Intimate Relationships - A Handbook for Development and Cultivation

Author: Xing Qunlin
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This is a very interesting practical book on psychology, focusing on analyzing how people's thinking, emotions, perception, motivation, and behavior are influenced by interpersonal interactions. The book is co-authored by 11 psychology researchers, integrating the concepts and research findings from multiple branches such as social psychology, evolutionary psychology, developmental psychology, and clinical psychology. It is divided into ten chapters. Chapters 1 to 5 analyze the specific processes of mutual understanding and influence between people from the perspective of psychological principles; Chapters 6 to 10 analyze the process of establishing close relationships from the perspective of methods and approaches, from initial contact and attraction to mutual familiarity and the establishment of intimacy, to attempting to influence close individuals according to one's own wishes, and then discussing how people can find a sense of belonging in social interactions.