Psychology of Love and Hate in Intimate Relationships

Dr. Katherine Aumer is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Hawaii Pacific University, in Honolulu, HI. She received her PhD from the University of Texas, Austin. She has conducted research in the areas of emotion, relationship satisfaction, and racial identity. She is currently conducting research on sexual identity and personality in long term relationships.

• 1. Introduction.- Part I: Love.- Chapter 2. Unweaving the rainbow of human sexuality.- Chapter 3. The Importance and Meaning of Sexual Fantasies in Intimate Relationships.- Chapter 4. The Science of Female Orgasm: Exploring the Gender Gap.- Chapter 5. Passionate Love: Inspired by Angels or Demons?- Part II. Hate.- Chapter 6. Chapter 6. Your Pain, My Gain: The Interpersonal Context of Sadism.- Chapter 7. Hate: Theory and Implications for Intimate Relationships.- Chapter 8. Hate in Intimate Relationships as a Protective Emotion.- Chapter 9. We Hate what we Fear: Interpersonal Hate from a Clinical Perspective.

“The chapters are very interesting and consistently well written. Each will be useful to graduate students and researchers interested in a specific subdomain. Where relevant literature has accumulated, the contributors have done a good job of representing what is known and highlighting areas where inquiry should proceed.” (Brian H. Stagner, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (6), April, 2017)“Psychoanalysts and existential psychologists have long theorized the ‘coexistence of love and hate’ in intimate relationships. … the goal of this title is to gather the work of those who have done so. … the work is split into two parts: one section on love, and the other on hate. … Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.” (J. Ostenson, Choice, Vol. 54 (5), January, 2017)