INFATUATION OR LOVE Healthful Living B Gunderson WHAT
INFATUATION OR LOVE? ? ? Healthful Living B. Gunderson
WHAT DOES INFATUATION MEAN? How would you act if you were infatuated?
“SYMPTOMS” OF INFATUATION ARE… ⦿Panic ⦿Uncertainty ⦿overpowering lust ⦿feverish excitement ⦿impatience ⦿jealousy ⦿unhappy ⦿suspicious ⦿miserable when they are away ⦿difficult to concentrate ⦿not complete unless with them ⦿doubt relationship ⦿incomplete unless sexual encounter 3
WHAT DOES THE TEXT SUGGEST ABOUT INFATUATION BEING BIOLOGICAL? ⦿when infatuated we get surges of ⦿Dopamine= feel good ⦿Norepinephrine= adrenaline ⦿Phenylethalimine=bliss ⦿Oxytocin=emotional attachment & sexual arousal. ⦿Together these brain chemicals override the brain activity that provokes logic. ⦿We build a “tolerance” to these chemicals so it takes more to feel the intoxicating effects. 4
WHAT DOES LOVE MEAN? How would you act or what would you do if you were in love? http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=o 5 rhh. Qb y. YV 0
ACCORDING TO THE TEXT: “SYMPTOMS” OF LOVE ARE… ⦿No particular desire to change them. ⦿Pose no condition on whether you will love them or not ⦿Focus is on what you like about them ⦿appreciation for who they are ⦿You give your attention, your time, your focus to them (balance). ⦿When talking, complete attention on partner when speaking ⦿undivided attention (when conversing) ⦿Touch, hold hand, etc. (appropriate for 6 boundaries set by BOTH partners).
NOW YOUR TURN TO CREATE A CD. . . ⦿ Work Independently ⦿ Your CD or Playlist must have a minimum of 15 songs. ⦿ You must create a CD cover. of your songs should be focused on love instead of infatuation. ⦿ Write a 2 or 3 sentence explanation as to why you think this song is focused on love and not on infatuation. ⦿ Due Date? ? ? ⦿ All
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