Archetypes In Psychology
Archetypes are the threads, symbols and repeated concepts that are ubiquitous in literature as well as the human search for knowledge and value. Humanity has always been infatuated with the archetype of love itself. To fully comprehend what attraction is composed of and how it begins, one can consult science and psychology, but the only complete justification of love is the irrationality of human emotion and subconscious. The influence of biology and philosophy only extends so far before the nonsensical desires of the human heart dictate attraction. The essence of love generally begins with physical attraction, the standards for which began as a biological and evolutionary way to select the most suitable mate. Standards of beauty are
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For instance, there are “four neural systems that underlie our major constellations of personality traits-the dopamine, serotonin, testosterone, and estrogen/oxytocin systems” (Paris 3). Research has shown that serotonin and dopamine dominant people have more successful relationships with those who have the same dominant chemical, and testosterone dominants pair with estrogen dominant lovers. The presence of these chemicals is useful in understanding why certain people pair up. Moreover, the vomeronasal system of the body is mainly used to detect pheromones, indicators of a person’s Major Histocompatibility Complex or MHC, which is a large part of their immune system. One’s vomeronasal system can use pheromones to reveal the immune system of their partner. Moreover, the vomeronasal system of the body, used for detecting pheromones, plays a role in attraction by sensing a person’s levels of MHC. MHC, or Major Histocompatibility Complex, is a component of the immune system; therefore, through the vomeronasal system two people can identify the quality of the other’s immune system. Partners generally have different MHCs, because the subconscious knows the the offspring of people with drastically different immune systems have MHCs that can protect them from a wider range of bacteria and illness (Chapman 11). This comes full circle with
For instance, there are “four neural systems that underlie our major constellations of personality traits-the dopamine, serotonin, testosterone, and estrogen/oxytocin systems” (Paris 3). Research has shown that serotonin and dopamine dominant people have more successful relationships with those who have the same dominant chemical, and testosterone dominants pair with estrogen dominant lovers. The presence of these chemicals is useful in understanding why certain people pair up. Moreover, the vomeronasal system of the body is mainly used to detect pheromones, indicators of a person’s Major Histocompatibility Complex or MHC, which is a large part of their immune system. One’s vomeronasal system can use pheromones to reveal the immune system of their partner. Moreover, the vomeronasal system of the body, used for detecting pheromones, plays a role in attraction by sensing a person’s levels of MHC. MHC, or Major Histocompatibility Complex, is a component of the immune system; therefore, through the vomeronasal system two people can identify the quality of the other’s immune system. Partners generally have different MHCs, because the subconscious knows the the offspring of people with drastically different immune systems have MHCs that can protect them from a wider range of bacteria and illness (Chapman 11). This comes full circle with