Romantic Relationships Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Sternberg’s triangular theory (IPC)

A
  • Intimacy- how much do you know about the other person, emotional connection)
    Liking, you might like your friends
  • Passion- do you feel passionately connected to that person? That pull, that charge?
    Infatuation
  • Commitment- do you feel committed to be in a relationship with that other person?
    Empty love
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Berscheid and Walster’s two types of love

A

passionate and compassionate love

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

A state of intense longing for someone

-Intense physiological arousal

  • Psychological interest
    Care for their needs
  • When it’s good it’s great, feel fulfillment and ecstasy
  • When it’s bad it’s terrible, feel sadness and despair
A

passionate love

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

affection people feel for those with whom their lives are deeply connected, but do not necessarily experience passion or arousal in their presence

  • Strong commitment
  • Deep affectionate attachment
  • Shared values
  • Less intense physiological arousal
A

compassionate love

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

How do romantic relationships change over time?

A

more compassionate,
- people become more securely attached to their partners as relationship duration increases

  • People become more securely attached (generally) with age
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

People learn from their interactions with their partners whether or not they are in a good relationship

  • Positive behaviors enhance the global evaluations of the marriage while negative behaviors harm it

CAN Explain: a mechanism of change, a place to intervene

CAN’T Explain: where the negative behavior comes from, ignores everything outside the couple

A

Behavioral theory (of relationships)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

criticism: attacking personality or character

defensiveness: victimizing yourself to ward off attack and reverse the blame

contempt: attacking sense of self with intent to insult or abuse

stonewalling: withdrawing to avoid conflict

A

Four horsemen of the [relationship] apocalypse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

kinds of love

A
  • Intimacy + Passion = romantic love
  • Intimacy + Commitment = companionate love
  • Passion + Commitment = fatuous love
  • Intimacy + Passion + Commitment = consummate love
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly