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Love

Love. Love in Modern Society. An Impersonal Society exaggerates the rational and economic aspects of human and tends to ignore people’s need for affection and human conduct (p. 102).

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Love

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  1. Love

  2. Love in Modern Society An Impersonal Society exaggerates the rational and economic aspects of human and tends to ignore people’s need for affection and human conduct (p. 102). Placing a greater value on achievement and consumerism than on attitudes and behaviors necessary to maintain long-term loving relationships The Paradox

  3. 4 Things Love “Isn’t” Martyring: Manipulating: Limerence: Romanticizing:

  4. Love: A deep and vital emotion that satisfies important and significant human needs, coupled with caring for and acceptanceof the beloved, resulting in an intimate relationship

  5. Need Satisfaction (Crosby) Legitimate Needs: Illegitimate:

  6. Intimacy: The capacity to share one’s inner self and to commit to that person even if it involves personal sacrifice Two Kinds

  7. Triangular Theory (Sternberg) Three “Components” of Love

  8. Love Types (Lee) 1. EROS • STORGE • LUDUS • AGAPE • PRAGMA • MANIA

  9. Relationship Types (Crosby) A-Frame H-Frame M-Frame

  10. Labeling Love (Schacter) Emotional experience consists of 2 parts

  11. Love Stories (Stenberg)

  12. 4 Stage Model of “How Love Progresses” (Goldstine & Weiner) • Falling in Love • Disappointment • Requests for Change • Acceptance/Resolution

  13. Wheel of Love (Reiss) 1. Rapport 4. Personality need Fulfillment 2. Self-Revelation 3. Mutual Dependence

  14. Wheel of Love (Reiss) Sociocultural background Role Concept

  15. Love Vs. Friendship (Davis & Todd) Prototype of Friendship • Enjoyment • Acceptance • Trust • Respect • Mutual Acceptance • Confiding • Understanding • Spontaneity

  16. Love Vs. Friendship (Davis & Todd) Involves all the Friendship characteristics as well as two broad clusters:

  17. Self-Worth (i.e., self-esteem)and the ability to be loved Refers to one’s self-concept: involving the feelings that people have about their own value (p. 110) The Six “Pillars” or practice of building self-worth (Branden) • Live consciously (default vs. knowledgably) • Self-acceptance • Self-responsibility • Self-assertiveness -- honoring our wants, needs, & values • Live purposefully -- set attainable goals & reach them • Personal integrity -- congruent behaviors

  18. Misconceptions of Love • Love conquers all; if the relationship is tough, than you have the wrong partner • Love is static; once you fall in love, you get on a high and stay there • If it isn’t perfect, it wasn’t meant to be • You can’t rekindle passion; once love dies, you can’t get it back • There’s one true soul mate; if you meet the “right one”, you will live happily ever after.

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