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Intimate Relationship.
This paper is analysis of an intimate relationship between two brothers, friends of the author, aged twenty-two and twenty, whose parents divorced when they were young.
1,225 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains that the parents of the boys failed to insulate the brothers from the mutual animosity they harbored for each other; now, even when the boys get along with people, an undercurrent of resentment and hypersensitivity erupts into periodic conflicts. The author points out that the boys' projections of their imagined fears of rejection and disloyalty are characteristic of people with this type of early foundational family experience. The paper stresses that there can be no improvement in the brothers' relationship or in their family's other issues without professional intervention by intensive, professional psychological counseling.
Table of Contents
Relationship Description
Relational Concept Analysis: Expressing and Managing Difficult Emotions
Evaluation and Suggestions for Communication and Relational Improvement
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"The father's repertoire of emotional manipulations included outright
accusations of "disloyalty" and global characterizations of untrustworthiness and the worthlessness of one brother in combination with strategic praise of the other. In addition, he exploited private sentiments and concerns of the brothers and any personal information disclosed to him by one about the other as emotional ammunition during times of conflict."
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Intercultural Relationships, 1999.
Discusses the relevance, culltural obstacles, concept of "face," communication, uncertainty avoidance, individualism vs. collectivism and intimate relationships.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 63.95
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In a country such as the United States, so many people and cultures coexist that the potential for becoming involved in an intercultural intimate relationship is great. As the world becomes more global in its economic, business, and technical dealings, there is an even greater mix of cultures and traditio
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"Introduction
In a country such as the United States, so many people and cultures coexist that the potential for becoming involved in an intercultural intimate relationship is great. As the world becomes more global in its economic, business, and technical dealings, there is an even greater mix of cultures and traditions. Intercultural intimate relationships deserve special study then, as issues which arise between the two individuals may be viewed differently based on the upbringing of each. Actual ethnic differences may not be as important as cultural differences which affect attitudes, behaviors, and communication. These items are fundamental to a relationship and therefore if very dissimilar could affect marital satisfaction and discord."
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Sexual Relationships, 2004.
An analysis of the changing definition of sexual or intimate relationships.
1,863 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper examines how the definition of sexual or intimate relationships throughout the last 60 years has not changed and how the self-imposed cultural boundaries have undergone a revolution. It looks at how behavior, which was once culturally ostracized, is now considered a healthy part of expressing one?s own sexual identity. It discusses how cultural boundaries regarding homosexual relationships, as well as self?fulfilling sexual behavior, are no longer pushed out of the modern mind, or hidden in the closet. It also shows how our postmodern world has moved significantly away from defining personal completion as what a person gives to another in a relationship toward defining self-completion and satisfaction as what a person receives from another.
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"Successful relationships can be formed through many different ways but require a few common ingredients. Self-disclosure, intimacy, and respect are three of the most important ingredients in developing and maintaining a meaningful relationship. Self-disclosure is a deliberate and gradual process of revealing significant information about one?s self to another that would not normally be known by others. The breadth of disclosure expands continually and extends through all the areas of life as two people choose to grow closer in an intimate relationship."
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Self-Esteem and Positive Illusion in Romantic Relationship, 2004.
A discussion regarding high self-esteem and how it promotes positive illusion in intimate relationships, which, in turn, motivates an approach that will enhance the relationship.
2,036 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This research proposal examines the relationship between self-esteem and the quality of romance in terms of the couples' perceived regard and their own satisfaction of the relationship. The paper aims to describe the importance of positive illusion as a mediator of the perception of the intimates. The paper discusses the benefits and drawbacks of such positivity and how it relates to self-esteem. The paper further discusses the impact it has on the relationship quality and whether illusion or reality is more important?
