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  2. The far-reaching consequences of loneliness in America - AOL

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    The mental and cognitive health effects of loneliness and isolation have also been widely observed. Loneliness is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's and dementia , as well as anxiety and ...

  3. Solitude - Wikipedia

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    There are both positive and negative psychological effects of solitude. Much of the time, these effects and the longevity is determined by the amount of time a person spends in isolation . [ 11 ] The positive effects can range anywhere from more freedom to increased spirituality , [ 12 ] while the negative effects are socially depriving and may ...

  4. Social inhibition - Wikipedia

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    The results revealed that individuals with more sensitivity on the behavioral inhibition system reported having more negative effects from daily events. [7] Expression can also be inhibited or suppressed because of anxiety to social situations or simple display rules. Yarczower and Daruns' study on social inhibition of expression defined ...

  5. Loneliness - Wikipedia

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    Each human being comes into the world alone, travels through life as a separate person, and ultimately dies alone. Coping with this, accepting it, and learning how to direct our own lives with some degree of grace and satisfaction is the human condition .

  6. Social isolation - Wikipedia

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    The effects of experimental manipulations of isolation in nonhuman social species has been shown to resemble the effects of perceived isolation in humans, and include: increased tonic sympathetic tone and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) activation and decreased inflammatory control, immunity, sleep salubrity, and expression of genes ...

  7. Social rejection - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the emotional response to rejection, there is a large effect on physical health as well. Having poor relationships and being more frequently rejected is predictive of mortality. [66] Also, as long as a decade after a marriage ends, divorced women have higher rates of illness than their non-married or currently married ...

  8. The Average American Woman Weighs This Much - AOL

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    Mental health: Emotional well-being, self-esteem, and coping mechanisms all play a role in weight maintenance. 6 Tips for Healthy Weight Management Healthy weight management is a lifelong process.

  9. Negativity bias - Wikipedia

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    The negativity bias, [1] also known as the negativity effect, is a cognitive bias that, even when positive or neutral things of equal intensity occur, things of a more negative nature (e.g. unpleasant thoughts, emotions, or social interactions; harmful/traumatic events) have a greater effect on one's psychological state and processes than neutral or positive things.