Personal Relationships

• Personal Relationship


  Making time for one another is vital to keep the relationship healthy and the process of give and take are great ways to sustain a relationship
• Any relationship needs to be dealt with mindful and careful consideration of things, whatever kind of relationship it might be
• Keeping a good relationship with people will help you grow in some ways
• Attraction


  The action or power of evoking interest, pleasure, or liking for someone or something; and a quality or feature that evokes interest, liking, or desire
• Interpersonal attraction


  A positive connection between two or more people that share something in common, like interests, likes/dislikes, or desires
• Key components of attraction


  • Physical attractiveness
  • Similarity
  • Reciprocity
• Physical attractiveness


  Attractive people draw out a more positive first impression. Initially, people tend to be influenced by what they see
• Similarity


  When you are on the same wavelength with someone, it is easy to get along with them because you share the same interests and opinions
• Reciprocity


  We tend to get along with people or with someone whom we have the same feelings toward
• Love


  Strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties; attraction based on sexual desire: affection and tenderness felt by lovers; affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests
• Love


  An assurance of affection
• Love is one of the important components of a complex neurochemical system that allows the body to adapt to highly emotional situations
• Triangular Model of Love


  There are seven (7) different types of Love, and each type consists of the combinations of variables (Cognitive, Physiological and Affective variables) that are specified in Three (3) different components/factors: Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment
• Intimacy


  Consisting of affective variables such as closeness, caring, and emotional support
• Passion


  Consists of physiological and affective variables like physical attraction, emotional responses that promote physiological changes, and sexual arousal
• Commitment


  A cognitive process and decision to dedicate love to another individual with the willingness to keep the relationship lasts
• Attachment Styles


  • Secure Attachment Style
  • Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment Style
  • Avoidant Attachment Style
• Secure Attachment Style


  A healthy style wherein the children used to receive care and easily communicate with the parents since they feel that they are always available to listen and keep them safe
• Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment Style


  When children are lacking or seeking more affection from parents because they are too dependent on them
• Avoidant Attachment Style


  It is when children are distant to the parent/s, sometimes due to unpleasant experiences
• Commitment


  A long-term relationship between individuals. A more complex relationship that resulted to increasingly turn to each other not only for social support but also for help in coordinating activities, remembering dates and appointments, and accomplishing tasks
• Tips on how to keep healthy relationships with others


  • Stay happy
  • Be empathic
  • Keep open communication
  • Always trust
  • Show respect
  • Be a helping hand