Developmental Psychology

Achieve Test Prep: Developmental Psychology

- Types of Love

o Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love

 Passion, intimacy, and commitment are three types of love • Passion: sexual attraction and ‘being in love’ • Intimacy: attachment, closeness, and connectedness • Commitment: shared achievements and plans  Each type of love in a different combination yields a total of seven types of love:

Types of Love

Intimacy

Passion

Commitment

X

Friendship Infatuation Empty Love

X

X

X X

X

Romantic Love

X X X

- - - - Divorce Consummate Love Companionate Love Fatuous Love

X X

X

o The USA has the highest divorce rate of any industrialized country o Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce o No-fault divorce laws have led to a rise in divorce over the last 50 years. o More common in recent years o Twelve percent of all spouses push, grab, or shove each other in the USA. o Common couple violence  Both partners engage in violent outbursts of yelling or physicality  Men and women have an equal likelihood of initiating violence

- Spousal Abuse

o Patriarchal terrorism

 Males dominate the relationship  Women are degraded, isolated, or punished  Leads to battered woman syndrome

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