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| Adaptive parental behaviors |
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| Parent's appropriate responsiveness to a child's behavioral cues (i.e. smiling) |
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| The promotion of positive relationship behaviors. |
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| The sum of emotional and physical proximity-seeking behaviors toward the caregiver, developed by the child as a result of adaptive and maladaptive parent behaviors. Regulates the pattern of attachment characteristics of the child. |
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| The eliminating of negative relationship behaviors. |
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| A form of romantic love characterized by the soothing and steady warmth that sustains a relationship. |
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| The most durable type of love, manifested when all the three components (passion, intimacy, commitment) are present at high levels and in balance across both partners. |
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| A good relationship that continues to get better due to the concerted effort of both partners. |
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| Maladaptive parental behaviors |
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| Parents' chaotic or unplanned attempts to meet a child's needs. |
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| A form of relationship maintenance that includes knowing and being known, making relationship-enhancing attributions for behaviors, accepting and respecting, and maintaining reciprocity and continuity. |
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| A form of romantic love characterized by intense arousal that fuels a romantic union. |
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| Self-expansion theory of romantic love |
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| A theory developed by Arthur and Elaine Aron suggesting that humans have a basic motivation to expand the self. The Arons hypothesize that the emotions, cognition and behaviors of love fuel such self-expansion. |
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| Triangular theory of love |
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| Robert Sternberg's theory that all types of love are made up of different combination of passion, intimacy, and commitment. |
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