Passion is primarily an expression of desire and need, including the need for self-esteem, friendship, attention, dominance, submission and fulfillment of sexual needs. These needs can vary in each individual's level, situation, and type of love relationship.
For example in the type of romantic love, the fulfillment of sexual needs becomes the main need, whereas in the kind of filial love, such as the love of children to parents, the fulfillment of sexual needs is not a primary need.
The concept of passion is not limited to the fulfillment of sexual needs or things related to sex, but to all forms of psychophysiological impulses that can produce passion in individuals. For example, individuals with high affiliated needs are likely to have high passion for individuals who are able to meet the needs of these affiliates (Sternberg, 1988).
Passion is a motivational component and is opiate in individuals. As with drugs that are opiate, if the need for things that can cause arousal is not fulfilled, it will cause depression for the individual, so that individuals will always try to meet those needs. Therefore, this component is referred to as a motivational component, because this component motivates individuals to continue to try to meet their needs.