacy and intimacy
Characteristic of personal relationship, not want to see/ hear
Privacy
Characteristic of personal relationship, special and deep convo with someone
intimacy
may be a commitment to not a person or a group, but an entity, business, organization, principle, or cause.
impersonal relationship
Three attachment styles
SAA
Secure attachment
Avoidant attachment
Anxious-ambivalent attachment
the caregiver is present and available when all the emotional needs of a child are met. (The child will have secure and stable relationships) What attachment style
Secure attachment
the caregiver is cold, detached and unresponsive to the child’s needs. The child faces rejection, premature detachment, and self-reliance. (The child will have unstable and less intimate relationships.) What attachment style?
Avoidant attachment
the caregiver is not consistent in presence and in satisfying the child’s emotional needs. (Child may have separation anxieties and have self-doubt in meaningful relationships)
What attachment style?
Anxious-ambivalent attachment
primarily based on physiology or certain hormones that can be picked up by noses
Attraction
an odorless chemical can be found with the nose that indicates a person’s immune system. Women prefer men who have different immune systems from theirs to boost their offspring’s chances of better survival. Men prefer women who are reproductively healthy.
Pheromones
Theories of. attraction
T P S R P P
Transference
Propinquity
Similarity
Reciprocity
Physical attaractiveness
Personality Characteristics and Traits
The person you are attracted to may remind you of someone from the past who has affected your sense of self. Can be past relationships or a basis to avoid certain types of people. What theory of attraction?
Transference Effect
Solely relies on the prospect of familiarity. These may be people who live close by or have been with you since childhood, etc. This safe feeling means that you can predict your partner’s behavior. What theory of attraction?
Propinquity
Sharing similar traits beliefs, age, etc. as yourself. Easier communication and empathizing with a common ground for understanding. What theory of attraction?
Similarity
Solely relies on the feeling of being liked back. The more we are liked by someone, the more we promote that mutual feeling of attraction. What attraction?
reciprocity
Positive health and reproductive fitness in human survival. Beauty standards by preference and society. What attraction?
Physical attractiveness
Preference of traits (warmth, sympathy, optimism, communicators, etc.) What attraction?
Personality Characteristics and traits
Variables & Responsibilities in a Relationship or Commitment
A T I
Accumulation of all rewards
Temptation of alternative partners
Investment
satisfaction
- The support, sexual satisfaction, emotional, financial, and physical security, and interest
- Relationship or commitment should be mutually rewarding for both parties. What variable of commitment/ relationship?
Accumulation of all rewards
- Presence of possible alternative partner/s can affect the relationship or commitment
- The lesser or lack of alternative/s a couple or person is exposed to, the lesser the possibility of the relationship or commitment to break. What variable in a relationship?
Temptation of alternative partners
- Time spent together
- Common beliefs (religious, etc.) and
experiences with mutual friends - Children
What variable of relationship?
Investment
VARIABLES THAT CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT relationship
CTDC
Consistent finding of faults
Tone of criticism
Denial of existence of conflict
Contempt
Responsibilities in being in a relationship
B B E R B
Be responsible for what you think or say to the other person
Be responsible for what you promise to do or not do
Ensure the relationship is mutually beneficial
Respect the other party or parties involved
Be ready to provide support when needed
KEY FACTOR IN RELATIONSHIP
INTEGRITY
strong feeling of affection or concern toward another person (from close friendship)
- A strong feeling of affection or concern toward another person (from sexual attraction)
- A feeling of devotion or adoration toward God or a god
- A feeling of kindness or concern by God or a god toward humans
- Sexual desires, pleasures, or activities
LOVE
Three stages of falling inlove
L A A
Lust
Attraction
Attachment
driven by sex hormones, testosterone, and estrogen. What stage of faliing in love?
Lust
- love-struck phase
(neurotransmitters: dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin) - Loss of appetite and sleep, daydreaming. What stage of falling in love?
Attraction
continuing in a relationship and commitment, what stage of falling in love
Attachment
Robert Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love
I P C
Intimacy
Passion
Commitment
That lovely moment when someone understands and validates us
- Being open and vulnerable to someone they deeply trust
what triangular theory of love?
Intimacy