PSYC 362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Coronary Artery Disease, Social Integration

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 362
• Professor: Jennifer Pink

Document Summary

We not only experience stress and strain in our relationship, but outside our relationship as well! We often rely on close others to help us during challenging times. Why is social support beneficial: direct effect model: social relationships directly encourage or indirectly model healthy behaviours. Eg: exercise together: stress buffering model: social relationships help with life demands & cope during stress, and prevent/minimize detrimental psychological & physical responses to stressful events. Eg: chronic health outcomes - cancer--better prognosis if they have social relationship who support them. Eg: social support networks help those who go into transition to parenthood, university. Emotional support: atte(cid:373)pts to (cid:272)o(cid:374)sole part(cid:374)er (cid:894)e. g. , liste(cid:374)i(cid:374)g, offeri(cid:374)g s(cid:455)(cid:373)path(cid:455)(cid:895) eg: phil liste(cid:374)s to claire"s issues a(cid:374)d pro(cid:448)ides s(cid:455)(cid:373)path(cid:455) Esteem support: atte(cid:373)pts to i(cid:374)(cid:272)rease part(cid:374)ers" (cid:272)o(cid:374)fide(cid:374)(cid:272)e/self-effi(cid:272)a(cid:272)(cid:455) (cid:894)e. g. , re(cid:373)i(cid:374)di(cid:374)g a(cid:271)out stre(cid:374)gths, pre(cid:448)ious su(cid:272)(cid:272)ess(cid:895) eg: phil tells claire that she"s a good (cid:373)other. Instrumental support: offeri(cid:374)g dire(cid:272)t assista(cid:374)(cid:272)e to resol(cid:448)e a pro(cid:271)le(cid:373) (cid:894)e. g. , ad(cid:448)i(cid:272)e, ta(cid:374)gi(cid:271)le resour(cid:272)es, taki(cid:374)g respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ilities(cid:895) . eg: phil ga(cid:448)e claire advice.