Introduction
1. “Shh … It's a Secret”: Beginning to Explore the Connection
between Confession and Health
2. The Invention of the Expressive Writing Approach
3. What's on Your Mind?: Health Benefits of Verbal and Written
Disclosure
4. Dealing with Chronic Health Problems Using Expressive
Writing
5. Writing to Clear the Mind: Expressive Writing in Learning and
Education
6. “Get These Thoughts Out of My Head!”: Getting Past Obsessions,
Insomnia, and Bouts of Stupidity
7. To Speed Up or Slow Down?: How People Differ in Coping with
Trauma
8. “I'm Here for You … or Am I?”: The Audience on the Other End of
Our Words
9. How Does Writing Help Us Secure a Healthier and Happier
Future?
10. Pulling It All Together: Recommendations for Your Use of
Expressive Writing
Notes
Bibliography
James W. Pennebaker, PhD, the originator of expressive writing,
is Regents Centennial Professor of Psychology at the University of
Texas at Austin. Dr. Pennebaker conducts award-winning research and
has published numerous books on the links between expressive
writing and physical and mental health.
Joshua M. Smyth, PhD, is Ohio Eminent Scholar in Health Psychology
at The Ohio State University. Dr. Smyth has conducted extensive
research on expressive writing and other innovative methods for
promoting health and well-being and coping with stress.
"The power of expressing emotions is one of the most important
discoveries psychologists have ever made. The authors blend
scientific rigor with practical wisdom in an accessible book
chock-full of insights. Write it down!"--Shelley E. Taylor, PhD,
Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of
California, Los Angeles
"An absorbing account of expressive writing and how it works. This
book is full of ideas and techniques that will benefit anyone who
reads it."--Timothy D. Wilson, PhD, author of Redirect: Changing
the Stories We Live By
"Opening Up by Writing It Down, Third Edition, is a wonderfully
crafted blend of engaging examples and current scientific
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Life After Trauma
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EdD, psychologist, Cambridge, Massachusetts
"Opening Up is a revelation--a fascinating account of the science
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insights about how, when, and why words have healing power.
Sparkling with data, intelligence, and humanity, this book is
essential reading for students of psychology. It provides a review
of the research literature rigorous enough for undergraduate and
graduate courses in health psychology, emotions, stress and coping,
and psychotherapy, and at the same time offers compelling examples,
lucid analysis, and straightforward advice that speaks to us all.
This is a book that can change your life."--Deborah A. Prentice,
PhD, Department of Psychology, Princeton University"This
stimulating text advocates a workable supplement to one's
professional practice and should be required reading for all
therapists and counselors….Lower-division undergraduates and above;
faculty and professionals."--Choice Reviews
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