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Emotion, Disclosure, & Health

By James W. Pennebaker

Book information

Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Year
1995
ISBN
1557983089, 9781557983084
LCC
RC455.4.E46 E46 1995
Open Library ID
OL784823M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2310123 bytes)
Edition
First Printing
Pages
329\329
DPI
300
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Investigators have verified that talking or writing about traumatic events can alleviate distress, improve immune function, and lead to a healthier experience of life. But the links among trauma, emotional expression, and health have been difficult to study. In Emotion, Disclosure, and Health, influential researchers in psychology and anthropology present a much-needed cross-disciplinary and cross- cultural examination of the disclosure-health relationship. Why does translating upsetting events into words promote mental and physical health? How can our understanding of this process lead to clinically useful and cost- effective applications? Emotion, Disclosure, and Health addresses these and other questions, as it illuminates the path from secrecy to psychopathology.

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