Having social support such as a social support group or network will have a positive impact on your overall health/wellness and psychological well-being. “A social support network is made up of friends, family and peers.” (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2015) Going to the gym and taking group classes, volunteering somewhere new, and even enrolling in school again are all good ways to meet new people and increase your social groups. Having good friends that you can speak to and confide in can help reduce stress. It helps to have someone to turn to in a time of need or even just someone that will listen when you need to talk. In order to keep your friends, you have to be a good friend in return. “Research shows that those who enjoy high levels of
Thoits, P. A. (2011). Mechanisms linking social ties and support to physical and mental health. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 52(2), 145-161.
This manuscript will cover the support group experience. This paper will provide insight from the observations of all four groups. This manuscript will discuss the stages each group were currently in. Leadership in the group was observed and this article will illustrate the dynamics of the style observed in the group and how productive the leadership was. Lastly, this report will mention some of the challenges observed and discussed at length during the sessions.
On top of the physical illness that can stress possibly cause, the mental impact on individual is detrimental. One of the mental illness that turned into medicalization and recognized as an illness these days is depression. "The process through which a condition or behavior becomes defined as a medical problem requiring a medical solution is known as medicalization (Conrad, 2007; Weitz, 2012).” Depression was not recognized as an illness until the medicalization recognized it as an emotional disorder, although it is normal to be sad at times, it can turn into an illness or disorder. Being sad and lonely all the time or for quite a long period of time can be a sign of depression. When a person’s daily life is affected and cannot perform normally at work, school, or at home because of feeling sad, lonely or hopelessness, it can be a sign of depression. Sometimes people with low self-esteem and not having a lot of friends or social support can lead to loneliness and eventually feeling depress. “We know that low levels of self-esteem are associated with a variety of negative consequences, including higher levels of loneliness and depression” (Richman et al., 2016). In order "for medicalization to occur, one or more organized social groups must have both a vested interest in medicalization and sufficient power to convince
In the areas of social and industrial-organizational psychology, the theory of social facilitation is fundamental to understanding the ways in which human beings learn, interact with one another, perform their jobs and certain tasks, and so on. The practical implications of this idea are limitless, as well as its impact on various areas of psychological research. At its core, social facilitation refers to people’s tendencies to perform simple or well-learned tasks better when others are present, and to perform more complicated tasks less effectively (Aiello and Douthitt, 2001). Since Norman Triplett (1898) performed one of social psychologies first ever experiments, countless studies have been conducted either in applied or experimental settings, or with animal or human subjects, examining the causes, effects, and general nature of social facilitation, which has spawned dozens of theories.
This paper explores the personal and situational factors that contribute to loneliness. Loneliness had debilitating effects on health. Therefore, it is important to understand how it comes about. Additionally, I examine potential ways of dealing with loneliness on both a personal and situational level. In the first section, I review the literature on the cause of loneliness from the perspectives of social and personality psychology. Social psychology suggests that many situational factors affect loneliness (e.g., age, ethnicity, and mental status). Personality psychology demonstrates that many personal factors affect loneliness (e.g., neuroticism, extraversion, and emotional stability). In the second section, I review research on how to cope
In today’s world, many people of all ages are going through social isolation. Social isolation is defined as “having little or no contact with other people” (Williams). To not get confused, social isolation is different from loneliness, since loneliness “is a state of emotion that is felt by individuals who are not satisfied with their social connections” (Williams 1). Therefore social isolation is something that someone could go through voluntarily but most of the time that isn’t the case. Social isolation may have great consequences that affect people “physically, and mentally” (Khullar 1). Especially with people in their older ages. It is bad whenever people have to face it alone. People who have nobody to be with worsen instead of heal.
Going back to the example of a large majority of my friends, relying on close friendships and their support seems to be very beneficial. I see nothing but positivity from my friends, even when they have difficulty with schoolwork, and in their spare time, their door is always open for anyone to visit and hang out. Quite often, they try to organize activities, as well, such as going to movies or coordinating dinner plans, which helps make everyone feel like a part of the greater group, at least from my own experiences. This coincides with the data given to us in the paper entitled: "Coping Mechanisms, Stress, Social Support, and Health Problems in College Students", since my friends have hardly been sick for more than a few days total since college began and are generally happy and outgoing, which seems to be quite healthy when compared to another friend, who will be discussed in the next paragraph. Their hig...
When it comes to students failing a grade level there has always been two options, either a student can be socially promoted or they can be retained. The choices for a failing child are limited and both situations have stigmas attached. Both options have positive and negative effects this I concur. While, presenting both sides of the argument I will note that retention is not always the solution to a failing child’s future, however, promoting a student without the skills or knowledge to proceed to the next grade level only paves a future of destruction.
