Psy 220 Week 2 Assignment
University of Phoenix | Attachment Style and Relationships | PSY/220: Part 1 & Part 2 | | | 11/4/2012 |
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Part 1 Sternberg's Theory of Love describes three components that make up different combinations or levels of love that can be shared between two people. The three components are intimacy, passion, and commitment. Intimacy refers to understanding and concern for the other person. This component deals with warm affection and getting to know each other on a deeper level. Passion refers to stronger feelings of emotion, excitement and physiological attraction. This component usually deals with sexual attraction and desire. Commitment refers to the conscious decision to stay in the relationship through the ups and downs. This component deals with putting in an effort to maintain the relationship and carries a sense of devotion for that relationship. By combining any of these components, you get different varieties of love. When combining intimacy and passion you get what Sternberg calls romantic love. For example, a summer love shows high levels of intimacy and passion, but no commitment to extend the relationship further. When combining intimacy and commitment in the model you gets what's called companionate love. An example of this love would be a marriage after the passion fades. The marriage maintains on the deep level of knowing each other or friendship that has been built over the years and the desire to keep the commitment. When combining passion and commitment you get what's referred to as fatuous love. Fatuous love would best be described as a relationship held by two people that barely know each other. The passion drives the relationship, and the commitment is based on that passion. Once the passion dies off, so will the
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Part 1 Sternberg's Theory of Love describes three components that make up different combinations or levels of love that can be shared between two people. The three components are intimacy, passion, and commitment. Intimacy refers to understanding and concern for the other person. This component deals with warm affection and getting to know each other on a deeper level. Passion refers to stronger feelings of emotion, excitement and physiological attraction. This component usually deals with sexual attraction and desire. Commitment refers to the conscious decision to stay in the relationship through the ups and downs. This component deals with putting in an effort to maintain the relationship and carries a sense of devotion for that relationship. By combining any of these components, you get different varieties of love. When combining intimacy and passion you get what Sternberg calls romantic love. For example, a summer love shows high levels of intimacy and passion, but no commitment to extend the relationship further. When combining intimacy and commitment in the model you gets what's called companionate love. An example of this love would be a marriage after the passion fades. The marriage maintains on the deep level of knowing each other or friendship that has been built over the years and the desire to keep the commitment. When combining passion and commitment you get what's referred to as fatuous love. Fatuous love would best be described as a relationship held by two people that barely know each other. The passion drives the relationship, and the commitment is based on that passion. Once the passion dies off, so will the