PSYC 362- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 41 pages long!)

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4 types of relationships (also each of these feeds into the next level, intimate having all of these aspects in them in addition to sex) If the(cid:455) are the(cid:455) : they secure an adaptive advantage. Leads to bad things if need not met: have strong emotional/cognitive/behavioural consequences, exists universally (in all cultures) What makes life meaningful: 89% closing intimate relationships. Best predictor of life satisfaction and wellbeing: marriage and family life, replicated across numerous countries and ages, other factors determine happiness too, but quality relationships tend to be the strongest predictor. 7 most common problems in psychotherapy: troubled relationships (31%, depression (28%, self-image (28%, anxiety (20%, phobias, fears (20%, role performance, work (18%, loneliness (17%) Relationships and mortality risk: social relationships have a stronger effect on mortality than physical health outcomes do. Loneliness: death, most powerful emotions are often social (ie: marriage, birth) Universality of belonging: exists across cultures, time, and deviations of desiring to belong are rare.