FCSS*1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Dementia, Stereotype, Interpersonal Communication
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Presence or absence can affect physical health, may be a matter of life or death. People who lack strong relationships run 2-3 times the risk of early death. People who report satisfying interpersonal relationships had reduced risk of dementia and alzheimer"s. Divorced/separated and widowed people 5-10 times more likely to need psychiatric hospitalization. Perceived loneliness one of strongest predictors of poor health among elderly. Pregnant women without supportive relationships have 3 times as many complications. Major way of learning who we are. Deprived of communication with others we would have no sense of identity. Gain ideas of who we are by how others define us. It is the principle way relationships are created. Helps us to help and be helped by others, feel included and worthwhile, have fun and relax with others. Helps us to exert influence and control in social situations. Some say communication is the primary goal of human existence.
