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tension, anxiety and depression. Physical Social Support : Social support is defined exercises that are essential for good health as the existence and availability of people are stretching exercises such as yogic on whom we can rely upon, people who let asanas and aerobic exercises such as us know that they car e about, value, and jogging, swimming, cycling, etc. Whereas love us. Someone who believes that s/he stretching exercises have a calming effect, belongs to a social network of aerobic exercises increase the arousal level communication and mutual obligation of the body. The health benefits of exercise experiences social support. Perceived work as a stress buffer. Studies suggest support, i.e. the quality of social support that fitness permits individuals to is positively related to health and well- maintain general mental and physical well- being, whereas social network, i.e. the being even in the face of negative life quantity of social support is unrelated to events. well-being, because it is very time- consuming and demanding to maintain a Positive Attitude : Positive health and large social network. Studies have revealed well-being can be realised by having a that women exposed to life event stresses, positive attitude. Some of the factors leading to a positive attitude are: having a who had a close friend, were less likely to be depressed and had lesser medical fairly accurate perception of reality; a sensecomplications during pregnancy. Social of purpose in life and responsibility; acceptance and tolerance for different support can help to provide protection viewpoints of others; and taking credit for against stress. People with high levels of social support from family and friends may success and accepting blame for failure. experience less stress when they confront Finally, being open to new ideas and having a sense of humour with the ability a stressful experience, and they may cope to laugh at oneself help us to remain with it more successfully. Social support may be in the form of centred, and see things in a proper tangible support or assistance involving perspective. material aid, such as money, goods, Positive Thinking : The power of positive services, etc. For example, a child gives thinking has been increasingly recognised notes to her/his friend, since s/he was in reducing and coping with stress. absent from school due to sickness. Family Optimism, which is the inclination to and friends also provide informational expect favourable life outcomes, has been support about stressful events. For linked to psychological and physical well- example, a student facing a stressful event being. People differ in the manner in which such as a difficult board examination, if they cope. For example, optimists tend to provided information by a friend who has assume that adversity can be handled faced a similar one, would not only be able successfully whereas pessimists anticipate to identify the exact procedures involved, disasters. Optimists use more problem- but also it would facilitate in determining focused coping strategies, and seek advice what resources and coping strategies could and help from others. Pessimists ignore the be useful to successfully pass the problem or source of stress, and use examination. During times of stress, one strategies such as giving up the goal with may experience sadness, anxiety, and loss which stress is interfering or denying that of self-esteem. Supportive friends and stress exists. family provide emotional support by 66 Psychology Reprint 2026-27