“Falling in love”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Falling in love is the development of strong feelings of attachment and love, usually towards another person.

The term is metaphorical, emphasising that the process, like the physical act of falling, is sudden, uncontrollable and leaves the lover in a vulnerable state, similar to "fall ill" or "fall into a trap".

It may also reflect the importance of the lower brain centers in the process,^[1] which can lead the rational, accounting brain to conclude (in John Cleese's words) that "this falling in love routine is very bizarre....It borders on the occult".^[2]

Factors

Mental

"Factors known to contribute strongly to falling in love include proximity, similarity, reciprocity, and physical attractiveness",^[3] while at the same time, the process involves a re-activation of old childhood patterns of attachment.^[4] Deep-set psychological parallels between two people may also underpin their pairing-bonding,^[5] which can thus border on mere narcissistic identification".^[6]

Chemical

Two chemical reactions associated with falling in love are increases in oxytocin and vasopressin;^[8] and Elisabeth Young-Bruehl has suggested that "when we fall in love we are falling into a stream of naturally occurring amphetamines running through the emotional centres of our very own brains".^[6] With regard to sociobiology, it is stressed that mate selection cannot be left to the head alone^[9] and must require complex neurochemical support.^[10]

Critics of such Neo-Darwinism point out that over-simplistic physical arguments obscure the way sexual passion often leads not to secure attachment but to attachments thwarted, as well as the sheer frightening difficulties of all falling in love.^[11]

Biologist Jeremy Griffith suggests that people fall in love in order to abandon themselves to the dream of an ideal state (being one free of the human condition).{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

Timing

Empirical studies suggest that men fall in love earlier than women and women are quicker to fall out of love than men.^[15]

Spiritual value

While some consider falling in love to be the nearest approach to a spiritual experience possible for the non-religious,^[16] others say its loss of ego boundaries is merely a temporary phenomenon which has little to do with, or may even block, spiritual development.^[17]^[18]

See also

References

1. ^Desmond Morris, The Naked Ape Trilogy p. 387
2. ^R. Skinner/J. Cleese, Families and how to survive them (1994) p. 13
3. ^R. Crooks/K. Baur, Our Sexuality (2010) p. 223
4. ^Robert M. Gordon, An Expert Looks at Love, Intimacy and Personal Growth (2008) p. xiv-v
5. ^Robin Skynner/John Cleese, Families and how to survive them (London 1994) p. 14
6. ^¹Elizabeth Young-Bruehl, Where Do We Fall When We Fall in Love? (2003) p. 20
7. ^Carl Jung, Man and his Symbols (1964) p. 191
8. ^S. Kuchinskas, The Chemistry of Connection (2009) p. 88-9
9. ^Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence (London 1996) p. 4
10. ^R. Crooks/K. Baur, Our Sexuality (2010) p. 186
11. ^Elizabeth Young-Bruehl, Where Do We Fall When We Fall in Love? (2003) p. 5
12. ^Eric Berne, Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy (1961) p. 245
13. ^R. J. Sternberg/K. Weiss, A New Psychology of Love (2013) p. 125-8
14. ^I. A. Mabergoj, Reality and Truth in Literature (2013) p. 174
15. ^E. R. Smith/D. M. Mackie, Social Psychology (2007) p. 420
16. ^J. Bailey/J. V. Bailey, Slowing Down to the Speed of Love (2004) p. 50
17. ^M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Travelled (London 1990) p. 94-5
18. ^{{cite web|title=How to Win Your Ex Back — 5 Steps To Get Them Back|url=https://myrelationshipscenter.com/how-to-win-your-ex-back/}}