Hypothesis Statement: Romantic breakups result in the loss of a person as a regulator of stimulation and arousal modulation that can then lead to these physiological and biochemical effects such as thought intrusion‚ bereavement symptoms‚ sleep disturbance‚ endocrine and immune dysfunctions‚ and loss of psychological attunement. Introduction: The intent of this research is to summarize the limited literature on romantic breakup symptoms that are similar to those of the bereavement syndrome
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that the amount of reasons why relationships break down are infinite‚ but that there are three categories these reasons can be put into: -Pre-existing doom‚ failure of the relationship‚ for instance incompatibility are pre-destined -Mechanical failure‚ the most common cause‚ two people who suit each other and have good intentions and good natures find they can’t live together -Sudden death‚ for example discovery of cheating can immediately end the relationship Duck identified 4 stages of
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Outline and evaluate research into the breakdown of romantic relationships. (24 marks) One piece of research into the breakdown of romantic relationships conducted by Thibaut and Kelly‚ can explain why a relationship may breakdown using the Social Exchange Theory. A relationship may breakdown due to the ‘profits’ and ‘losses’ in the relationship‚ one of the participants in the relationship may compare the current relationship to a previous one and realise they are not getting what they should
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Discuss research into the Formation of romantic relationships. (8 + 16 marks) Walster`s matching hypothesis implies that persons search for a partner is influenced by what they want in a partner and who they think they can get as a partner. The more socially desirable a person is‚ the more they would expect their potential partner to be. In this sense‚ most people are in fact influenced by their chances of having affection reciprocated. This relates to how someone may feel that another individual
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Describe and evaluate two theories of maintenance of relationships. Thibaut and Kelly proposed the social exchange theory. This claims that social behaviour is due to the result of an exchange process. This is where an individual attempts to maximise their own rewards and minimise their costs. The exchange process alters when an individual receives rewards from others; they feel the urge to return this favour. Rewards are those exchanges that are categorised as being pleasurable and gratifying
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Do romantic movies have a negative impact on young couples’ relationship? Quite a few researches have been conducted on the concept of love in romantic movies and how they impact relationships in the real world. However‚ very few researches have been done on the concept of jealousy in romantic films and their influence on couples’ relationship. Therefore‚ this paper will be dedicated to find out more about the concept of jealousy in movies and their impact on the viewer’s relationship. Firstly‚ we
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Georgia Perimeter Conflict in romantic relationship Conflicts in romantic relationship Conflicts occur in our relationship when we find dissimilarities in our opinion. It is very natural that disagreements come to the relationships‚ and conflicts occur. There are no interpersonal relationships without conflicts (Wood 230). Conflicts may also come in romantic relationships. Now‚ what is romantic relationship? As Wood says‚ self-concept‚ proximity‚ and similarity are the three main things
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Adolescent Romantic Relationships by Sarah Sorensen July 2007 Young people spend a great deal of time thinking about‚ talking about‚ and being in romantic relationships (Furman‚ 2002)‚ yet adults typically dismiss adolescent dating relationships as superficial. Young people do not agree: half of all teens report having been in a dating relationship and nearly one-third of all teens said they have been in a serious relationship (Teenage Research Unlimited‚ 2006). Although most adolescent
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Romantic partners typically idealize honesty and see lying as manipulative and unacceptable‚ (Roggensack‚ Sillars‚ 2013‚ pg. 001). For a partner in this type of situation‚ knowing but not wanting to face the facts‚ tends to not be knowledge that recipient of the deception relishes‚ because there are relationship rules that should be clearly conveyed‚ understood‚ and followed. When rules governing a relationship are unclear‚ no respected‚ not agreed upon fully by both parties‚ are contradicting‚
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Jealousy in Romantic Relationships Roxy Ghamgosarnia Stetson University In today’s society‚ we witness that the majority of romantic relationships suffer and falter. Numbers show marriages that end in divorce have sky rocketed. The question persists why? What causes so much dysfunction in a romantic relationship? A topic I found to be intriguing was jealousy. Present in all humans and in platonic and romantic relationships‚ jealousy has become an unexplainable phenomenon in which researchers
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