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Frank Tallis, a researcher of love and lovesickness, suggests in his 2005 article that lovesickness occurs when one is "truly, madly, deeply" in love and should be taken more seriously by medical professionals. [12] Tallis includes a list of common symptoms of lovesickness in the following: Mania - an abnormally elevated mood or inflated self ...
Obsessive love disorder (OLD) is a proposed [by whom?] condition in which one person feels an overwhelming obsessive desire to possess and protect another person, sometimes with an inability to accept failure or rejection. Symptoms include an inability to tolerate any time spent without that person, obsessive fantasies surrounding the person ...
Major depressive disorder is twice as common in women compared to men. [16] This increased rate is partially related to women's increased likelihood to experience sexual violence, poverty, and higher workloads. [16] Depression in women is more likely to be comorbid with anxiety disorders, substance abuse disorders, and eating disorders. [16]
Specific individual characteristics and traits put people at greater risk for experiencing relationship dissolution. Individuals high in neuroticism (the tendency to experience negative emotions) are more prone to relationship dissolution, [50] and research also shows small effects of attachment avoidance and anxiety in predicting breakup. [49]
SSRI antidepressants are a common pharmaceutical culprit, as they can delay orgasm or eliminate it entirely. A common physiological cause of anorgasmia is menopause; one in three women report problems obtaining an orgasm during sexual stimulation following menopause. [16]
Estimates of the percentage of female sexual dysfunction attributable to physical factors have ranged from 30% to 80%. The disorders most likely to result in sexual dysfunction are those that lead to problems in circulatory or neurological function. These factors have been more extensively explored in men than in women.
The common motivation whether it be love romantically or through a non-intimate companion can be connected to positive feelings and rewards that in turn, form social bonds. [36] As seen in other animals as well, the immediate connections between the love of a mother and their infant impacts their personality as they age. [ 37 ]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to interpersonal relationships.. Interpersonal relationship – association between two or more people; this association may be based on limerence, love, solidarity, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitment.