Understanding Personal Relationships: Attachment Styles, Love, and Attraction, Essays (high school) of Philosophy

Download Understanding Personal Relationships: Attachment Styles, Love, and Attraction and more Essays (high school) Philosophy in PDF only on Docsity! PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP MEMBERS: KHATELYN ZAMORA CHESTER DELA CRUZ VANESSA BALISCAO KAYCE MIRASOL WHAT IS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP? The type of relationship which is closely associated with a person and which can only have meaning to this person. Attachments Secure attachment * when the primary caregiver is most of the time present and available and when all the emotional needs of an infant are met, providing a sense of a security to the infant. «will grow up with a more secure and stable relationship Avoidant attachment «when the primary caregiver is cold and detached, and even unresponsive to a child's needs. *« Acchild who experienced this style of attachment will often times experience unstable relationships in the future. + The posibility of isolation is real for people who have this type of attachment. Anxious-ambivalent attachment * when the primary caregiver is not consistent in terms of presence and in meeting a child's emotional needs. * separation anxiety, mixed feelings beween hesitancy and commitment when entering into meaningful relationships. LOVING HAS A GENETIC BASIS + Unconscious assessment of another person’s genes through their physical appearance * Genes are usually determinants of good health + Both male and female are often attracted to symmetry + Pheromones - an odorless chemical found in urine and sweat can be detected by the nose, are involved in the assessment of a future mate, an indication of a person’s immune system. * Women are also attracted to men who smell similar to their father. « Preference of individuals to marry somebody who resembles one or both of their parents. Variables related to strengthening Commitment 1. Accumulation of all rewards of the relationship support from the partner; sexual satisfactions; emotional, financial, and physical security; adventure; and novelty 2. Temptation of alternative partners the presence of possible alternatives for another partner can rock the relationship and destabilize the commitment of a couple. 3. Investments made by the couple in the relationship may include time spent together, common beliefs and experiences, mutual experiences with mutual friends, and bearing children. Religious beliefs reinforce commitment. Spoilers to Commitment 1. Criticism