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PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
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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.
- A child 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
- 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
- Is an act of deciding to consistently fulfill and live by agreements made with another person, entity, or cause, and where the values of integrity and respect serve as a guide to one’s behavior and thinking.
- Commitment in a love relationship is expressed continuously in caring and loving actions for the beloved.
- Commitment is saying YES, you are into this relationship and will stick to it for as long as possible.
3.Passion
- Is the intense state of being that drives and consumes a person to pursue an interest, a vision, or a person.
- terms of romantic love, passion connotes sexual attraction, as well as intimacy.
- The eighth type of love is the absence of the three components and is referred to by Sternberg as “non-love”.
The Rozenberg Quarterly Several theories related to attraction and
liking:
1.Transference Effect Our past relationships can therefore affect our current interactions with people. 2.Propinquity Effect Proximity promotes familiarity and hence, liking, this can also be true if we do not like a person. 3.Similarity it is a strong factor in friendship and in the selection of a mate because it promotes intimacy, trust, empathy, and long-lasting relationships. 4.Reciprocity The more we are liked by someone we equally like, the more we behave in ways that promote mutual feelings of liking.
5. Physical attractiveness Physical attractiveness connotes positive health and reproductive fitness, which are both essential to human survival. 6. Personality Characteristics and Traits - Empathic persons and socially competent persons Happy and cheerful disposition, poised, and can present themselves well, outgoing, ad sexually warm and responsive.
- Integrity, income potential, and stability of men Attractiveness and Vitality of women Responsibilities in a Relationship
- Be responsible for what you think and say to the other person.
- Be responsible for what you promise to do or not to do.
- Ensure the relationship is mutually beneficial.
- Respect the other party or parties involved.
- Be ready to provide support when needed.
