Social Support

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Social Networks

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groups of people with whom you have a relationship (may know them independently or through an overlap)

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Informational Support

Answer 3

providing relevant imformation one will lack otherwise

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Enacted Support

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providing conditions for someone to be put in a better situation

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Companionship

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social support done for a mutually, beneficial relationship

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Instrumental support

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tangible, usually physicaly, type of assistance

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Emotional support

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validating and helping a person comprehend feelings

Question 8

Esteem/appraisal support

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legitimizes someone’s self of identity

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Problem-focused coping

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remedying a threatening or harmful situation
(quick treatment when facing illness) ex: headache, take advil

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emotional-focused coping

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expressing some type of emotional response to a situation rather than remedy or improve situation
ex: talking to a friend rather than searching for treatment

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Avoidance-focused coping

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attempts to disengage mentally or even physically from threatening or damaging situations
ex: refusing to see a dentist when in pain

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Proactive support

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helping an individual prevent or avoid problems

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reactive support

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responding to a problem that has occurred ex: chemotherapy after diagnosis

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support groups

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example of support network, used when a patient doesn’t have many people in their support network