HLTC22H3 Chapter 11: Chapter 11 Textbook Notes
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Social support, health, and aging: social support is important for both mental health and physical health throughout the life span, but it may be especially important in late life. Functions of social support: three functions of social support have been identified, aid (instrumental help, affect (emotional support, affirmation (acknowledgment of one"s values or agreement with one"s attitudes) The intention of social support is often to alleviate the psychological. Finally, affirmation is the knowledge and understanding that one"s belief"s. Emotional support refers to the quality of the person"s relationships with. Social suppor network: cantor and little (1985)- describe three levels of social support, informal, quasi-formal, formal. Synagogues, churches, temples, and mosques provide emotional support for their members, through spiritual connections and a sense of community. Families continue to provide care for their family members, even with outside help: formal = help with adl tasks. Informal= emotional support, community continuity, links to formal network.
