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Describe the process of self-forgiveness.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What three conclusions have Smyth and Pennebaker (2008) derived from the last two decades of expressive studies?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Self-forgiveness refers to the constructive process of letting go of a desire to punish, retaliate, or act destructively toward oneself due to one's perceived transgressions. It does not absolve a person from taking responsibility for objective acts of wrongdoing. Taking responsibility may involve making a commitment to never again commit the offensive acts or to make reparations to persons who have been harmed by such acts (see Fisher & Exline, 2006; Hall & Fincham, 2005).

Answer to Question 2

After reviewing the empirical results of the last two decades of expressive writing studies, Smyth and Pennebaker (2008) conclude that (1) people do not need to write about trauma or negative experiences to reap benefits of expressive writing because writing about positive experiences also leads to gains of a similar magnitude, (2) several days of writing are not necessary since benefits can accrue when writing within one day, and (3) there does not seem to be one theoretical process that best explains why expressive writing worksin many ways it is still a mystery.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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