Pathological love: impulsivity, personality, and romantic relationship

Autor: Marina Perito Berti, Cidália Mello, Monica L. Zilberman, Ana Paula Pereira, Eglacy C. Sophia, Clarice Gorenstein, Hermano Tavares, Andrea Lorena
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: CNS spectrums. 14(5)
ISSN: 1092-8529
Popis: Introduction: Pathological love (PL)–behavior characterized by providing repetitive and uncontrolled care and attention to the partner in a romantic relationship–is a rarely studied condition, despite not being rare and causing suffering. This study aims at investigating impulsivity, personality, and characteristics related to the romantic relationship in this population.Methods: Eighty-nine individuals (50 with PL; 39 individuals with no psychiatric disorder) were compared regarding impulsivity, personality, type of attachment, satisfaction with romantic relationship, and love style.Results: Individuals with PL have higher levels of impulsivity (PPPConclusion: Individuals with PL present personality traits and relationship aspects that must be taken into account in devising assessment and therapeutic strategies for this population.
Databáze: OpenAIRE