PSY309H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Extraversion And Introversion
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Ted talk robert wagner: what makes a good life: a lot of ppl want to be rich, become famous, lessons generated from studying a long term (75 yrs) of men. Good relationships keep us healthier and happier. People who are lonely are less healthy and more likely to die. It"s not just number of friends but the quality of close relationships that matters. High conflict marriages are perhaps worse than getting divorce. People who were most satisfied at age 50 were happiest at age 80 even in presence of physical pain. And emotional pain actually magnifies the physical pain. Relationships that are secured protect us and help brain- stronger memories. Different types of predictors- stronger predictor is relationship than cholesterol level multivariate design. Measure something early on and see what happens later on e. g. grit predicted the successfulness in people coming to army. Early abuse and later depression- kids who are abused will grow up to be more depressed- longitudinal.
