Functional Neuroimaging of Adult-to-Adult Romantic Attachment Separation, Rejection, and Loss: A Systematic Review

Watt, Alberta S. J. van der; Spies, Georgina; Roos, Annerine; Lesch, Elmien; Seedat, Soraya

doi:10.1007/s10880-020-09757-x

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“…In more extreme cases, the trauma of a breakup can be overwhelming to process and lead to flashbacks and rumination, which can have negative effects on mood and the ability to function (Joseph et al, 1995). Although researchers have not explicitly classified PDD as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD; e.g., instead characterizing the experience as involving posttraumatic stress symptoms; Chung et al, 2003;Van der Watt et al, 2021), some have used a PTSD measure-Impact of Event Scale-to assess individuals' responses to relationship dissolution (Chung et al, 2003;Hunt & Chung, 2012;Sbarra & Emery, 2005). Both PTSD and grief conceptualizations of PDD focus on the traumatic nature of the breakup event and how one's coping changes over time.…”

Section: Conceptualizations In Previous Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Explicating a comprehensive model of post-dissolution distress

Dailey,

Zhong,

Varga

et al. 2023

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Building on the extant research, the current work outlines a comprehensive model of post-dissolution distress (CMPDD). The model integrates the previous research and includes both distal (static; e.g., controllability of breakup, relational anxiety) and proximal (dynamic; e.g., desiring reconciliation, coping, quality of alternatives) factors in predicting both initial distress and change in distress over time. Potential mediating mechanisms are also proposed. We conclude with a discussion of several ways the model could be potentially refined with empirical research to generate a more specific and parsimonious theory of PDD. Ultimately, testing and refining the model will provide insights on identifying those who will be more distressed following a breakup and highlight the factors that could be altered (e.g., contact with the partners, coping strategies) to best alleviate distress.

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Section: Conceptualizations In Previous Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Explicating a comprehensive model of post-dissolution distress

Dailey,

Zhong,

Varga

et al. 2023

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…However, this study also mentioned one limitation similar to the Cyberball game, which is the use of a fake participant as a stimulus. Studies with real participants as stimuli are rare (as reviewed in van der Watt et al, 2021), but these paradigms also generally engage the cingulate and the prefrontal cortex.…”

Section: Romantic Rejectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Neuroimaging of human and non-human animal emotion and affect in the context of social relationships

Zablocki‐Thomas¹,

Rogers

Bales

2022

Front. Behav. Neurosci.

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Long-term relationships are essential for the psychological wellbeing of humans and many animals. Positive emotions and affective experiences (e.g., romantic or platonic love) seem to be closely related to the creation and maintenance of social bonds. When relationships are threatened or terminated, other emotions generally considered to be negative can arise (e.g., jealousy or loneliness). Because humans and animals share (to varying degrees) common evolutionary histories, researchers have attempted to explain the evolution of affect and emotion through the comparative approach. Now brain imaging techniques allow the comparison of the neurobiological substrates of affective states and emotion in human and animal brains using a common methodology. Here, we review brain imaging studies that feature emotions characterized by the context of social bonding. We compare imaging findings associated with affective and emotional states elicited by similar social situations between humans and animal models. We also highlight the role of key neurohormones (i.e., oxytocin, vasopressin, and dopamine) that jointly support the occurrence of socially contextualized emotions and affect across species. In doing so, we seek to explore and clarify if and how humans and animals might similarly experience social emotion and affect in the context of social relationships.

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“…Endorphin receptors and transmission is found throughout the mesolimbic pathway (i.e. VTA, NA, amygdala) and have been associated with reproductive behaviors in rats (McGregor & Herbert, 1992;Olive, Koenig, Nannini, & Hodge, 2001;van Furth & van Ree, 1996). The opioid system has additional downstream impacts on mesolimbic pathway activity (see Pierce & Kumaresan, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Theory of Co-opting Mother-infant Bonding Informs a New Approach to the Science of Romantic Love (Published in Frontiers in Psychology: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1176067/full)

Bode¹

2022

Preprint

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For almost 25 years, the predominate evolutionary theory of romantic love has been Fisher’s theory of independent emotion systems. That theory suggests that sex drive, romantic attraction (romantic love), and attachment are associated with distinct neurobiological and endocrinological systems which evolved independently of each other. Psychological and neurobiological evidence, however, suggest that a complementary theory requires attention. A theory of romantic love co-opting mother-infant bonding sometime in the recent evolutionary history of humans may partially account for the evolution of romantic love. I present a case for this theory drawing on human psychological, neurobiological, and (neuro)endocrinological studies as well as some animal studies. The hope is that this theoretical review, along with other publications, will generate debate in the literature about the merits of the theory of co-opting mother-infant bonding and targeted psychological, neurobiological, (neuro)endocrinological, and genetic research and provide the impetus for a new approach to the science of romantic love.

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Functional Neuroimaging of Adult-to-Adult Romantic Attachment Separation, Rejection, and Loss: A Systematic Review

Cited by 10 publications

References 66 publications

Explicating a comprehensive model of post-dissolution distress

Explicating a comprehensive model of post-dissolution distress

Neuroimaging of human and non-human animal emotion and affect in the context of social relationships

The Theory of Co-opting Mother-infant Bonding Informs a New Approach to the Science of Romantic Love (Published in Frontiers in Psychology: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1176067/full)

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