Word: personalism
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...other words, loneliness is not so much a symptom of being companionless as it is a driving force behind social isolation. Rather than simply reflecting the emotional state of one person, Cacioppo says, loneliness is more like an indicator of the social health of our species on the whole - a temperature reading, if you will, of how well- or not so well-integrated we are as a population...
...another and thrive when we are inspired, challenged and supported by one another. While occasional feelings of isolation are perfectly natural and normal, the new study suggests that loneliness can begin to fester in a society like a cancer if it is allowed to transmit unchecked from one person to another...
...does a person "catch" loneliness? Based on the new data, Cacioppo theorizes that it is passed on through feelings of mistrust and negativity. "People who feel lonely view the social world as more threatening," he says. "They may not be aware they are doing it, but lonely individuals think negatively about other people. So if you are my friend, and I started to treat you negatively, then over time, we would stop being friends. But in the meantime, our interactions caused you to treat other people less positively, so you're likely to lose friends, and they in turn...
...captain and the ship has trouble, the captain takes responsibility—he always took responsibility,” said Charles D. Ellis, a classmate of Joseph at HBS who worked with him at Drexel. “I’m a very tough person on integrity. I have known Fred quite well and stayed with him all the way through...
...bright, engaging, fun, and a person I’m glad I got to know at Harvard,” said Kaminsky. “He’ll be missed...