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EXPLORING Marriages Families Chapter 4 Love and Loving Relationships Exploring Marriages Families Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. Karen Seccombe All rights reserved. What Is Love?  Love: A strong affection for one another arising out of kinship or personal ties; attraction based on sexual desire; and affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests Exploring Marriages Families Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. Karen Seccombe All rights reserved. Love as Attachment  Attachment Theory: A theory postulating that the way in which infants form attachments early in life will affect relationships throughout later life Exploring Marriages Families Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. Karen Seccombe All rights reserved. Love as Attachment Attachment in Children  Secure Attachment: An attachment type where infants feel safe when their mothers are out of sight  Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment: The attachment type where infants become nervous when their parent leaves the room and can show rejection when the parent returns  Avoidant Attachment: An attachment type where infants show little attachment to their primary parent Exploring Marriages Families Copyright ©2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. Karen Seccombe All rights reserved. Lov