Supportive Relationships Flashcards
The single most important contributor to a life of joy and meaning
Supportive relationships
Good relationships keep us
happier and healthier
Tangible support
providing for direct needs
Emotional support
listening, reassuring, empathizing, and encouraging others to express their emotions
Informational Support
providing advice, feedback, or useful information
Belonging
feeling of mutual love and value, frequent pleasant interaction with people
Reasons for a lack in connections
emphasis on western culture places on individualism and technology
People think about events in the context of
their relationships
Examples of people of all cultures forming groups fairly easily.
Bonds formed in adverse circumstances, even when they don’t know
John Gottman Research
- healthy marriage is based on a culture of appreciation
- 5:1 positive to negative interactions
- love maps -> finding out what matters most to someone
Why good relationships are important for health?
- loneliness kills
- Satisfaction with relationships predicted health the most (Harvard study)
- Infants attachment styles influence the way that they view the world (strange experience)
Hierarchy of needs
physiological needs, safety needs, love and belonging needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization needs
Supportive relationships are…
A fundamental human need
dACC
(dorsal anterior cingulate cortex) -> emotional distress in reaction in pain
DMPFC
(dorsomedial prefrontal cortex) -> mentalizing
