PERDEV - PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

• Personal Relationship


  The close connection between people which are formed by emotional bonds and interactions. These bonds often grow from and are strengthened by mutual experiences.
• Factors that contribute to the establishment of a relationship


  • Proximity
  • Similarity
  • Physical Attractiveness
• Proximity


  Best predictor of liking and loving each. When people are geographically near each other, anticipate interaction which leads to the likelihood of repeated exposure.
• Similarity


  The more similar in terms of beliefs and attitudes a person is with another person, the more he or she will like the latter.
• Physical Attractiveness


  Humans love staring at beautiful people and objects. Good looks are a great asset.
• Types of Relationship


  • Friendship
  • Attraction
  • Romantic Love
  • Commitment
  • Passionate Love
• Friendship


  A relationship characterized by mutual concern, affection, and respect between individuals. Much deeper bond than a casual acquaintance.
• Attraction


  Characterized by strong empathy and a desire for emotional and physical union. Anything that a person finds captivating from other people.
• Romantic Love


  Bonds people emotionally through intimacy and physical passion. These couples may be at the point where long-term commitment or future plans are still undecided. Love does bring happiness, sadness, anxiety, jealousy, and when unreciprocated, loneliness and anger.
• Commitment


  Choosing to be with a loved one and remaining faithful to him/her. Words taken seriously by those who are either in a state of love, or are very responsible, or both. And when promises are broken, negative emotions occur.
• Passionate Love


  An intense longing for union with another. People who are passionately in love tend to express it physically by hugging, holding hands, etc.. A type of love one feels when his or her love is reciprocated.
• The first step to personal intelligence is self-awareness.