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Results
Discussion
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"People with high self-esteem are somehow more motivated to repair their mood and are more likely to take the initiative to action in some way that would make them happier. (Heimpel et al. 2002) High self-esteem beings are more satisfied with their intimate relationships due to protection of self-worth and positive illusions. However, as much as these individuals idealize their relationship with their partner, there bound to be times when the conflict is too perceptible that challenges their belief in a perfect relationship; this should be when high and low self-esteem people differ with each other. If high self-esteem people do indeed have higher motivation to make themselves feel better; the hypothesis is that when positive illusions cannot play a role in repairing the negative feeling towards the relationship because the conflict is too overt, there is a high likelihood for high self-worth individuals to adopt the approach commitment (rather than the avoidance commitment) which is proven to be positively associated with relationship satisfaction. In other words, the reason for the tendency for high self-esteem people be more satisfied with their relationships is that their style of commitment which can enhance the intimate relationship. "
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Bias in Relationships: The Nature v. Nurture Link, 2008.
An overview of how people learn to establish relationships.
1,510 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses the character and nature of relationships between people who are considered intimate. The quality in these intimate relationships that leads people to seemingly ignore or completely not recognize negative behaviour in their partners is examined with respect to developmental psychology and the process of learning to establish relationships throughout one's life.
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"An abundance of literature exists that reveals that relationships and the individuals involved in them typically turn a blind eye to reality. This is found to be true both from a cognitive aspect where the viewpoint is commonly held that people in relationships do not often see what others might see regarding their partners, as well as from a academic viewpoint where research supports the colloquial adage that, "love is blind," so to speak. Gagne and Lydon purport that, "In general, the perception that one's relationship is consistent with one's ideals appears to foster higher perceptions of relationship quality (2004, p.322). The import is that individuals in these intimate relationships are inclined; that is, biased, to ignore or downplay negative behaviours as they are manifested in their partner in the intimate relationship. Perhaps the explanation for this willingness to overlook or simply ignore the negative behaviours of the intimate partner has less to do with any sort of bias developed within one or the other partner and more to do with the degree of emotional investment that one or the other partners has committed towards the relationship and, indirectly, the individual."
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The Effects of Rape on Subsequent Relationships, 2001.
A research paper on the effect of rape on later relationships, determining if women who are raped have a difficult time becoming emotionally or romantically close to a man.
2,275 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper examines the effect rape has on victims' subsequent intimate relationships. By interviewing women and providing in-depth research this paper show how women who have been raped a single time by a man who she does not know are more likely to have problems with their post-rape relationships. The paper details reasons for this difficulty in forming relationships and discusses possible treatments.
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"In a society where rape is a common occurrence, Kilpatrick, Edmonds, & Seymour (1992) found that 1 in 8 adult women in a given community have been raped, it is important to understand the long-term effects on the victim (as cited in Layman, Gidycz, & Lynn 1996). More specifically, the purpose of this study is to discover the long-term effects of rape on subsequent intimate (emotional and sexual involved) relationships on women who have been raped a single time. It is hypothesized that women who are raped a single time and do not receive social and psychological support will be more likely than women who have not been raped to have difficulties with subsequent intimate relationships with men. Women are the focus of this study because they are commonly thought of as being raped more often than and are more likely to report rape than men."
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Intimate Partner Violence, 2002.
A look at the problem of violent offenses against a current or former intimate partner.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper studies the problem of violent offenses against a current or former intimate partner. The studies conducted by various researchers concluded that the rate of this type of crime is higher against women than men but while there has been a decline in the cases against females since 1976, the violence against males has increased.
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"Intimate Violence In Families" ( Robert Gelles ), 1999.
Reviews this work on the causes and consequences of physical family violence, socioeconomics, intervention and prevention, myths, types and theories.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 1 source, $ 87.95
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Robert Gelles' principal aim in Intimate Violence in Families is to clarify the extent and nature of such violence in the light of the most recent studies and to suggest prevention and treatment measures to deal with it.
