In this chapter, we examine the evolutionary origins and neurophysiology of love addiction
possible forms of love addiction (clinical features, personality types), and methods to prevent�…

The proposed model overlooks the contribution of a relational/prosocial dimension to the
enjoyment of negative emotion in art reception. Negative experiences have a unique�…

Patterns in the data on human sexuality support the hypothesis that the bases of sexual
emotions are products of natural selection. Most generally, the universal existence of laws�…

Love is a human emotion that can captivate an individual in such a way as to render him or
her incapable of acting or feeling in a reasonable manner. Often, when teenage couples fall�…

Despite a staggering body of research demonstrating sex differences in expressed emotion,
very few theoretical models (evolutionary or non-evolutionary) offer a critical examination of�…

Romantic love appears to be a nearly universal phenomenon, appearing in every culture for
which data are available (Janowiak & Fischer, 1992) and in every historical era (Hatfield &�…

Current perspectives on attractiveness-related prosocial biases emphasize the contribution
of evolutionarily shaped mating drives. Here, we extend these concepts by highlighting the�…

Love feelings can be more intense than desired (eg, after a break-up) or less intense than
desired (eg, in long-term relationships). If only we could control our love feelings! The�…

INTRODUCTION Love is a force like no other that inspires us to sing, dance, sacrifice, and
sometimes to accomplish things we never thought possible. Through the ages, love (and�…