LONELINESS

CONSEQUENCES OF LONELINESS TO HUMAN HEALTH

Prolonged loneliness is associated with depression, poor social support, neuroticism, and introversion.

Studies have shown that loneliness puts people at risk for physical disease and that it may contribute to a shortened life span.

Chronic loneliness significantly increases our risk of cardiovascular disease.

Loneliness suppresses the functioning of our immune system.

by Arianna Ottombrini and Matteo Zecca

Exercise 1: Causes.

Read the second glogster and write down the answers to the questions by clicking in the columns and lines.

Exercise 2: Consequences.

Read the text under the second glogster and play this game.

Exercise 3: Loneliness.

Watch the following video and make some notes to help you. Then click the button to play the game.

Exercises by Nele, Neele, Henedina, María Jesús and Sofia.