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| affectionate love | In this type of love (also called "companionate love"), an individual desires to have the other person nearand has a deep, caring affection for the other person. (See page(s) 389) |
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| becoming parentsand a family with children | The third stage in the family life cycle. Adults who enter this stage move up a generation and become caregivers to the younger generation. (See page(s) 395) |
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| consensual validation | An explanation of individuals' attraction to people who are similar to them. Our own attitudes and behaviour are supported and validated when someone else's attitudes and behaviour are similar to our own. (See page(s) 386) |
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| family at mid-life | The fifth stage in the family life cycle, a time of launching children, linking generations, and adapting to mid-life developmental changes. (See page(s) 396) |
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| family in later life | The sixth and final stage in the family life cycle, involving retirement and, in many families, grandparenting (See page(s) 396) |
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| family with adolescents | The fourth stage of the family life cycle, in which adolescent children push for autonomy and seek to develop their own identities. (See page(s) 396) |
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| friendship | A form of close relationship that involves enjoyment, acceptance, trust, respect, mutual assistance, confiding, understanding, and spontaneity. (See page(s) 390) |
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| individuated-connected level | In White's model, this is the highest level of relationship maturity. One is acquiring an understanding of oneself, as well as consideration for others' motivations and anticipation of their needs. One now feels concern and caring that involve emotional support and individualized expressions of interest. (See page(s) 388) |
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| launching | The process in which youths move into adulthood and exit their family of origin. (See page(s) 395) |
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| leaving home and becoming a single adult | The first stage in the family life cycle, which involves launching. (See page(s) 395) |
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| new couple | Forming the new couple is the second stage in the family life cycle. Two individuals from separate families of origin unite to form a new family system. (See page(s) 395) |
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| role-focused level | In White's model, this is the second level of relationship maturity, at which one begins to perceive others as individuals in their own right. One's perspective is still stereotypical and emphasizes social acceptability. (See page(s) 388) |
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| romantic love | Also called "passionate love" or "eros," romantic love has strong sexual and infatuation components and often predominates in the early period of a love relationship. (See page(s) 389) |
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| self-focused level | The first level of relationship maturity, at which one's perspective of another or of a relationship is concerned only with how it affects oneself. (See page(s) 388) |
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| triangular theory of love | Sternberg's theory that love has three main forms: passion, intimacy, and commitment. (See page(s) 389) |