Finals: Intimacy

Question 1

T/F

Love is fascinating and complex. Romantic love, in particular, seems to be a beautiful mystery we find hard to explain.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

The first step in the process of falling in love is the _____ attraction,”
“It’s the powerful moment when we meet another person and feel energized and are immediately aware of our heart pounding.”

Answer 2

initial

Question 3

-encompasses feelings of attachment, closeness, connectedness, and bondedness.

Answer 3

Intimacy

Question 4

• encompasses drives connected to both limerence and sexual attraction.

Answer 4

Passion

Question 5

• encompasses, in the short term, the decision to remain with another, and in the long term, the shared
  achievements and plans made with that other person.

Answer 5

Commitment

Question 6

• are events or experiences which ensue within our interaction and relationship with other people.

Answer 6

Social phenomena

Question 7

• the process of giving and receiving
  information between and among people.

Answer 7

Communication

Question 8

• culturally agreed upon as possessing certain meanings and that are used oy people to express certain realities and worldviews.

Answer 8

Language

Question 9

PSYCHODYNAMIC VIEW ON LOVE

Answer 9

1. Eros
2. Libido

Question 10

life instinct

Answer 10

Eros

Question 11

sexual energy

Answer 11

Libido

Question 12

John Alan Lee (1973), a Canadian psychologist, suggested that there are different types of love.

Answer 12

COLOR WHEEL OF LOVE

Question 13

The primary types of love are:

Answer 13

eros (sexual and romantic), philia (friendly), and storge (“store-jay”) (parental /filial love).

Question 14

The secondary types of love are:

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pragma (practical love), agape (universal love), and philautia (self-love)

Question 15

One of the most popular theories of love is the triangular model by Sternberg (1986) a psychologist.
According to Sternberg (986), love has three interlocking dimensions: Passion, intimacy, and Commitment

Answer 15

TRIANGULAR MODEL OF LOVE

Question 16

Intimacy, passion, and commitment are present in _____. This is often the ideal type of love. The couple shares passion; the spark has not died, and the closeness is there. They feel like best friends as well as lovers and they are committed to staying together.

Answer 16

consummate love

Question 17

Hatfield and Rapson (1978, 1993). on the other hand, suggests that there are two general types of love

Answer 17

ROMANTIC AND COMPANIONATE LOVE

Question 18

_____ is characterized by intense passion and “a state of intense longing for union with your partner”

Answer 18

Romantic love

Question 19

_____ on the other hand, is characterized by intense intimacy and emotional closeness-which is also characteristic of liking.

Answer 19

Companionate love

Question 20

Gary Chapman, a world-renown author, suggested that pebple have various ways through which we give and receive love. He referred to these unique ways as _____.

Answer 20

love languages

Question 21

5 Love languages

Answer 21

1. Words Of Affirmation
2. Touch
3. Time
4. Gifts
5. Acts Of Service.

Question 22

THE ABCDE OF INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS

Answer 22

Acquaintance
Buildup
Consolidation and Continuation
Decline or Deterioration
Ending

Question 23

closeness

Answer 23

Proximity

Question 24

Intimate human relationships start in acquaintanceship. Crucial stage is attraction. Attraction can take place in an enabling environment.

Answer 24

Acquaintance

Question 25

The stage when two persons test their ______. They test the waters before engaging fully and so committedly in the relationship.

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Bounderies

Question 26

- repeated interaction

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Exposure

Question 27

- common preferences

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Similarity

Question 28

The stage is when people commits to a long-term relationship with one another, either through a personal agreement. Ex. What makes a people commit to a relationship, maybe to the point of marriage?

Answer 28

Consolidation and Continuation

Question 29

Unfortunately, some intimate partnerships are unable to sustain and maintain their commitments or attraction.

Answer 29

Decline or Deterioration

Question 30

for those intimate partnerships who are unable to address the causes and circumstances leading to the deterioration their relationship, the stages culminate termination into ending or the agreements made.

Answer 30

Ending

Question 31

• Humans are highly visually oriented, which motivates a person to get to know someone better they find physically attracted to. • Humans have always valued and appreciate physical attractiveness. • Throughout history, humans wanted mates that were more physically attractive. • Personal appearance plays a role in that people tend to have a want to be surrounded by others who are physically attractive, which is believed to come from the idea that attractive people are healthy and are more likely to have healthy children, even if we don't take this into consideration it is said that we do on a subconscious level.

Answer 31

Personal Appearance of Attraction

Question 32

• Proximity is how close/near people live or work and how they interact. •Humans are more likely to form friendships and relationships with others that they see often. • Indeed, it is quite understandable that people tend to make bonds with those who surround them, be that at work or the place they live, mainly just people whom they see on a regular basis. • This traditional factor, however, has been substantially impacted the modern technology of communication. • The Internet is already making a big impact on physical proximity. • It has made it very easy to keep in touch with people who are both close and far away. • With the use of social networking sites, you can even stay posted with what is going on in people's everyday life, no matter how far away they may be.

Answer 32

Proximity of Attraction

Question 33

We often find people that are similar to us more comfortable and familiar to interact with. It almost seems as if we already know them from inside and out because of common interests. Humans find similarity to be attractive because of social validation to find people who are similar.

Answer 33

Similarity of Attraction

Question 34

• There is a saying that says, "Opposites attract." Why is this though? No one is going to be exactly the same. Everyone differs in one way or another. • We attract others that are opposite because we see their differences complementary. • Complementary refers to as benefits to ourselves because others provide a quality that we lack. • The key to this, although, is that the people involved have to see their differences as positive just to get along. • Shy people may be attracted to someone outgoing because that way the shy person can be more sociable.

Answer 34

Complementary of Attraction

Question 35

•We tend to associate our opinions about other people with our current state. •In other words, if you meet someone during a party you really enjoy, they may get more 'likeability points' than if you met them during that party you feel bored.

Answer 35

Association

Question 36

• Simply put, we tend to like those better who also like us back. •This may be a result of the feeling we get about ourselves knowing that we are likable. • When we feel good when we are around somebody, we tend to report a higher level of attraction toward that person.

Answer 36

Reciprocal Liking