| Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e Brian Strong,
University of California, Santa Cruz Barbara Werner Sayad,
California State University, Monterey Bay Christine DeVault,
Cabrillo College William Yarber,
Indiana University
Love, Intimacy, and Sexuality
Chapter 7 Glossaryagape | In John Lee's typology of love, altruistic love.
| | | | anxious/ambivalent attachment | A style of infant attachment characterized by separation anxiety and insecurity in relation to the primary caregiver.
| | | | attachment | The emotional tie between an infant and his or her primary caregiver.
| | | | avoidant attachment | A style of infant attachment characterized by avoidance of the primary caregiver as a defense against rejection.
| | | | caring | Making another's needs as important as one's own.
| | | | celibacy | Not engaging in any kind of sexual activity.
| | | | commitment | A determination, based on conscious choice, to continue a relationship or a marriage.
| | | | eros | In John Lee's typology of love, the love of beauty.
| | | | intimate love | Love based on commitment, caring, and self-disclosure.
| | | | jealousy | An aversive response that occurs because of a partner's real, imagined, or likely involvement with a third person.
| | | | ludus | In John Lee's typology of love, playful love.
| | | | mania | In John Lee's typology of love, obsessive love.
| | | | pragma | In John Lee's typology of love, practical love.
| | | | reactive jealousy | A type of jealousy that occurs because of a partner's current, past, or anticipated relationship with another person.
| | | | secure attachment | A style of infant attachment characterized by feelings of security and confidence in relation to the primary caregiver.
| | | | self-disclosure | The revelation of personal information that others would not ordinarily know because of its riskiness.
| | | | storge | In John Lee's typology of love, companionate love.
| | | | suspicious jealousy | A type of jealousy that is groundless or that arises from ambiguous evidence.
| | | | triangular theory of love | A theory developed by Robert Sternberg emphasizing the dynamic quality of love as expressed by the interrelationship of three elements: intimacy, passion, and decision/commitment.
| | | | unrequited love | Love that is not returned.
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