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32 Cards in this Set
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Love marriage |
based on romantic love |
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Arranged marriage |
Typically matched by family status/wealth & religion |
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Semi-arranged marriages |
Family can choose, individual has say Individual can choose, must be approved by family |
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Field of eleigible |
All individuals who meet a person's criteria as a potential romantic partner |
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Matching hypothesis |
People seek others with similar attractiveness |
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Proximity effect |
Closer you are to someone the greater the probability they will grow to like or possibly love that person |
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Flirting |
Subtle behaviors designed to signal sexual and or romantic interests |
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Patterns of flirtation |
Approach Talk Swivel and turn Touch Synchronization |
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Robert Sternberg's triangular theory of love |
1) Passion: intense romantic and or sexual attraction; physical arousal 2) Intimacy: Emotional closeness, support, and attachment 3) Commitment: Determines by strength of decision to maintain relationship through good and bad times |
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Attachment |
Emotional close tie between two individuals |
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Cindy Hazen & Phillip Shaver (1987) |
Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process |
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Secure |
Find it relatively easy to get close to others. Comfortable depending on others |
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Avoidant |
Uncomfortable being close to others. Finds it difficult to trust and depend on others. |
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Anxious/ambivalent |
Feels as though they cannot get as close to others as they would like. Afraid of abondonment |
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Bartholomew & Horowitz (1991) |
Developed a 4-category model of romantic adult attachment based on an individuals view of self/others and/or dependency vs avoidance |
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Views of self |
Positive: worthy of love Negative: unworthy of love |
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View of others |
Positive: Trustworthy & available Negative: Unreliable & rejecting |
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Dependency |
low dependency: not needing external validation of self high dependency: positive self-regard only achieved by feeling accepted |
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Avoidance |
low avoidance: want/need for intimacy with others high avoidance: purposely trying to avoid/escape intimacy with others |
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Anxious-Preoccupied |
want high levels of emotional closeness, clingy, afraid of abandonment |
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Dismissive Avoidant |
individuals try to avoid close attachments; dont want/need close relationships |
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Fearful Avoidant |
Individuals want to be close with others, but find it difficult to depend on/trust people |
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John Gottman |
40+ years of research on marital satisfaction, effective communication |
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Validating |
Calm discussion/compromise, listening to others |
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Volatile |
Resolve conflicts by fighting them out, express feelings |
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Conflict-avoiding |
"no big deal", let things go |
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Criticism |
verbally attacking partner's actions, fault-finding |
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Contempt |
Disrespect, disgust, or hate expressed once positive feelings have left |
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Defensiveness |
Denying responsibility/blame for a problem |
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Stonewalling |
shutting down, not interacting, not trying anymore |
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Extra-Dyadic Sex |
Sexual activity between an individual and someone other than his or her romantic partner |
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Sexual self-disclosure |
Revealing private sexual thoughts & feelings |
