Lecture 4

Question 1

loneliness

Answer 1

loneliness is a perceived deficit (social cognitive approach), an unpleasant experience that occurs when a person’s network of social relationships is deficient in some important way

Question 2

core of loneliness

Answer 2

• quality and quantity of realized relationships

- standards concerning quality and quantity of social relationships

Question 3

types of loneliness

Answer 3

• emotional loneliness (quality; miss having people around, lack of attachment figure)
• social loneliness (quantity; number of iets are limited)

Question 4

3 strategies to counter loneliness

Answer 4

• network improvement
• lowering relationship standards
• rationalising the deficit