FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Erich Fromm, Attachment Theory, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Shayna Sparling

Document Summary

Couple and family relationships lecture 7 jan 25. Intimacy with, caring for, and commitment to another person. Desire to enter, maintain or expand a close, connected and ongoing relationship with another person or entity . Love is something one does, not a state they are in . Asked participants to list key features of love (caring, wanting to be with them) and then asked a second sample to rate the importance of these features. Central to love were trust and caring. Uncertainty and butterflies were consider to be peripheral. People also describe love and joy similarly. Person to these answers is your attachment figure. Secure base: when were not distressed attachment system is not activated - we can pursue gaols with confidence (like a cheerleader) Safe haven: when distressed our attachment system activates- motivated to seek attachment figure- then attachment system deactivates - partner goes back to being a secure base.