What Is Social Support? What Are the Benefits of Having

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Essay

What is social support? What are the benefits of having a sufficient amount of social support? What are the costs of being in a dense social network?

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Definitions:

Tranquilizers

Medications used to reduce tension or anxiety; also known as anxiolytics.

Barbiturates

A class of drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, often used as sedatives or sleeping aids.

Opium Poppy

A flowering plant from which opium and many other opiates are extracted, known scientifically as Papaver somniferum.

Pain

A subjective feeling often caused by bodily injury or disease, characterized by physical discomfort or suffering.