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What is the primary characteristic of a secure attachment style?
What is the primary characteristic of a secure attachment style?
Which component of the Triangular Theory of Love is responsible for the romantic aspect of love?
Which component of the Triangular Theory of Love is responsible for the romantic aspect of love?
What is the primary advantage of having a secure attachment style in relationships?
What is the primary advantage of having a secure attachment style in relationships?
According to the concept of proximity, what increases the likelihood of attraction and relationship formation?
According to the concept of proximity, what increases the likelihood of attraction and relationship formation?
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What is the primary characteristic of the fearful-avoidant attachment style?
What is the primary characteristic of the fearful-avoidant attachment style?
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What is the primary goal of effective conflict resolution?
What is the primary goal of effective conflict resolution?
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What is the primary advantage of similarity in values and beliefs in relationships?
What is the primary advantage of similarity in values and beliefs in relationships?
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What is the primary characteristic of the disorganized-disoriented attachment style?
What is the primary characteristic of the disorganized-disoriented attachment style?
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Study Notes
Attachment Styles
- Secure: Comfortable with intimacy, independence, and emotional expression. They tend to have healthy relationships.
- Anxious-Preoccupied: Fearful of rejection, clingy, and overly dependent on their partner. They often experience anxiety in their relationships.
- Dismissive-Avoidant: Fearful of intimacy, emotionally distant, and avoidant of emotional connection. They prioritize independence over relationships.
- Fearful-Avoidant: Fearful of rejection and intimacy, leading to a pattern of approach-avoidance in relationships.
- Disorganized-Disoriented: Lack of coherence and consistency in their attachment style, often due to traumatic experiences.
Love and Intimacy
- Triangular Theory of Love: Consists of intimacy, passion, and commitment. Different combinations of these components lead to different forms of love (e.g., romantic love, companionate love).
- Attachment and Intimacy: Secure attachment is associated with greater intimacy, emotional expression, and relationship satisfaction.
- Intimacy vs. Isolation: One of Erikson's psychosocial stages, where individuals develop intimacy and form close relationships or experience isolation and loneliness.
Interpersonal Attraction
- Proximity: Physical closeness increases the likelihood of attraction and relationship formation.
- Similarity: Similarity in values, beliefs, and personality traits increases attraction and relationship satisfaction.
- Reciprocity: Mutual attraction and liking increase the likelihood of relationship formation.
- Familiarity: Familiarity breeds attraction, as people tend to like and feel comfortable with what they know.
Conflict and Relationship Satisfaction
- Conflict Styles: Different styles of managing conflict, such as avoiding, accommodating, competing, compromising, and collaborating.
- Conflict Resolution: Effective conflict resolution involves active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.
- Relationship Satisfaction: Influenced by factors such as communication, trust, and conflict resolution.
Social Exchange Theory
- Costs and Benefits: Relationships involve costs (e.g., time, energy) and benefits (e.g., emotional support, intimacy).
- Social Exchange: Relationships are formed and maintained based on the exchange of costs and benefits.
- Equity Theory: The perception of fairness and equality in the distribution of costs and benefits influences relationship satisfaction.
Attachment Styles
- Secure attachment style is characterized by comfort with intimacy, independence, and emotional expression, leading to healthy relationships.
- Anxious-Preoccupied attachment style involves fear of rejection, clinginess, and dependence on partners, resulting in anxious relationships.
- Dismissive-Avoidant attachment style is marked by fear of intimacy, emotional distance, and prioritization of independence over relationships.
- Fearful-Avoidant attachment style involves fear of rejection and intimacy, leading to approach-avoidance patterns in relationships.
- Disorganized-Disoriented attachment style lacks coherence and consistency, often due to traumatic experiences.
Love and Intimacy
- The Triangular Theory of Love consists of three components: intimacy, passion, and commitment, which combine to form different types of love, such as romantic love and companionate love.
- Secure attachment is linked to greater intimacy, emotional expression, and relationship satisfaction.
- The psychosocial stage of Intimacy vs. Isolation, as described by Erikson, involves developing intimacy and forming close relationships or experiencing isolation and loneliness.
Interpersonal Attraction
- Proximity increases the likelihood of attraction and relationship formation due to physical closeness.
- Similarity in values, beliefs, and personality traits increases attraction and relationship satisfaction.
- Reciprocity, or mutual attraction and liking, increases the likelihood of relationship formation.
- Familiarity breeds attraction, as people tend to like and feel comfortable with what they know.
Conflict and Relationship Satisfaction
- Different conflict styles, such as avoiding, accommodating, competing, compromising, and collaborating, impact relationship dynamics.
- Effective conflict resolution involves active listening, empathy, and problem-solving.
- Relationship satisfaction is influenced by factors such as communication, trust, and conflict resolution.
Social Exchange Theory
- Relationships involve costs, such as time and energy, and benefits, such as emotional support and intimacy.
- Social exchange theory posits that relationships are formed and maintained based on the exchange of costs and benefits.
- Equity theory suggests that the perception of fairness and equality in the distribution of costs and benefits influences relationship satisfaction.
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This quiz categorizes individuals into four attachment styles in relationships, including secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant, and fearful-avoidant. Understand your attachment style and how it affects your relationships.
