Emotion, Disclosure, and Health

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. Emotion, Disclosure, And Health : An Overview / James W. Pennebaker -- A Cultural And Historical Perspective On Confession / Eugenia Georges -- From Secrecy To Psychopathology / Daniel M. Wegner And Julie D. Lane -- Disclosure And Worry : Opposite Sides Of The Emotional Processing Coin / Thomas D. Borkovec, Lizabeth Roemer, And John Kinyon -- Disclosure As A Speech Act : Is It Psychotherapeutic To Disclose? / William B. Stiles -- The Power Of The Narrative : A Multiple Code Account / Wilma Bucci -- Emotional Attention, Clarity, And Repair : Exploring Emotional Intelligence Using The Trait Meta-mood Scale / Peter Salovey, John D. Mayer, Susan Lee Goldman, Carolyn Turvey, And Tibor P. Palfai -- Inhibition And Muscle Tension In Myogenic Pain / Harald C. Traue -- Repression, Emotional Disclosure, And Health : Theoretical, Empirical, And Clinical Considerations / Gary E. Schwartz And John P. Kline -- Confrontation : Inhibition, Alexithymia, And Health / Dario Paez, Nekane Basasbe, Maite Valdoseda, Carmen Velasco, And Ioseba Iraurgi -- Repression, Disclosure, And Immune Function : Recent Findings And Methodological Issues / Keith J. Petrie, Roger J. Booth, And Kathryn P. Davison. Emotionality And Health : Lessons From And For Psychotherapy / Michael J. Mahoney -- The Roles Of Disclosure And Emotional Reversal In Clinical Practice / Benjamin Domínguez, Pablo Valderrama, María De Los Angles Mesa, Sara Lidia Pérez, Amparo Silva, Gloria Martínez, Victor Manuel Méndez, And Yolanda Olvera -- Mental Rumination, Social Sharing, And Thee Recovery From Emotional Exposure / Bernard Rimé -- Cultural Similarities And Differences Regarding Emotional Disclosure : Some Examples From Indonesia And The Pacific / Jane Wellenkamp -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- About The Editor. James W. Pennebaker, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. cover.jpg......Page 1 199598769-frm.pdf......Page 2 1995-98769-015.pdf......Page 10 1995-98769-001.pdf......Page 18 1995-98769-002.pdf......Page 30 1995-98769-003.pdf......Page 52 1995-98769-004.pdf......Page 76 1995-98769-005.pdf......Page 97 1995-98769-006.pdf......Page 127 1995-98769-007.pdf......Page 157 1995-98769-008.pdf......Page 178 1995-98769-009.pdf......Page 195 1995-98769-010.pdf......Page 223 1995-98769-011.pdf......Page 238 1995-98769-012.pdf......Page 251 1995-98769-013.pdf......Page 267 1995-98769-014.pdf......Page 288 199598769-bkm.pdf......Page 307 A cross-cultural perspective of the importance of talking or writing about emotional upheavals in psychotherapy. The text deals with cognitive processing in inhibiting and disclosing, emotions, expressiveness, psychosomatics, and the clinical and social dimensions of disclosure.