Social Support

Question 1

How can we measure stress

Answer 1

Perceived stress scale and social readjustment rating scale

Question 2

What is the perceived stress scale

Answer 2

Understands how different situations affect our feelings and perceived stress scale

Question 3

What is the social readjustment rating scale (Holmes + Rahe 1967)

Answer 3

Measures something that has had a changing effect on you rather than something persistent

Question 4

How can high social support impact stress

Answer 4

Enhance resilience to stress, protect against developing trauma, decrease consequences of trauma disorders. Is also linked to reducing mortality blood pressure and increasing immune function

Question 5

What is the direct effects hypothesis

Answer 5

States whether we are experiencing stress or not having social support ill always benefit us

Question 6

What is the buffering hypothesis

Answer 6

Says that social support only helps us when we are stressed

Question 7

What are the possible -ve influences of social support?

Answer 7

Poor relationship quality, -ve interactions with others, poorly matched support

Question 8

What is the social cure

Answer 8

Suggests that group memberships can have +ve implications on health as it is socially meaningful to you

Question 9

What is social prescribing

Answer 9

Aims to enhance social connections and health of chronic conditions made worse through loneliness