Social support is commonly considered to be a positive thing with studies outlined in this essay demonstrating that social support, in numerous areas and across a variety of situations and settings, can help improve both physical and physiological issues.
After coming to North Carolina Central University I have distinct opinion of what the social work profession is. Before, when I was still in high school I had a poor general idea of social workers. I was aware that school social workers had a degree but, I was under the impression that such degree was not needed to work in a place like the department of social services and both positions carried the same title. I knew of someone who worked at DSS for many years and they had begun working there straight out of high school. I know now that I was wrong, however, was my predetermine opinion that much different than the public’s? The only reason I have a more precise knowledge of the field is because I am a social work major. However, the vast majority of the population are not social work majors and thus their impression is based on what they have experienced and seen. In this paper I argue the different publics views based on interviews, readings, and personal experience.
If you are feeling unhappy frequently, then begin to socialize now. Do not wait until you feel better mentally and physically. While there are people who enjoy being more social than others, everyone needs to spend time talking to acquaintances and friends. Try to find something to do at least once a week to be around others. Many individuals find a way to combine a hobby such as reading that keeps them alone with a social group by creating a book club. Another way to socialize more often is by joining a religious or spiritual organization that meets at least one day a week.
It also relates to your ability to adapt comfortably to different social situations and act appropriately in a variety of settings. Friends play a significant role in promoting your overall health. Adults with strong social support have a reduced risk of many significant health problems, including depression, high blood pressure and unhealthy body mass index (BMI) which is where other health groups can change such as physical health. Like I mentioned earlier all of the health groups tie together. If your social health is low or bad then your physical health may be low or bad which can also affect your mental health along with emotional. Having good social health can boost your immune system too! something you have to be careful of is your health can affect the health of others around you. The best way to keep yourself socially healthy or become socially healthy is the practice your self-care or to learn how to take care of yourself without medical, professional, or assistance or oversight. Also simply know yourself, if you know that you are sometimes mean try to fix that and your social health will improve. Also don't criticize, judge, or blame because less people are going to like you if you are always criticizing judging or blaming which will affect your social health in a negative way. Something else helpful is to regain old friendships and nature relationships with people who are respectful, positive, supportive, and responsible. It Will wear off on you in a good way. Make sure you follow through with plans you've made otherwise people will stop liking you and you will lose social health. Something else that will help you with social health is appreciating yourself along with others, or make sure you don't make it so you think you're better than everyone else. Make sure you treat everyone along with yourself equal. Something really obvious is to be
Social health involves your ability to form satisfying interpersonal relationships with others. Overall, stress can be one of the most significant threats to a healthy relationship. Developing Relationships To effectively develop relationships and maintain good social health, individuals must be willing to: Give of themselves This could include sacrificing time, effort, energy or money.Have adequate levels of self-esteem Being mentally and emotionally secure with oneself can help an individual maintain healthy relationships.All relationships will have some level of emotional involvement, also known as intimacy.Determining how intimate a relationship will become is critical to long term social health. If you simply get distracted from unpleasant emotions without giving the brain the opportunity to solve the problem associated with these emotions or without thinking about an unpleasant situation, then you get away from these emotions and suppress them. If you think you have a lot stress you should get some rest. Nothing Is Easy That sense of overwhelm you used to get from time to time is becoming
This relates to most of my life. Social health is all about our interactions and relationships we have with people. I feel pretty strong in my ability to fulfill my social roles I deal with people on a daily basis. I have no problem talking to anyone I am very outgoing and love meeting new people. My job helps me everyday get better at this skill, it is an important skill to have in the working world of today. I like to give my undivided attention to people and listen to them and help. My social health gets better with each day I am very proud of my strength in this dimension. I have a good ability to help people to be a
In a 2010 report, in The Journal of Health and Social Behavior, sociology majors from the University of Texas at Austin, found that people who had little to no social ties with other people had a higher risk of developing mental health diseases (Umberson, 55). Emma Seppala, from the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, and author of the 2016 book “The Happiness Track,” found that “People who feel more connected to others have lower levels of anxiety and depression. Moreover, studies show they also have higher self-esteem, greater empathy for others, are more trusting and cooperative and, as a consequence, others are more open to trusting and cooperating with them” (Sappala). Both of those studies show how social interaction and connections is critical for being healthy and happy in life. The emotional support that people receive from social connections and social interactions helps reduce the harmful effects of stress and can further a feeling of purpose in life (Brody). The purpose is to propose the idea to people that social interaction is essential for living a healthy and enjoyable life. She targets her talks and writings to those struggling in life, and to help them find a way to find that sense of meaning in