The Intricacies of Love and Intimacy

This book explores the meaning of love and intimacy from a variety of perspectives, specifically philosophical, psychological and cultural. The chapters in this book were originally published in The Journal of Psychology.

Ami Rokach is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, teaches in the Psychology Department at York University in Toronto, Canada and is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in loneliness, intimate relationship, anxiety conditions, death and dying.

Introduction: The intricacies of love and intimacy 1. The Paradox of Love: A Historical Exploration of Western Philosophical Perspectives on Love, Exclusion, and Liberatory Potential 2. Love Culturally: How Does Culture Affect Intimacy, Commitment & Love 3. Romantic Love is Not Only "Romantic": A Grounded Theory Study on Love in Romantic Relationships 4. In Defense of Moderate Romantic Curiosity and Information Avoidance: A Conceptual Outlook of Balanced Curiosity 5. Intimacy Behaviors and Relationship Satisfaction for Cohabitors: Intimate Sacrifices Are Not Always Beneficial 6. Young Love at Work: Perceived Effects of Workplace Romance among Millennial Generation Organizational Members 7. Prevalence of Sexting among Greek University Students: A Matter of Relationships? 8. Do Relationship- and Self-Oriented Deceptions Impact the Effect of Attitude Alignment on Attraction? 9. Narcissism in Romantic Relationships: Using Communal Activation to Promote Relationship Enhancing Attitudes 10. Parental Attachment, Self-Esteem, Social Problem-Solving, Intimate Partner Violence Victimization in Emerging Adulthood 11. The Role of Vulnerable and Grandiose Narcissism in Psychological Perpetrated Abuse Within Couple Relationships: The Mediating Role of Romantic Jealousy