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 this study influential researchers in psychology and anthropology present a 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? This volume addresses these and other questions, as it illuminates the path from secrecy to psychopathology.
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The book is divided into an introduction and three other parts: Cognitive Processes in Inhibiting and Disclosing; Emotions, Expressivenss and Psychosomatics; and Clinical and Social Dimensions of Disclosure.
Researchers and theorists describe their own work. Pennebaker -- preeminent scientist in the field -- provides an introductory overview. Social (and other) psychologists will recognize the names of chapter authors: William B. Stiles ("Is It Psychotherapeutic to Disclose?"), Daniel Wegner ("From... more info
