Test 2: Love and Communication Flashcards

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1
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What is Love?

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Feeling, Activity

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Communication is the thread that connects…

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Sexuality and intimacy; quality affects the relationship and sex

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Love tends to have more fascination and exclusiveness with…

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Partners; Friendship is foundation for a strong love and relationship

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Friend and lovers relationships both have:

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Trust, Acceptance, Respect, Confiding, Understanding, Spontaneity

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Factors that lead to couples having sex:

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Enhance relationship, Meaning fulfilling of closeness, Increase relationship satisfaction, Increase love and commitment for relationship

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Love without Sex

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Celibacy, Asexuality

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Celibacy

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Absence from sexual activity; May report a better appreciation of friendship or free up energy for personal growth

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Asexuality

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Little or no sexual attraction to either sex

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John Lee: 6 basic styles of love

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Mania, Ludus, Stoge, Agape, Pragma, Eros

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Mania

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Obsessive and Possessive Love

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Ludus

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Playful Love

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Stoge

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Love without fever; Peaceful and Enchanting Affection; usually begins as friendship and deepens to love

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Adape

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Brotherly love, more abstract and ideal

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Pragma

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Pragmatic Lovers: Business like in their approach to looking for someone who meets their needs (use logic to meet partner)

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Eros

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Love of Beauty: Erotic lover, Burn bright but burn quick

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Triangular Theory of Love

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Developed by Steinberg (1986); dynamic quality of love relationships

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Love is composed of 3 elements each element can enlarged or decrease in the cause of the relationship:

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Intimacy, Passion, Commitment

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Intimacy

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Warm close bond feeling

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Passion

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Romance, attraction & sexuality

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Commitment

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Short term and long term

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Triangular Theory of Love Types

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Liking, Infatuation, Romantic love, Companionate love, Fatuous love, Consummate love, Empty love, Non love

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Liking

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Intimacy Only

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Infatuation

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Passion Only

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Romantic love

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Intimacy and Passion

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Companionate love

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Intimacy and Commitment

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Fatuous love

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Passion and Commitment

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Consummate love

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Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment

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Empty love

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Commitment ONLY

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Non love

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Absence of all 3

30
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Love as Attachment

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Helps understand how adult relationships develop (ex. Infant caregiver attachment, Romantic love); Need to feel emotionally safe and secure

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Attachment

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Close, Enduring Emotional Bonds

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Jealousy

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Response that occurs because of a partner’s real or imagined involvement with a 3rd person; Certain amount can be expected with any relationship (Important to communicate about fears and boundaries)

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Nature of Communications

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Words, Gesture & Movement to establish human content

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Nature of Communications takes place within…

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Cultural, Social and Psychological Context

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Cultural Content

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Language that is used and values, belief and customs associated with it

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Social Context

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role we play in society as members of different groups

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Psychological Context

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Personality characteristics affect our ability to communicate or manage conflict; assertive, passive, high self esteem/low self esteem

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Non-verbal Communication

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Proximity, Eye Contact, Touching

39
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Halo effect –

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Assumption that attractive or charismatic people also possess more desirable social characteristics

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First Move

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Marks transition from potentially sexual relationship to one that is

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Sexual Communication

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Interest & open lines

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Talking about sex

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There are obstacles to discussion (Intensions, Birth Control, etc.)

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Keys to good communications

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Self disclosure, Trust, Feedback

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Intimate Love, each person knows he/she can count on the other based on:

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Commitment, Caring, Self Disclosure

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Conflict

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Process in which people perceive incompatible goals and interference from others in achieving their goals (Doesn’t necessarily indicate love is disappearing)