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"Robert Gelles' principal aim in Intimate Violence in Families is to clarify the extent and nature of such violence in the light of the most recent studies and to suggest prevention and treatment measures to deal with it. The volume is designed as an advanced textbook (with topics for discussion and recommended supplementary assignments) but also functions as a summary statement of the present state of the field and of Gelles' own view of causes, effects, and possible responses. Gelles begins by deconstructing popular myths and misconceptions surrounding familial violence. He reviews the history of the field and assesses current attitudes toward the problem. Gelles then discusses the two most common types of violence--against children and women--in some detail and includes a chapter on "hidden victims." Gelles demonstrates that these hidden types of ..."
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"The Intimate Merton, His life and His Journals", 2002.
An analysis of this autobiography written by Thomas Merton.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper will discuss Thomas Merton in his book "The Intimate Merton, His life and His Journals" and seek to understand the way that his life was affected by monastery life in the outside world. By analyzing these themes, we can see how Merton dealt with the politics of the world, as well as the nature of his dealings with his fellow monks in this relation. This paper will study these elements his life and seek to understand how he lived with his belief systems in this context.
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Sado-Masochism In Intimate Relationships, 1999.
Examines causes, types, examples, emotional/psychological aspects, jealousy and sociodemographics.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 11 sources, $ 111.95
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According to Sue, Sue and Sue (1994), the traditional psychoanalytic and psychological perspective of sadism defines it as a discrete sexual disorder in which erotic or sexual gratification is obtained from inflicting pain or punishment. Similarly, masochism is defined as a discrete disorder in which erotic or sexual gratification is obtained by receiving pain or punishment (Sue, Sue & Sue, 1994
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"SADISTIC AND MASOCHISTIC BEHAVIORS IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
Introduction
According to Sue, Sue and Sue (1994), the traditional psychoanalytic and psychological perspective of sadism defines it as a discrete sexual disorder in which erotic or sexual gratification is obtained from inflicting pain or punishment. Similarly, masochism is defined as a discrete disorder in which erotic or sexual gratification is obtained by receiving pain or punishment (Sue, Sue & Sue, 1994).
However, as Sue, Sue and Sue (1994) also point out, current thinking on sadomasochism (S-M) tends to view the behaviors as arising from urges and impulses associated with giving and receiving pain that exist along a continuum with the full-blow disorders occupying only one end of the continuum. Thus, in any ..."
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?The Dance of Anger?, 2004.
This paper reviews Harriet Lerner's, ?The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships?, and applies it to her own life.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 28.95
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This paper explains Harriet Lerner's ?The Dance of Anger? teaches women that anger can be a constructive emotion, which can help strengthen personal relationships. The author points out one of the most valuable teachings is that anger is a signal worth listening to, directly contrary to the beliefs of many women, who deny and silence their anger, apparently out of a feeling that anger is a destructive emotion. The paper relates that Lerner notes anger can be a valuable tool in helping women to empower themselves.
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"Lerner's book was initially attractive because of the title's emphasis on anger. I have known many women in my life who seem to feel that anger is an unattractive and unhealthy emotion that should be suppressed and avoided. As a result, these women seemed to suffer from a great deal of repressed hostility in their personal and work relationships. They would rarely become outwardly angry at people, and yet they would comfortably undermine the confidence of others, and act out in a passive-aggressive manner."
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Trans-Cultural Marriage, 2005.
This paper discusses trans-cultural marriages, which defy ancient taboos by forming intimate relationships with partners from other cultural, religious and racial backgrounds.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper explains that trans-cultural couples not only face the challenges of all marriages but also have the added burden of their distinct backgrounds. The author stresses that the most important issue in trans-cultural marriages is to face the issues and not avoid them for the sake of buying peace with your selves and your families. The paper relates that cultural differences often remain invisible until they have been violated; therefore, one important task for couples from mixed backgrounds is to define, understand, learn and deal with their different culture codes.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Typical Situations
Some Basic Rules about Mixed Relationships
1. Face the Issues
2. Clarify Your Different Cultural Codes
3. Sort-Out Confusion about Your Own Identity
4. Understanding the Zones
Three Cultural Dimensions
1. Time
2. Cohesiveness of the Family
3. Emotional Expressiveness
Conclusion
Determination and Endurance Pay Off
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"The reason why people in mixed relationships might sidestep such issues might be very similar to why all couples might avoid facing potential problems. First of all such unions are romantic relationships. Such romanticism can distract people from focusing on the ordinary problems that are part of everyday life. Most couples do not want to spoil a newfound love by talking about the potential for future problems. Furthermore, there is an added sense of romanticism for culturally mixed couples especially if there is disapproval from the couples' families. Cut off from their loved ones, the couple is pushed into each other's arms, and joins in their animosity for their respective families and in doing so may fail to experience normal uncertainty about their new relationship."
