Social Support Flashcards
What is Social Support?
Support defined by an individual that communicates info, esteem, aid, and emotional help.
Helps improve coping, decrease impact of stressors, encourage health promo and selfcare
What is a social network?
Web of indiviudals direct/indirect realtions involving contact or exchance
structure of interpersonal relations
stressful/supportive
links with surrounding social insitutes
What does social support look like?
reciprocal, mutual, gives a sense of belonging, fosters self esteem, positive interaction
mutually supportive communication
What is a social resource?
resources that provide support defined by the individual
Social support framework includeS?
Structure
Function
Appraisal
What is a social structure?
Who indv. determines provides support
usually close relations
List of supportive functions?4
Affirmational
Informational
Instrumental
Emotional
What is affirmational support?
support that gives sense of belonging, value and respect, involves feedback and appraisal
pets friends
What is emotional support?
It is encouraging, listening, reassurance, empathy
caring serves to help during upsetting times
What is informational Support?
The provision of info, usually from someone more knowledgable to deal with probs
What is instrumental Support?
Practical help, physical
repairing, providing resources
What are the four characteristics of Appraisal?
Duration
direction
Drawbacks
benefits
What is duration of support?
The time
the stability
length may not reflect depth
helper may turn to helpee with time
What is direction of support?
bidirectional/reciporacal
unidirectional/non
recipricol benefits both parties
What are categories of Drawbacks of support?
Provider
Reciever
Limited reciprocity
What are provider drawbacks to support?
over commitment, over exposure, over protection, over-load
What are receiver drawbacks to support?
fear for loss of support, advice that constrains, helplessness, may undermine self esteem
What are benefits to Social Support?
timely
matches need
pyschological sense of support
What are barriers to social support?
geography time/energy lack of SN lack of knowledge of resources Cultural barrier low self esteem not knowing what problem is
What does social support do?
reduces impact of stressors
promotes self care
helps with recovery
What can social support influence?
coping abilities, strategies
What do coping strategies influence?
Support sought and recieved
What can supportive person do regaurding stress?
alter appraisal of stress
sustain coping efforts
influence choice of coping strategies
What are social supports impacts on health?
help maintain health and facilitate recovery
improves all aspects of wellbeing
decreases social loneliness and improves esteem
decreases burden of chronic stressors
