FRHD 2060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Advantageous, Middle Ages, Family Caregivers
7 Oct 2016
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A mutual relationship in which those involved influence one anothers behaviours and beliefs and define friendship quality as the satisfaction derived from the relationship. Predominantly based on feelings and grounded in reciprocity and choice. Less emotionally intense than love relationships and do not involve sex. Good friendship boosts self esteem and happiness. Helps us become socialized into new roles. Adult friendships can be viewed as having identifiable stages. Describes stages of friendship and how they change. Life transitions usually result in fewer friends and less contact with the friends you keep. More friends and acquaintances during young adulthood than any other period. People who have friendships across ethnic groups have more positive attitudes toward people with different backgrounds. Provides a buffer against losses or roles and status that accompany old age. Being faced with threatening situations results in different brain processing if faced with alone or with a close fiend.
