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GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION
Jealousy is a territorial emotion that stems from a biological imperative to breed and carry on our genes. This evolutionally approach asserts that in men jealousy tends to manifest as fear of sexual infidelity; in women, as fear of emotional infidelity. In ancestral terms, men are most bothered by their mate's sexual infidelity, as this can open the door for a man providing for children who will carry on another man's traits rather than his own. Within this same view, women are most concerned with their mate's emotional infidelity; assuming that a man takes care of the mate he loves, then a woman and her children could be abandoned and unable to survive should he fall for another woman.
This introductory and rather basic course explores this traditional view of evolutionary jealousy with a critical eye, including alternate views, discussion of how jealousy shows up in relationship, and what we can do to stay out of the lizard mind. The first set of articles, Evolution of Jealousy, explores the biological drives of jealous partners. The second set, Jealousy in Relationship, includes work of the prominent researcher Dr. Ayala Pines and looks at how jealousy shows up in modern-day romantic relationships and what it has to teach us. The third section, Jealousy and Thought, gives rise to the options we have as thinking beings in terms of regulating jealousy as it arises. Also discussed, gender differences in jealousy. Finally, Further Resources provides summaries of the leading research on Jealousy, an extensive bibliography and links to numerous, readily available online articles and resources.
Educational Objectives:
This course will teach psychotherapists to
Contrast the traditional theories of jealousy and evolution with current research.
Identify how jealousy shows up in relationships and what it has to teach us.
Discuss the possibility of jealousy's destructive potential and what we can do about it.
Course Syllabus:
Evolution of Jealousy
Traditional gender-specific theory
Refutation of traditional theory
The effect of birth rate on severity of jealousy in the culture
Jealousy in Relationship
The downfalls of having or being a jealous partner
The function of relationships as a way to heal childhood issues
This introductory and rather basic course explores this traditional view of evolutionary jealousy with a critical eye, including alternate views, discussion of how jealousy shows up in relationship, and what we can do to stay out of the lizard mind. The first set of articles, Evolution of Jealousy, explores the biological drives of jealous partners. The second set, Jealousy in Relationship, includes work of the prominent researcher Dr. Ayala Pines and looks at how jealousy shows up in modern-day romantic relationships and what it has to teach us. The third section, Jealousy and Thought, gives rise to the options we have as thinking beings in terms of regulating jealousy as it arises. Also discussed, gender differences in jealousy. Finally, Further Resources provides summaries of the leading research on Jealousy, an extensive bibliography and links to numerous, readily available online articles and resources.
