What is Emotional Support

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Involves showing empathy, compassion, and genuine concern for others. It is one of the basic needs of a person. Studies have proved that individuals with healthy relationships and friendships have greater emotional well-being (Quora, 2019). Learn more in: What the Future Holds

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The provision of assistance in processing feelings. Learn more in: Feminist Co-Mentoring as Advocacy: Collaborative Reflective Practice for Professional and Personal Growth

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Showing empathy, compassion, and genuine concern for others. Learn more in: I Graduated. . . . Now What?: Mentors Matter

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This consists of assistance received by older person such as confiding, comforting, reassuring, listening to problems, in essence “being there” to listen to the problems and anxieties of the aged or older people. Learn more in: This Seed Will Bear No Fruit: Older People's Perception About Old People's Home in Selected Local Government Areas in Osun State of South-Western Nigeria

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An act of care and concern for others. Specifically for this chapter, the process of extending comfort, empathy, sympathy, reassurance, confidence, or presence to a student. Learn more in: Collaborative Autoethnography of Dissertating Students: Providing Support and Motivation Within a Virtual Workspace During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Providing validation, encouragement, and reassurance to another person regarding their experiences. Learn more in: Behavioral Health