HDFS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Attachment Theory, Emotional Expression
6 Apr 2016
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Make a list of characteristics that would attract you to someone; Make a list of characteristics that you find desirable in a close friendship. In love - release of stimulant - a natural amphetamine. Tolerance over time - doesn"t stay at this high level, decreases over time. Our primary motivation is to be connected. Childhood experiences will result in longterm effects such as: The stages can be repeated many times; rolling like a tire. Different degrees of the three elements form different types of love relationships. Some are perfectly matched for all three elements (a), closely matched involvements, but not totally overlapped (b), moderately mismatched. Love increasingly defined only in female terms: Myth that women need love more than men. Myth that women more skilled at love than men. Since 19th century - love defined in terms of characteristics that women tend to be more skilled at: Consistent with gender roles - men and women prefer different types of love:
