What subfield of Psychology does "The Triangular Theory of Love" fall under?
Q. Is it Social Psychology or Personality Psychology? Or a different subfield?
Asked by Celestial Beast - Mon Jul 28 16:40:38 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Good question! I actually TA'd a Social Psych class last semester, and can tell you that it's in Social Psychology, assuming you're referring to Sternberg's Triangular Theory of love, which is a triangle whose points are Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment. Social Psychology deals with relationships and the ways in which people interact with each other, so romantic attachment, although influenced by all other fields of Psychology, tend to fall under Social Psychology. I hope that helps!
Answered by Samantha - Mon Jul 28 16:54:00 2008

Does consummate love require sex?
Q. according to the triangular theory of love consummate love is the ultimate ideal of love, encompassing all three elements of love- passion, intimacy, and commitment. but when I looked consummate up, it was defined as many definitions, all of which focused primarily on sex. the ones that didn't focus on sex were defined as "complete" "perfection", etc. with the appropriate definition for the context stating "the act of having intercourse after marriage" In my opinion sex has nothing to do with love, with my argument being the love is possible without sex, and sex possible without love. Personally, I aim to have a loving relationship with sex at a minimum. the triangular theory of love is something I look to for insight, but could it be… [cont.]
Asked by trailbl4zr - Wed Apr 25 13:27:22 2007 - - 9 Answers - 1 Comments

A. There're two different words here, and I think either you or some of your sources (or both) might be conflating them. There's "consummate", which is an adjective meaning ultimate, complete, etc. - the "consummate x" is someone/something who perfectly embodies all the traits we assign to "x", at all times and without fail. So in the phrase "consummate love", the word "consummate" implies nothing whatsoever about the present or absence of sex; only if we associate "love" with sex would the phrase imply anything about the subject. The other word is "consummation", which sounds very similar, but has a specific meaning in the context of marriage: it refers to the first sex act after the wedding. There was (or perhaps still is) a general idea… [cont.]
Answered by Marti - Wed Apr 25 14:13:10 2007

anyone take psychology?
Q. Evaluate the triangular theory of love and Bowlby's love as an attatchment process... anyone know where i could start??
Asked by carli_4_charlie - Thu Oct 12 09:50:10 2006 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The triangular theory of love has to do with there being three corners to a triangle, intimacy, passion and commitment. Love can have any or all of these constituents in varying degrees, and the more types of love you have, the more durable the relationship will be. Bowlby wasn't actually the one who extended attachment theory to adult relationships, he focused on attachment between children and caregivers. This model has four quadrants, Secure, Anxious-Preoccupied, Dismissive-Avoidant, and Fearful-Avoidant, which describe different approaches to intimacy and attachment formation within relationships. Secure attachment relationships seem to be more satisfying and more durable. The triangular theory pays more attention to the passionate… [cont.]
Answered by lauriekins - Thu Oct 12 10:15:08 2006