Author Question: According to research by Pennebaker and colleagues, in order for writing about a trauma to be most ... (Read 59 times)

chandani · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

According to research by Pennebaker and colleagues, in order for writing about a trauma to be most beneficial, people should write about it

a. in the hours after the event occurred.
b. after a little time has passed and people can have a different perspective about it.
c. only with the supervision of a psychologist.
d. immediately and share those writings with everyone.

Question 2

According to the authors of your text, what is one reason why it can be bad to keep negative thoughts inside?

a. Suppressing a thought can lead to that thought occurring more frequently.
b. Suppressing the thoughts can lead to coronary disease within weeks of the trauma.
c. Suppressing a thought can eventually eat away at people mentally until they are depressed.
d. People will internalize those thoughts, leading to learned helplessness.