Elements of Pathological Love Relationships

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ID13672344
AuthorsJohn M Curtis (Pepperdine University, corresponding author)
Year1983
Volume53
Issue1
Pages83-92
Publication date1983-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1983.53.1.83
PMID6635081
OpenAlexW2115849300
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

The present discussion specifies a number of elements which seem to be involved in functional and pathological relationships. Since the stability of such relationships may be attributable to the manner in which “love” is transacted and interchanged, it seems advisable for the clinician to utilize a more precise set of criteria against which both adaptive and maladaptive relationships may be appraised and therapeutically managed. In this context, the judicious expression of the following elements of adaptive love relationships were identified: (a) needing, (b) giving, (c) romance, and (d) companionship. Similarly, the common determinants of maladaptive love relationships, i.e., (a) power, (b) possession, (c) protection, (d) pity, and (e) perversion, were also labeled and discussed together with therapeutic implications. With these specific elements the therapist may be more able to assess counter-productive patterns and promote the conditions under which qualitative changes in the relationship might be accomplished with improved speed and consistency

Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Interpersonal relationship · Pity · Possession (linguistics · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Romance · Set (abstract data type · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy

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