Loneliness in the Mind

Balachandran, Hari

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Description

Title

Loneliness in the Mind

Author(s)

Balachandran, Hari

Issue Date

2021

Keyword(s)

• Loneliness
• Social Isolation

Abstract

In times of unprecedented levels of social isolation, loneliness has affected more people than normal. Loneliness is defined as a complex set of feelings encompassing reactions to the absence of intimate and social needs (Ernst, 1999). Typically, the terms lonely and alone are used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Being alone simply means being by oneself. A person being alone does not necessarily mean they suffer from the feelings of social isolation. Likewise, a lonely person may be in a room full of people, and still lack the sufficient personal connections to satisfy their social needs.

Publisher

University of Illinois Undergraduate Neuroscience Society

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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Copyright 2021 Hari Balachandran

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