The findings suggest that the TPJ plays an important role in perspective - taking, which Ruff describes as «a very basic social mechanism» that is essential not only for helping us figure out what other people may be thinking and
feeling during social interactions but also in self - control, as we weigh the needs and desires of our current self against the needs and desires of our imagined future self.
«For example, you can imagine that the more sensitive someone is to social rewards, the better
they feel during social interactions with familiar faces.
Not exact matches
According to new research from Harvard University and the University of Virginia, when people seek out extraordinary experiences like vacationing in exotic locales, those who had the experience enjoyed that their adventures were superior to ones their peers had, but
during subsequent
social interactions the adventurer ultimately
felt excluded and worse off than they would have
felt if they had an ordinary experience like everyone else.
In a few women, symptoms of clinical depression — excessive weeping, sadness,
feeling of loneliness, sleeplessness and reduced
social interaction — are also seen
during Menopause.
The Case for High Nurturance Nurturing behaviors of parents that predict
social competence include affectionate and friendly
interaction with the child; consideration for the child's
feelings, desires and needs; interest in the child's daily activities; respect for the child's points of view; expression of parental pride in the child's accomplishments; and support and encouragement
during times of stress in the child's life.
Depression, reflected in prolonged sadness and
feelings of despair, is associated with less engaged, stimulating and proactive parenting, and with a range of
social and cognitive problems in young children
during infancy, toddlerhood and the preschool years.4 Because young children are so dependent on their mothers for cognitive stimulation and
social interaction, they are more likely to be vulnerable to the impact of maternal depression than school - age children or adolescents.
; (3) empathic accuracy (e.g., under what conditions are individuals more versus less accurate at inferring their romantic partners» thoughts and
feelings during important
social interactions?)
These findings suggest that a high parental focus on negative
feelings during parent — child
interaction can stimulate, rather than relieve,
social - emotional problems in children.