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Jelaluddin Rumi and Sufism, 2008.
This paper discuses Jelaluddin Rumi, one of the most well-known of Persian poets, who is largely credited with infusing Sufism with its highly intimate relationship with aesthetic traditions.
2,850 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper explains that classically trained Jelaluddin Rumi, who was born in 1207 in the region that is now part of Afghanistan, lived most of his life in Turkey and the surrounding area. The author points out that Rumi created the Mevlevi Order of Dervishes or commonly called the Whirling Dervishes of Sufism. The paper relates that the Whirling Dervishes are most recognized for their unique dance movements, oblique body posturing, acute mental focus and their musical facility, which is said to combine to bring them closer in union to God. The author states that Rumi's poetry is regarded as the cultural epicenter of all thought, literature, dance and music in the world of Islamic aesthetics. The paper reports that the traditional approach to studying the impact of Rumi's poetry on Sufi music has been to examine the text from a critical theoretic perspective.
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"The natural academic tendency, regardless of academic specialty, is to examine the concepts contained within the lines of verse; to question 'what is the tree of wisdom' and to ask what or how one identifies one's internal "fairy." These are important metaphysical questions that can and should be asked of the text through critical analysis. However, therein rests the academic pitfall that most researchers and even casual observers typically get trapped in: the interpretation of the text which is made even more complex in translation."
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Maintaining A Healthy Relationship, 2007.
This paper looks at what a healthy relationship involves.
2,734 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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The paper discusses the components detrimental to the growth and maintenance of a healthy relationship. The paper explores intimate relationships and friendships. The paper shows that, to have a healthy relationship, two individuals have to "plant" seeds of love and commit to regularly "weed" out negatives, while at the same time nurture the positive points of their relationship. The paper includes true/false questions and plenty of resource material.
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"Even though these true/false questions appear to be relatively shallow, news headlines portraying an epidemic crop of unhealthy relationships, alongside the myriad of contemporary divorce rates, reflect that in regard to maintaining healthy relationships, many individuals repeatedly fail the "true/false" test. Perhaps, part of the reason so many fail at maintaining healthy relationships stems from the fact, as Levine, Aune, & Park note: "Love means different things to different people . . ." This research paper purports, albeit, contrary to the concept contributing to this contention: To maintain, a healthy relationship, it must be rooted in a common definition of love. In a healthy relationship, "Keeping love alive requires work. . . . to maintain a healthy relationship requires effort, time and energy,." Mosier (2003) argue. Most individuals do not know, however, what having a healthy relationship involves."
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Robert Frost's "Directive" and William Wordsworth's "Intimations of Immortality", 2001.
This paper compares and contrast two poems by two different American poets.
895 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines the meaning of Robert Frost's poem "Directive" and compares and contrasts the findings with those of Wordsworth's "Imitations of Immortality'. It looks at Frost's view of the human ability of the self to connect to time and Nature.
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"If William Wordsworth's "Intimations of Immortality Ode" attempts to address the failing of the senses, then Robert Frost's poem, "Directive" challenges us to enhance our perception and explore the process of connection in the context of time and Nature. Wordsworth's poem begins by saying, "There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,/ The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem/ Apparelled in celestial light." In Frost's vision, we are taken "Back in a time made simple by the loss/ Of detail, burned, dissolved, and broken off." "Intimations Ode" seems to describe a process of regaining the self through memory, while Frost gives his reader directions on how to escape their present disconnection completely in an effort to "Drink and be whole again beyond confusion."
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