14 Questions
What are the three dimensions of Sternberg's triangular model of love?
Passion, intimacy, and commitment
What type of parenting style is likely to lead to offspring with secure adult attachments?
Warm and responsive
Which of the following is NOT a type of love identified by Sternberg?
Unrequited love
What is a potential consequence of chronic loneliness?
Impaired physical and mental health
According to attachment theory, what determines an individual's adult attachment style?
Their infant attachment style
What type of love is characterized by a strong desire for intimacy, but without long-term commitment?
Infatuation
What is a possible impact of technological advances on loneliness?
It may either hinder or facilitate social engagement
What is a common characteristic of parents who are likely to have offspring with avoidant adult attachments?
Cold and rejecting
Which type of love is characterized by a strong emotional connection, but lacks long-term commitment?
Romantic love
What is a potential outcome of chronic loneliness?
Impaired physical and mental health
What is a possible effect of technological advances on social connections?
Either hinder or facilitate social engagement
What determines an individual's infant attachment style?
Parenting style
What type of love is characterized by a strong emotional connection and long-term commitment?
Consummate love
What may follow a life transition, leading to feelings of isolation?
Loneliness
Study Notes
Types of Love
- Sternberg's triangular model of love consists of three dimensions: passion, intimacy, and commitment.
- These dimensions combine to form various types of love, including infatuation, romantic love, liking, companionate love, empty love, fatuous love, and consummate love.
Adult Attachment Styles
- Attachment theory suggests that infant attachment styles shape our close adult relationships.
- Three main infant attachment styles, influenced by parental behavior, are:
- Secure attachment: associated with warm and responsive parenting.
- Avoidant attachment: associated with cold and rejecting parenting.
- Anxious/ambivalent attachment: associated with ambivalent or inconsistent parenting.
Loneliness
- Loneliness can occur following a life transition, but chronic loneliness is linked to impaired physical and mental health.
- The impact of technological advances on loneliness is debated, with some arguing they hinder social engagement and others suggesting they facilitate it.
Types of Love
- Sternberg's triangular model of love consists of three dimensions: passion, intimacy, and commitment.
- These dimensions combine to form various types of love, including infatuation, romantic love, liking, companionate love, empty love, fatuous love, and consummate love.
Adult Attachment Styles
- Attachment theory suggests that infant attachment styles shape our close adult relationships.
- Three main infant attachment styles, influenced by parental behavior, are:
- Secure attachment: associated with warm and responsive parenting.
- Avoidant attachment: associated with cold and rejecting parenting.
- Anxious/ambivalent attachment: associated with ambivalent or inconsistent parenting.
Loneliness
- Loneliness can occur following a life transition, but chronic loneliness is linked to impaired physical and mental health.
- The impact of technological advances on loneliness is debated, with some arguing they hinder social engagement and others suggesting they facilitate it.
Explore the different types of love according to Sternberg's triangular model, including infatuation, romantic love, and consummate love. Learn how attachment theory relates to adult relationships.
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