Human Relationships Deck

Question 1

What evidence shows the importance of social support on people’s well-being?

Answer 1

• Hult-Lunstad et al’s meta-analysis found that those with stronger social relationship have 50% lower risk of health problems.
• Orth-Gomer found that marital stress tripled the risk of heart health problems.
• Luo et al found that a lack of a social relationship can be a risk factor for mortality equal to smoking/lack of activity.
• ## Cole (2007) found that chronic loneliness increases gene activity associated with inflammation and reduced gene activity for antibody production.

Question 2

Passionate Love

Answer 2

A state of intense longing for another individual; cognition, emotion, behavior, and physiological functions.

Question 3

Companionate Love

Answer 3

Warm, trusting, tolerant affection.

Question 4

Outline the biological approach to human relationships;

Answer 4

Humans are attracted to traits that would have the greatest advantage for potential offspring.

Question 5

Dopamine

Answer 5

Triggers motivation.

Question 6

Noradrenaline

Answer 6

the control of stress and emotion.

Question 6

Outline Fisher’s Love cocktail study:

Answer 6

Aim: To test if specific neural mechanisms are associated with romantic love.
Method: 1) Conducted a semi-structured interview