How much human interaction do you need in order to stay sane?
2007-06-21 16:10:25 · 5 answers · asked by tys200230291 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Studies have shown that newborn babies who are never held, rocked and talked to, do not develop as normal. Those who were held and talked to thrived and learned much quicker. Humans are born with the need to touch and interact with others.
2007-06-21 16:28:21 · answer #1 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were born with the need for human interaction. Especially to stay sane. If you ever observe a baby, and have played a game of hide and seek with them you will notice how their facial expression changes when they know you are not there, basically human interaction is needed by humans or we wolud be a boring bunch. Hint look at some examples either on the net or news of how a baby or a child who has locked up or neglected for years respond to their first human interaction.
2007-06-21 23:34:22 · answer #2 · answered by jesuisjean13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are born with it. Babies require touch to stay alive. Literally.
How much interaction does one need in order to stay sane? It depends on the individual actually, no two people are alike for what they "need" to feel whole and that they belong.
How much interaction do I in particular need to stay sane? Well, quite a bit actually. I'm a recluse, but I need a lot of interaction with the world to stay anchored, otherwise I'd float off into space with all my reclusiveness.
2007-06-21 23:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by 'llysa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People seem to be born with the need for contact. "Failure to thrive" is a recognized syndrome that can result in death. In actual experiments, baby monkeys bonded with an artificial "mother" - a piece of carpet wrapped around a tube. Baby condors being raised by humans and returned to the wild bond with rubber hand puppets representing a mother condor, so they don't bond with their human caretaker.
2007-06-21 23:31:45 · answer #4 · answered by Molly McTrouble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is inate, however i believe that the amount people desire/need/whatever varies with each individual.
for example, I am an introvert, and i push myself to go hang around tons of people but i always find myself going back to what i am comfortable with, which is by no means being a social butterfly.
on the other hand, some friends of mine need to be around people all the time.
i don't understand that, and i'm sure they don't understand me.
2007-06-22 00:06:09 · answer #5 · answered by erockairheaven 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