Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Cognitive Therapy, Attachment In Adults, Heterosexism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Casual social relationships can be interchangeable: family, friends, work relationships and romantic relationships / marriage, most college students identified a romantic partner to whom they felt closest to. The paradox of close relationships close relationships can arouse both intense positive and negative feelings. Attraction the initial desire to form a relationship: attraction is a two-way street. Homosexuals face 3 unique dating challenges: they have a smaller pool of potential partners, they are often under pressure to conceal their sexual orientation, they have limited ways to meet prospective others. Initial encounters: proximity refers to geographic, residential and other forms of spatial closeness. People have to be in the same place at the same time to encounter attraction. Your friendships and love interests are often shaped by seating charts, apartment availability, shift assignments and office locations. People who are near each other are more likely to get acquainted and find out their similarities.