Chapter 10 Flashcards
Who studied suicide rates and social environment
Durkheim (1951)
Social Relationships has two components.
- Social Relationships
- Functional
which type of social relationship deals with:
- Existence and interconnectedness among differing social ties and roles
- Measures: density, size, number of social contacts
Functional
Structural
which type of social relationship deals with:
- Functions provided or perceived to be available by social relationships
- Measures: actual and perceived support, aid, resources
Functional
Functional Social Support:
Supportive individuals provide different types of support
which are?
- Emotional
- Informational
- Tangible or Instrumental
- Belonging
Models suggest social support influences both ____________ and ___________ processes
psychological; behavioral
what psychological and behavioral processes are Linked to multiple health outcomes?
- Health behaviors
- Adherence to medical regimens
- Development and course of chronic diseases
- All cause mortality
what are the three Theoretical Models for Social Support and Health?
- Stress-buffering pathway
- Direct effect pathway
- Stress-prevention pathway
Which Theoretical Models is:
Social support may decrease exposure to negative life events and certain stressors; may decrease association between stress and health outcomes
Stress-buffering pathway
Which Theoretical Models is:
Influence cognitive processes
Encourage proactive coping
Decrease exposure to “secondary stressors”
Stress-buffering
Definition: stress-buffering is most effective when type of support matches the needs of the stressful event
Matching hypothesis
Informational and tangible support most effective for _________ events
controllable
Emotional and belonging support most effective for ______________ events
uncontrollable
Which Theoretical Models is:
Social support is effective more generally regardless of stress levels
Direct Effect
Which Theoretical Models is:
Social support is effective more generally regardless of stress levels
Direct Effect
