Volume 12 Issues 2 February, 2022
1. Name the neurotransmitter responsible for sexual arousal and romantic feelings, which is relevant in the reward pathway of the brain.
2. The Greeks described 7 different types of love. They are Eros Love of the body; Philia Affectionate love; Storge Love of the Child; Ludus Playful Love; Pragma Longlasting Love; Philautia Love of the Self and Selfless Love. Fill in the blank.
3. This hormone is responsible for a feeling of bonding and attachment in relationships, and plays a vital role in the relationship between mother and child, as well as between romantic partners. Name the hormoneneurotransmitter.
4. This theory of love was given by Dr Robert Sternberg, an American psychometrician and psychologist, and is one of 3 theories that feature the same number of parameters in their definitions. What theory is this, named after a simple geometrical shape, which mentions intimacy, commitment, passion and others?
5. When looking at one's beloved, this part of the brain that is responsible for fear conspicuously shows decreased activation. This could explain the safe and happy feeling in one's beloved's arms. Name this almondshaped part of the brain.
6. The Attachment Theory of Love by Dr John Bowlby, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, describes 4 types of relationships that form between two people based on the characteristics of the bonds between them. These are Anxiouspreoccupied style, Dismissiveavoidant style, fearfulavoidant style, and the first, ideal type describing good conflict resolution skills, flexibility in thinking and other ideal characteristics. Name this attachment type.
7. This syndrome is the name given to a delusion of infidelity, named after the Shakespearean character infamous for the same. Name it.
8. Obsessive love disorder is characterised by an overwhelmingly obsessive possessive and protective desire towards a person, sometimes marked by the inability to accept failure or rejection. The famous Netflix series 'You' is said to be an exaggerated depiction of the same disorder. Which personality disorder is it most commonly associated with, in its 3 letter abbreviation?
9. Dr Gary Chapman is an anthropologist, author and radio talk show host who is most known for his book on the Five Love Languages. In this book, he describes the 5 usual ways that romantic partners express and experience love. In 2006, a study revealed that these could possibly have psychometric importance. The 5 love languages are words of affirmation, gift giving, acts of service, physical touch and one more. Name the last one.
10. Erotomania is a relatively uncommon paranoid condition marked by delusions that another person loves them. This condition is also known by the name of the psychiatrist who described a patient who was obsessed with the British monarch George V. Name the psychiatrist.
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