PSY310H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Libido, Group Dating, Safe Sex
Document Summary
Involves knowledge, knowing information about each other and high degree of self disclosure, thoughts, feelings and secrets; honesty and openness and trust in which you can reciprocate these information. Involves us with mutuality and inclusion of the other in the self; include aspects of other person in our self concept. Intimacy involves commitment and investment to make the relationship last; lots of effort to maintain the relationship. Involves interdependency; awareness, understanding and recognition that what you do depends on the other person and vice versa; mutual influence. Casual relationships doesn"t have most of these concepts and characteristics. Intimacy spans the life span and develop early on. In adulthood, even maintaining intimacy is still a concern; adolescent is the prime time for the development of intimacy due to transitions that occur in adolescence. Puberty increases sex hormones and create sexual attraction and engaging in sexual behaviour.
