Mental Health
Which love language would be affected the most if they were in a long-distance relationship?
Physical Touch
What are the 6 traditional types of love that Sociologist John Alan Lee suggest?
Storage love (friendly love), Agape (forgiving love), Mania (Obesseisve love), Pragma (practical love), ludus (game-playing love), Eros (romantic love)
What type of love is an intense emotional and physical longing for union with another
What is Passionate love?
People who experienced past trauma may have difficulty sharing their emotions. This can lead to a type of distance referred to as what?
What is isolation?
In a study on 71% of college couples, how many long-distance couples stated that they were likely to marry their partners?
80%
True or False: Long-Distance couples tend to have lower levels of fatigue and sleep disturbances compared to proximal relationships.
True
What type of love is defined as a state of intense emotional and physical longing for union with another?
Passionate love
True or False: A romantic relationship is an intense form of liking defined by emotional investment and deeply intertwined lives.
False
This is often difficult for trauma survivors and can lead to suspicion and insecurity in relationships
What is trust issues?
In a 2018 survey, how many long distance relationships were found to last?
60%
True or False: Dopamine is a "feel good" hormone, especially heightened with our loved ones. Is it true that low levels of dopamine can adversely affect your neurocognitive function?
True
Define compassionate love.
An intense form of liking defined by emotional investments and deeply interwined lives.
Fill in the blank: During the _ stage, you and your partner's personalities seem to become one. as reinforced through sexual activity and the exchange of belongings
Integrating
Trauma can influence this issue, resulting in either clinginess or emotional distancing
What is attachment issues?
What is the average distance in couples who are in long-distance relationships?
What is 125 miles?
What might be some concerns with having a long-distance relationship other than having trust issues?
Uncertainty of the future, the fear of growing apart, and constant longing for your partner.
What is the circumscribing stage of a falling relationship?
When individuals respond to problematic differences by ignoring them and spending less time talking.
Define Reciprocal liking.
A potent predictor of attraction because we tend to be attracted to people who are attracted to us.
Past trauma can affect this, leading to feelings of inadequacy in relationships
What is low self-esteem?
What percentages of couples in college are in long-distance relationships?
What is 32.5%?
Fill in the blank: One study discovered that LDR tend to share more ___information and be more ___ to each other compared to PR.
Personal, Responsive.
Fill in the blank: Romantic betrayal involves any act that ___expectations of a romantic relationship.
Goes against
What is the third problem of romantic relationships?
What is relational inclusion?
Individuals with past trauma might develop these, which can be either healthy or unhealthy ways to manage stress and emotion
What is Coping Mechanisms?
What percentage of long-distance relationships are successful in the long term?
What is 60%?