A4: Importance of Friendships and Friend Groups Flashcards
1
Q
What are the social benefits of friendships?
A
- healthy lifestyles
- emotional support
- practical help to cope with traumatic events
2
Q
How is healthy lifestyle a social benefit of friendships?
A
- encourage avoiding excessive drinking and junk food
- encourage regular exercise
3
Q
How is emotional support a social benefit of friendships?
A
- help avoid loneliness
- provide sense of belonging
- self worth / self-confidence
- reduce levels of stress and depression
- boost happiness
4
Q
How do friendships help socially with practical help to cope with traumatic events?
A
- job loss
- serious illness
- bereavement
- relationship breakdown
5
Q
Why do friendships take a back seats when people get older?
A
- changing interests or circumstances
- career
- home commitments
- caring for children / vulnerable parents
- friendships could just grow apart
