Loneliness Mechanisms & Intervention

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Define loneliness

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Loneliness is defined as a distressing feeling that accompanies the perception that one’s social needs are not being met by the quantity or especially the quality of one’s social relationships.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a physiological effect of loneliness: Increased Total Peripheral Resistance (TPR), Lower sleep quality, Increased Systolic Blood pressure (SBP), High cortisol?

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Lower sleep quality

Front

How many MORE times does Alzheimer's impact lonely people?

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2.1X

Front

High concentrations of _____ in urine were found in lonely subjects, leading to high ______

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Epinephrine, Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP)

Front

until At LEAST at what age does Total Peripheral Resistance determine Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) reading?

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50

Front

Of the 4'S interventions which of the 4 were studied to be the MOST effective?

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Social Cognition

Front

BONUS ROUND: What is Robin Dunbar's claim on brain size and social connectedness?

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The larger the brain size, larger group, likely to seek social connection