W1 - PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

• Personal relationships


  Refer to close connections between people, formed by emotional bonds and interactions
• Relationships are not static they are continually evolving. To fully benefit from these we need skills information inspiration practice and social support.
• Types of Love

  Transference effect, propinquity effect, similarity, reciprocity, physical attractiveness
• Transference effect


  The conscience transferring of feelings from one individual to another.

  Instances when we meet people and we immediately like or dislike them because they remind us of someone from our past.
• Propinquity effect


  We often develop a sense of familiarity with people whom we spend a lot of time with.

  We tend to like them because we can predict their behavior and we feel more safe and secure.
• Similarity 


  A strong factor in friendship and romantic relationships. We often like people whom we have similarities with.

  The similarities promote intimacy, trust, and empathy because we find it easier to communicate with other people whom you have similar circumstances.
• Reciprocity


  We like people who like us back.

  The more we are liked by people we equally like, the more we behave in ways that promote a mutual feeling of liking.
• Physical attractiveness


  A major factor in liking someone. However, relationships built on these exchanges will not last long
• Robert Sternberg 


  A psychologist who views love as a triangle with three components
• Three components of love

  Intimacy, passion, commitment
• Intimacy


  An intimate interpersonal relationship that involves physical or emotional intimacy.
• Passion


  An intense emotion, a compelling enthusiasm or desire for something.
• Examples of passion include; physical attraction, sexual intimacy, romantic feelings toward your partner
• Lust is a desire for sexual intercourse. This type of attraction is usually short-lived but intense. Lust is based on physical appearance and does not involve emotional commitment.
• Commitment


  The attitude of someone who works very hard to do or support something.
• Ways to show commitment to relationships;s

  show love and loyalty, respect and appreciate others, convey honesty and trust, work as a team, compromise, disagree agreeably