PSYCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Neurotransmitter, Ovulation
14 Dec 2018
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Romantic: having a crush/being in love with someone. Biology of love biological roots of love begin in infancy with the mother bond. Norepinephrine involve with feelings of pleasure controls alertness and stress; increase when falling in love can experience sleepiness, loss of appetite. Serotonin controls our mood; decrease when falling in love. Oxytocin in uences love, caring, and trust can experience anxiety and repetitive thinking long term relationships = higher serotonin increase during sexual activity increase when mothers give birth/breastfeeding. Endorphins reduce pain and increase pleasure presence of you romantic partner release endorphins. Some area of the brain is active when mothers look at their babies as romantic partners look at each other. Proximity: closeness and physical space, more exposure effect more you see someone, the more you like that person. Similarity: similar level of intelligence, personality, values and attitudes. Saturday, october 21, 2017: more likely to fall in love when going through challenging experiences together.
