PSY 301 1st Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I Decision Making II Relationships a Attraction III Loving and Liking Outline of Current Lecture I Love Relationships II Development of Relationships III Qualities of good marriages and other long term relationships Current Lecture Loving Relationships Sternberg s Triangular Model of Love o Love is made up of intimacy passion and commitment o Intimacy Affection sharing communication and support o Passion Physiological arousal o Commitment A decision to love the other person and remain with them If there are only two combinations of the three this yield 7 types of love o If there s only passion this is infatuation o If there s only intimacy this is liking o If there s only commitment this is empty love o Passion intimacy romantic love o Passion commitment fatuous love the bad kind of love o Intimacy commitment companionate love o Passion intimacy commitment consummate love Development of Relationships 1 Unilateral mutual awareness this is where we use surface clues to draw conclusions about what the person is like 2 Surface contact Lots of initial contact Self disclosure is critical here Assessment of similarity Assess possibility of deeper relationship 3 Mutuality Deep self disclosure produces greater feelings of intimacy and interdependency Qualities of good marriages and other long term relationships Reciprocal high levels of self disclosure most critical Perception that the relationship is equitable Complementary personal styles Genuine mutual liking Handling of anger Good sex life
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