PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Passive Smoking, Shortness Of Breath, Conscientiousness

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Gerry Goldberg

Document Summary

Social support: various types of aid and emotional sustenance provided by number of one"s social networks: social support make impact on participants" mortality, people from diferent cultures prefer diferent types of social support. Americans prefer explicit social support and asians don"t: explicit social support: overt emotional solace and instrumental aid from others, implicit social support: comfort that comes from knowing that one has access to close others who will be supportive. Smoking: leading cause of premature death: lung cancer, heart disease, second-hand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke can increase risk of illnesses like lung cancer, heart disease, breast cancer in women, asthma in young children. Lack of exercise: regular exercise reduces the risk of many health problems, including some types of cancer, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, several types of psychopathology, associated with longevity. Enhance cardiovascular itness, reduce susceptibility to deadly cardiovascular problems. Reduce risk for a variety of obesity-related-health problems (i. w. diabetes, respiratory diiculties)