Rosario participated in a program in which she wrote about a traumatic event in her life as a way to improve her distress about this event. Maxime participated in the same program, but in addition to writing about a traumatic event in her life, she received instructions to focus on finding something positive about this negative experience. Research indicates that
A) both women will benefit from each version of the program equally.
B) Rosario will profit more than Maxime because trying to find a positive aspect to a negative situation will detract from the value of emotional disclosure.
C) Maxime will profit more than Rosario because focusing on something positive adds additional benefits to emotional disclosure.
D) neither woman will benefit from the program as much as a man would.
Question 2
Emotional disclosure improves not only _____________ but also _____________.
A) social support . . . number of close friends
B) feelings of distress . . . physical symptoms
C) fever . . . hepatic indicators
D) sleep problems . . . negative life events
