Psychology Of Relationships

The reward/ need satisfaction theory (RNS) was devised by Byron & Clore (1970) to explain the formation of romantic relationships, based on the principles of behavioral psychology. According to the theory, people form relationships with those who are most rewarding/ satisfying to be with which happens through conditioning. The elements of Skinner's operant conditioning proposes that we repeat behaviors with positive outcomes (rewards) and avoid those with negative outcomes (punishments). Relationships positively reinforce by our partner satisfying our needs/rewarding us (through love or attention), but negative reinforcement also plays a part in the likelihood of formation as a relationship avoid us feeling lonely which both result in us

Some relationship end abruptly; a person moves or die or simply quits calling without explanation. Most relationship that have reach the level of commitment; however, no relationship is perfect. Without a good strong foundation relationship, can easily deteriorated; when a relationship starts to deterioration it goes a complex process: intrapsychic phases it goes a five-part stage: dyadic process, social support, grave-dressing process, social support, and lastly resurrection process. Each stage influences negative destructive behavior; hopefully by studying and analyzing each different stage we can be prepare ourselves more effective within life challenges.

When one looks at romantic love, one would conclude that it is a social dyad that brings about certain responsibilities between two people in a relationship such as honesty, protection, openness and expressions of love. (William, 2008: 76). Contrasting with

Society expects people to fall in love. That is, society expects people to find a life partner, get married, and have children. Those who do not follow the pattern are generally seen as hermits who sit in their houses with multiple forms of pets to keep them company. This burden life throws at human beings growing up, turns into a moral value. People want to find someone that makes them so happy that their heart hurts when they’re not with them. This would be the case if one does actually fall in love. Love can be a wonderful thing. However, sometimes it can be a devastatingly evil form of torture. Even though it is expected to make one feel content and comforted, love can make anyone feel more alone than ever before. Love is presumed to

The original study “The nature of love” was focused on gaining more understanding of human development (Hock, 2013). It involved a series of experiments done by Harry Harlow in 1958, in which he

Relationship satisfaction is an important part of romantic relationships. A lack of satisfaction can lead to consequences in other areas of life and eventually, the destruction of the relationship. For example, job performance is heavily influenced by romantic relationship satisfaction. In a study by Greenhaus and Beutell (1985), they argued that poor satisfaction leads to poor job performance and vice versa. They stated this was to because these two spheres are “interdependent.” Satisfaction can also influence quality of health. Conflict in a marital relationship is associated with higher heart rates and blood pressure (Broadwell & Light, 1999; Ewart, Taylor, Kaemer & Agras, 1991; Flor, Breitenstein, Birbaumer & Furst 1995; Frankish & Linden, 1996; Kiecolt-Glaser, 1993; Mayne, O’Leary, McCrady, Contrada & Labouvie, 1997; Morell & Apple, 1990; Shwartz, Slater & Birchler, 1994; Thomsen & Gilbert, 1998). It is also strongly associated with depression and depressed syndromes (Beach, Fincham & Katz, 1998; Fincham & Beach, 1999). This relationship between marital conflict and depression seems to be bidirectional meaning depression is not only a result of conflict but also is caused by the conflict (Beach, et. al., 1998; Fincham & Beach, 1999). Because a lack of relationship satisfaction can negatively affect so many important areas of life, it is important to understand what influences the level of satisfaction held in romantic relationships.

Love exists in the short story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” by Alice Munro and in the short story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” by Raymond Carver. in Munro’s short story the plot is that of a mentally ill wife, Fiona, who falls in love with another patient while her husband still tries to hang on to their old love. Her husband eventually wants to have an affair with the wife of the man his wife is having an affair with. Their love changed because of their circumstances due to ill health. Carver’s story discusses the different definitions of love due to the type and quality of relationships; everyone has a different definition. Love also exists all over the world within different environments and cultures. The concept of love depends upon the environment in which it inhabits. Love is dependent on the life of the people in love and it also depends on their current environment. Nature and nurture are also huge factors into the development and process of love. What nature and nurture mean is whether it is due to how the person lives and acts along with their personality compared to whether it’s all in their genetics beforehand. Love is more on the nurture side instead of the nature side of human experience.

