Loneliness article

Susan J.
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  1. social psychology
    the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole
    “Loneliness can be transmitted,” said John Cacioppo, a University of Chicago psychologist who led the study being pub­lished in this month’s issue of the Journal of Personal­ity and Social Psychology.
  2. analysis
    abstract separation of something into its various parts
    The federally funded analysis of data collected from more than 4,000 people over 10 years found that lonely people increase the chances that someone they knowwill start to feel alone, and that the solitary feeling can spread one more degree of separation, causing a friend of a friend or even the sibling of a friend to feel desolate.
  3. medical school
    a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree
    “No man is an island,” said Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medicine and medical sociology at Har­vard Medical School who helped conduct the re­search.
  4. contagious
    (of disease) capable of being spread by infection
    Loneliness is like a dis­ease — and what’s worse, it’s contagious.
  5. psychologist
    a specialist in the science of mental life
    “Loneliness can be transmitted,” said John Cacioppo, a University of Chicago psychologist who led the study being pub­lished in this month’s issue of the Journal of Personal­ity and Social Psychology.
  6. psychology
    the science of mental life
    “Loneliness can be transmitted,” said John Cacioppo, a University of Chicago psychologist who led the study being pub­lished in this month’s issue of the Journal of Personal­ity and Social Psychology.
  7. medical
    relating to the study or practice of medicine
    “No man is an island,” said Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medicine and medical sociology at Har­vard Medical School who helped conduct the re­search.
  8. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
    The federally funded analysis of data collected from more than 4,000 people over 10 years found that lonely people increase the chances that someone they knowwill start to feel alone, and that the solitary feeling can spread one more degree of separation, causing a friend of a friend or even the sibling of a friend to feel desolate.
  9. medicine
    the profession devoted to alleviating diseases and injuries
    “No man is an island,” said Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medicine and medical sociology at Har­vard Medical School who helped conduct the re­search.
  10. physical
    involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
    Loneliness has been linked to a variety of med­ical problems, including depression, sleep prob­lems and generally poorer physical health.
Created on 十二月 2, 2009

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