Page | 135 that acute loneliness, just like acute throughout the school year to assist the physical pain, serves an important teachers in supporting and encouraging biological function for our species. children in reading, writing, and Being aware of how loneliness fits into mathematics. This strategy engages at our remarkable achievements as a social least two of the principles that emerged species and what loneliness does to our out of Cacioppo and Patrick’s theoretical social cognition and behavior can help framework (5)—the provision of a us better understand the actions of others “safe” venue for making social toward us. Third, to the extent that connections (i1.e., the classroom of non- desperation for social connections leads threatening children), and the shifting of chronically lonely individuals to older adults’ attention away from their misguidedly vest their interest in those own concers and toward the needs of who are unlikely to meet their someone else. In addition, this strategy relationship needs, they may need to capitalizes on Erikson’s notion of learn how to be selective and choose generativity (1.e., helping future friends and groups with whom generations) (20). Interventions of this reciprocally rewarding relationships can form deserve further assessment (21). be expected. This decision is critical to . Ls Conclusion success. Research indicates that the people with whom we are most likely to We began this chapter by noting form positive, lasting relationships are that loneliness is not uncommon and, those who have similar attitudes, beliefs, although unpleasant, may prompt values, interests, and activities to our individuals to attend to and repair their own. Therefore, people should not seek social connections. Loneliness affects friendships based on physical cognition as well as well-being, appearance, status, popularity, or however, and when loneliness persists it convenience, but rather on attitudes, is a risk factor for myriad health belie