In interpersonal relationships, many factors implement relationship success. Some factors that influence relational success is types of attraction, such as task, physical or social attraction. Other factors are similarity and proximity between the two partners.

What is an attachment bond? An attachment bond is the unique emotional relationship between your baby and you as his or her primary caretaker (Robinson). Dogs have been seen as to being the most loyal to their owners since they have a bond that goes back for generations. Before dogs were kept as pets, they were wolves and it has been confirmed that dogs still actively carry the wolves traits in all areas that allow them to bond with families. Wolves are known for being territorial, hunting cooperatively, and becoming emotionally bonded with their owner and when seeing them after a long period of time are filled with excitement and passion. By being part of the family, dogs feel the comfort and support as they would in an wolf pack that leads

The article written by Jeffrey Kluger, “Why We Love”, speaks about one of the most controversial topics among all the generations. It begins by presenting its topic which is why a person choose to have sex with one person, to the point in which that they conceive a child. It is not only the sex part that is controversial in this topic but what causes a person to be in love or to feel attracted by another person. The person that is usually in love don’t measure any risk and just want to spend the rest of their lives with one another and do many things that they have not done for anyone. Whenever a person is choosing a mate or is in love with someone, they always look at different characteristics that makes the opposite sex to feel attracted.

Is love a societal construct or is it natural? Before society was formed man lived in a savage state, also referred to as the state of nature, and slowly evolved to what today we call modern man. Through this process language, tools, and reason were all developed and in turn helped to form society; but where did love come into play? In the book Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Rousseau argues that love is not natural, because it only further hinders man and does not benefit him. The only contact that man needs to have with women is to reproduce so that generations can continue growing and evolve.

For Peck, the idea of falling in love is not love at all. Here, he suggests that love is not romantic, but a “sex-linked erotic experience” and is “temporary” (Peck 84). His argument here is:

Fall in love and meet the love of your life, discuss thirty-six questions with a stranger and experience true love. Scientists, psychologists, and researchers continue searching for ways to provide answers to love. Helen Fisher, Alexandra Redcay, and Mandy Catron each attempt to dissect love, however, at the end of each seminar, they leave us with the same unanswered questions. How is love conceived, why do people fall in love, what makes people fall in love, why do we choose to fall in love with one person over another, why do we endure heartache, and what makes one relationship last over others? None of the speakers is able to communicate answers to the quest for love, instead, they depart to us the magic and possibilities that exists but cannot be defined.

First, when people have their own perspective of relationship on how they should be maintained compared to how society or different cultures depict relationships. Because the five factors of personal attraction affect friendships and relationships because have a major impact on how we all deal with each other on different levels. When dating and in imamate relationships and friendships there has to be different attractions that keep us connected or disconnected from one another. First you are attracted to them by Proximity which means when you feeling close to someone, there is also familiarity, when you are attracted to someone that you see often then you also have to have a similar attraction to someone which is called, similarity is somethings that you have with people like others who are like them. Also there is Physical appearance, when you like someone looks, reciprocity, you are also more attracted to people that are like them. “There are five important factors that initiate and predict interpersonal attractions: proximity, familiarity, similarity, physical appearance and reciprocity in liking” (Clarke, 1952). When searching for a friendship and romantic relationship these are the five factors that would necessary when searching for a healthy friendship or relationship. When dealing with society and different cultures sometimes our opinion about the right friendship and relationships.

Human relationships are the foundation of human life, they strongly influence other individual’s behaviour (Bercheid et al., 2000). There are different types of relationships such as co workers, friendship, marriage which all involve a connection and therefore is an important characteristic of the formation of human relationships (Salisch 1996). The purpose of this essay is to explore research within human relationships and the relevant social psychological theories that have been linked with this conflicting topic. The theories that will be discussed throughout this essay will be the attribution theory, social learning theory, social exchange, attachment theory, evolutionary theory and the breakdown of relationships. This would initially