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self-presentation, and self-disclosure. A part of self-concept is self-fulfilling prophecies. People’s personal self-concepts often lead them to make self-fulfilling prophecies, because of the way people feel about themselves (McCornack, 41). Self-fulfilling prophecies according to…

“Chemistry of Love: Scanning the Brain ‘in Love’“ focuses on the different emotions and feelings love may bring to couples who are in a passionate romantic relationship. Fisher describes three chemicals: dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin that play an important role on how the brain works when a person is in love with their significant other. Each chemical effects the brain and an individual’s expression of their feelings and emotions towards their beloved. Helen Fisher’s most important…

Decision Points Interpersonal relationships are what keep the human race from simply being islands apart from one another. These relationships are our reason to exist. They “shape our lives” (Edwards), and give us a reason to leave a legacy when we die. The first big interpersonal relationship that comes to mind for most people is likely the relationship with their first significant other. There are horror stories of young teens finding themselves in their first romantic relationship that…

Attachment is an emotional relationship that involves an exchange of comfort, care, and pleasure, as well as it is an important part of romantic love, as attachment styles influence relationships. The main focus of this essay is to compare and contrast the following romantic attachments, which includes the Attachment Theory and Interpersonal Theories of attraction. Firstly, this essay will provide a brief description of both theories and apply the theories to interpersonal attraction and…

Furthermore, parents have a role where they can help to promote their young adults’ to achieve intimacy. If the parents successfully help their young adults to achieve the sense of intimacy, it enables the young adults to keep a loyal, long-term intimate relationship with their significant other. If the young adults and their parents are close, they tend to engage in face-to-face maintenance behavior where young adults can take this quality and apply it to their friendship to develop a good…

Nikki, a very accomplished and well-known con artist takes an amateur con artist, Jess under his wing. He teaches her some tricks to pulling off a successful con. As Nikki is getting ready to pull off a big con he and Jess become romantically involved. Following pulling off a big con in New Orleans, Nikki decides to let Jess go because he realizes that his living his life of being a liar and a cheater while trying to maintain a long-term relationship did not mix well. Fast forward three years…

types for example friendships, family, and/or romantic relationships. The romantic relationship is one of the more intimate of the versions of relationships. That is also specifically one relationship that I have experienced and still am experiencing, with my boyfriend, Daniel. I have learned that there are three major concepts that are needed in order to have a successful intimate romantic relationship with your significant other. One is following the social penetration theory, this is…

Sexuality is expressed differently in every country and culture on the planet. To an even greater extent, males and females have different views on how to handle intimate situations. These views are made evident in Anton Chekhov’s and Joyce Carol Oates’ versions of “The Lady with the Pet Dog.” Currently, our society incorrectly assumes men to crave sex and women to be infatuated with love. The emotional aspects of sexual relationships, the treatment of unfaithfulness, and the treatment of sexual…

dubbed the “Categorical Imperative”(Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2008) ". Intimate relationships has a way of bringing light into a dark room, as well has turning a life of morality into a sea of immorality."Triangular theory of love identifies three components-intimacy, passion, and commitment-that shift in emphasis as romantic relationships develop (Berk, 2014, p. 377)". Venturing off into an intimate commitment with that special someone at the time seemed innocent and acceptable,…

Humans need love, love, and relationships are psychological needs required to be emotionally healthy. This is often referred to fulfilling Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs but what happens when the search for this needs results in confusion of other feelings for love, such as codependency where one person can rely on the other to love and care for them because they can’t do it themselves. Is it really love? In The Perfect Man, Naeem Murr explores the relationship between two characters, Annie and…