CMN final Flashcards
esteem support
involves efforts to make another person feel valued and competent
social network support
family members, friends, professionals
overempathsizing
too much empathy
emotional contagion
actually feeling emotions similar to the other person’s
What did the study find?
children were more likely to report more intense physical activity when in the company of close friends or peers
cascade effect
changes in one person’s behavior can cascade out across a social network, producing behavior changes in other people in the population
friend paradox
your friends have more friends than you do
Why was the highest indegree less effective than the friend nomination in the research?
popular people are friends with each other so won’t spread as far as random people who can reach people outside the network and spread further
buffering hypothesis
social support is most important in potentially stressful situations when we know there are other people for us that can buffer us from feeling overwhelmed
main effect model
social support is beneficial even when we are not encountering notable stressors
health efficacy
when people believe they can manage their health successfully
internal locus of control
the belief you can control your own fate
external locus of control
the belief that events are controlled by outside forces
action-facilitating support
facilitating action, performing tasks and collecting information
instrumental support
tasks and favors
information support
performing data search, sharing personal information
nurturing support
building self esteem, acknowledging and expressing emotions and providing companionship
emotional support
includes efforts to acknowledge and understand what another person is feeling
overhelping
providing too much instrumental assistance
overinforming
forcing information on people when they are too distraught to understand or accept it
public health
the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting physical health and efficiency through
social mobilization
process of bringing together all possible intersectional partners and allies to participate in development programs
risk communication
an ongoing process that involves disseminating information and engaging in interactive discussions about how people perceive risks and how they feel about risk message
three risk communication traditions
helping people who insufficiently concerned. reassuring and calming people who are excessively concerned. working with people who are appropriately concerned