Intimate relationships

that is surrounded. In this case psychology is seen as the main subject to emphasize what is being brought up. However, the subject of psychology can be also be involved in issues such as buried pain/anger, the physical environment, violence, relationships, and identity. The feeling of buried pain/anger brings in a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. For instance, Sandro who has buried the pain of his involvement of a death has led him to have “thought a lot about the man who…

Ella Norris English III AP Mrs.Vicknair 13 March 2017 Long-Distance Relationships are Worth Fighting For At the end of my sophomore year of high school my boyfriend graduated. One question weighed heavily on the both of us: should we stay together? It’s a difficult and complicated question that we didn’t want to consider. Since neither of us really wanted to face the issue we used the summer to put off our decision and instead enjoyed each other’s company. I couldn’t bear the idea of losing him…

seeking an intimate partne behavior (Aronson, E.,Wilson, T.D., & Akert, R.M. ,2013)r. A secure attachment style is described as an attachment style based on trust, viewing them as liked and wanted behavior (Aronson, E.,Wilson, T.D., & Akert, R.M. ,2013). All of these attributes lead to individuals having a higher self-esteem and typically they have longer intimate relationships. They also have more of a positive outlook on their intimate relationship. This attachment style is ideal for intimate…

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a serious social problem, and refers to “physical, psychological, and/or sexual coercion perpetrated in the context of an intimate relationship” (McHugh & Frieze, 2006, p. 2). According to World Health Organization (2012) Intimate Partner Violence consists of “physical aggression, psychological abuse, forced intercourse and other forms of sexual coercion, and various controlling behaviours such as isolating a person from family and…

dating violence (TDV) is a form of intimate partner violence (IPV). It is unique given the population that it affects. The elements of a teen relationship are absent of many key factors that are indicative of an unhealthy adult relationship submerged in domestic violence. Teen relationships are free of factors such as financial dependency, and having children to provide for or protect. These differences prompt one to wonder why teens would stay within a toxic relationship. Why would they…

romantic relationship. Intimate relationships are extremely different than any other relationship a person has in their life. It has a more passion, and contains a deeper connection than any other relationship they may have. One of the most important aspects of a relationship is communication. It holds the basis for a couple in the way that it is more complex than just words and tone. Communication starts with what the person is trying to say and the…

methods to communicate and form relationships. I have been through multiple relationships, both intimate and platonic, as well as open and closed relationships. I've had relationships that began as being nothing more than acquaintences to being best friends, and relationships where we were best friends that were ended. In general, I prefer to have open relationships. I feel that if you aren't open to those who are close to you and vice versa, then the relationship is doomed to fail. I have known…

Never be afraid to open up because building walls around who you really are will prohibit you from being free and intimate with the ones you love. Intimacy is imperative to the growth of every human being. Not only is intimacy needed within ourselves as individuals but also in the growth and success of every bond you create with a partner or anyone in your life. Intimacy is the connection and bond between two people in which constant emotions, and psychological behaviors are exchange. Intimacy…

understand (“Cheating”). Some people believe in polygamy, or “practicing or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time” (“Polygamy”). This would be a situation where some partners are open to having more than two people in relationships, whether this is right or wrong would determine on your own…

the image of the destroyed feather. In her poem, Intimacy, she wrote, “How did the peacock feather come to be/ found in the yard, trampled, half-broken,/ its wild eye tamed with dirt?”(Intimacy p. 32). The peacock feather could be seen as their relationship that once was as beautiful and as precious as a peacock feather and not is destroyed. While she does not explicit describe intimacy,…