PSY353H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mating System, Endocrine Disease, Attachment Theory
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Date & time: april 19, 2018 at 9:00am in ib 110. Focus: final exam will be primarily focused on the material covered in the second part of the course, but will also draw on the fundamental concepts in the first part of the course. Multiple choice (including: true-false, matching, fill-in-the-blank) - all scantron. Sense of well-being in presence of another individual. Distress and longing in separation (grief being an extreme example) A series of interactions with the same individual does not constitute a relationship. Affiliation is associated with positive affect, and absence of affiliation is a powerful motivator to connect with others. Promotes group cohesiveness (over pure self interest); nurturing of the young, etc. Social support protects against cardiovascular, immune and endocrine disease (uchino et al. , 1996) Loneliness associated with greater cognitive decline in the elderly (wilson et al. , Severing of an attachment relationship associated with strong negative emotions of distress and grief.
