Relationships Questions and Answers.
Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment - Answer Attachments marked by fear of abandonment and
the feeling that one's needs are not being met.
Attachment Love - Answer desire to be cared for, and protected by, another person.
Avoidant Attachment Style - Answer Attachments marked by defensive detachment from the
other.
Companionate Love - Answer Affection and tenderness felt for those whose lives are
entwined with our own.
Decision/Commitment - Answer Factor on love scales composed of items tapping decision
that one is in love with and committed to another.
Equity Rule - Answer Each person's benefits and costs in a social relationship should be
matched to the benefits and costs of the other.
Intimacy - Answer Factor on love scales composed of items tapping feelings of close bonding
with another.
Nurturant Love - Answer Feelings of tenderness and concern, central to parents caring for
their children.
Passion - Answer Factor on love scales composed of items tapping romantic attraction and
sexual desire.
Passionate Love - Answer A state of intense longing for union with another.
Polygyny - Answer Marital arrangement involving one man and more than one wife.
Secure Attachment Style - Answer Attachments marked by trust that the other person will
continue to provide love and support.