PSYC 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Psychology Today, Positive Illusions, Self-Image
11 Mar 2013
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Adult attachment: mental models of close relationships, contain information about whether the self is worthy of love and affection, whether others are trustworthy and reliable. Interpretative filters through which new relationships are meaningfully understood and construed: based on early experiences with caregivers but incorporate new relationship experiences (i. e. , can change) Individual differences: secure, anxious, avoidant, general and relationship-specific models , what is available can be primed. Gender & relationship-specific attachment (baldwin et al, 1996): Prime words: warm/supportive, helpful, supportive, caring, accepting, loving, critical/judgmental, critical, nagging, rejecting, hurtful, distant. Idealization and the construction of satisfaction in close relationships: Idea perceptions: your own unique standard for an ideal (not cultural standard, how you would most prefer your current partner to be, partner perceptions, what you believe your partner has. Interpersonal qualities: kind and affectionate, open and disclosing, patient, understanding, critical and judgmental, extraverted, witty, traditional. Basic model: paths b and c significant:
