Chapter 10 Flashcards & Key Terms
- attachment theory
- The idea that relationship styles are influenced by the quality of the early parent–child bond.
- behavioral couples therapy (BCT)
- Therapy focused on improving styles of communication between partners in relationships.
- casual sex
- Sexual encounters that do not take place within a durable sexual relationship.
- celibate
- Living under a vow not to marry or (by implication) to engage in sexual relations.
- commitment
- The cognitive component of love: the decision to maintain a relationship.
- dating relationship
- A nonmarital sexual relationship between two persons who do not live together but who see each other on a more-or-less regular basis.
- delusional jealousy
- Persistent false belief that one’s partner is involved with another person.
- double standard
- The application of different moral standards to males and females.
- emotional jealousy
- Fear that one’s partner is becoming emotionally committed to another person.
- emotionally focused couples therapy
- Therapy focused on uncovering emotional problems that harm relationships.
- extra-pair relationship
- A sexual relationship in which at least one of the partners is already married to or partnered with someone else.
- functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- A form of magnetic resonance imaging that maps brain activity by detecting the associated changes in blood flow.
- fornication
- Obsolete term for sex between unmarried persons; viewed as a sin.
- homogamy
- The tendency of sexually partnered couples, or married couples, to resemble each other in a variety of respects.
- hooking up
- Uncommitted sex with an acquaintance.
- interpersonal scripts
- Patterns of behavior that develop between couples.
- intimacy
- The sense of connectedness in an established relationship.
- jealousy
- Fear that a partner may be sexually or emotionally unfaithful.
- machismo
- The traditional Latino culture of manliness, which delineates sharp gender roles and gives men certain obligations and privileges.
- obsessive relational intrusion
- Obsessive pursuit of a person by a rejected lover.
- passion
- The overwhelming feeling of attraction typical of the early stage of a loving relationship.
- procreation
- Production of offspring.
- serial monogamy
- Engagement in a series of monogamous relationships.
- sexual jealousy
- Fear that one’s partner is engaging in sexual contacts with another person.
- stalking
- Obsessive pursuit of a previous, current, or desired sex partner in such a way as to put that person in a state of fear.
- suitor
- A person who is seeking to establish a romantic relationship with another.
- unrequited love
- Love that is not reciprocated.
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