| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction The Science of Intimate Relationships; The Science of Intimate Relationships: A Brief History and Analysis; Domains of Study; An Example; Interdisciplinary Links; The Relation Between Mind and Body; Common Sense and Pop Psychology; Research Methods; Contents of the Book; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 2 Intimate Relationships in Context: Key Theories, Concepts, and Human Nature; Social Psychology; A Brief History; Interdependence Theory; Evolutionary Psychology; Darwin |
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Darwinian Evolutionary TheorySelection for Survival; Sexual Selection; Parental Investment Theory; Key Features of Evolutionary Psychology; Human Nature and Genes; What is Human Nature?; Life History Theory; Goals of Life History Theory; Life History Mysteries and the Critical Role of Tradeoffs; The Strange Nature of Human Development; Of Human Bondage; Humans are Cultural Animals; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 3 The Intimate Relationship Mind; Relationship Goals; Lay Relationship Theories; General Lay Theories; A Case Study: Attribution Theory; Self-Esteem |
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General Relationship Lay TheoriesLocal Relationship Theories; Self Theories; Relationship Evaluations; The Functions of Lay Relationship Theories: Back to the Goals; On-Line Cognitive Processing: Unconscious and Automatic Versus Conscious and Controlled; When Do People Think Consciously About Relationships?; Evidence for This Distinction; Role of Stored Relationship Theories; Self-Regulation; Interlude and a Caveat; Emotions in Relationships; Functions of Emotions; Lay Emotion Theories and Scripts; Basic Emotions; Do Emotions Get in the Way of Rational Thought? |
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The Distal Origins of the Intimate Relationship Mind: Evolution and CultureSummary and Conclusions; Chapter 4 The Intimate Relationship Body; Why Sexual Reproduction?; Human Genitalia and Their Origins; The Human Body and Behavior are Windows into Our Mating Past; Orgasms, Nipples, Adaptations, and By-Products; Hormones, Sex, and Relationships; Sex Hormones; Cuddle Hormones; Fight or Flight Hormones; The Relationship Brain; Social Cognition and the Brain; The Prefrontal Cortex; Emotions and Cognitions Work Together; Controlled Versus Automatic Processing; Bonding and Love |
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The Cuddle Hormones as NeurotransmittersThe Dopamine System; Summary; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 5 Intimate Relationships and Health; The Impact of Divorce on Children; The Path from an Unstable Family Life in Childhood to Health Problems in Adulthood; Are Long-Term Relationships Good for You?; A Crucial Caveat: It Depends on Relationship Quality; Protective Relationship Factors and Health Outcomes; Divorce, Partner Loss, and Health Outcomes; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 6 Born to Bond: From Infancy to Adulthood; Attachment Theory; Brief Historical Overview |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Intimacy (Psychology)
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Sex (Psychology)
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Interpersonal relations.
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Interpersonal relations
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Intimacy (Psychology)
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Sex (Psychology)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019005095 |
| ISBN |
9781119430100 |
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1119430100 |
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9781119430094 |
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1119430097 |
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