HLTHAGE 2B03 Study Guide - Final Guide: James W. Pennebaker, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Medicalization
18 Apr 2020
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Early autonomy vs. doubt will, courage childhood. Admit the vulnerability we attempt to arrest. Narratives may not help in some cases - ptsd, mental health circumstances. Experiments = more writing about personal situation, less visits to the doctor but trivial writing does not help. Positive effects on blood markers of immune function. Lower pain and lower use of medication. Faster times in getting new jobs among senior engineers. Benefits immune functions - including t-helper cell growth. Short term - unhappy due to confronting of the issue. No indication on personality type benefits more than the other. Suggestion men may benefit more than women. Those hostile and suspicious benefit more from writing. The longer time the study lasts the better. Those with visible stigmatized identities i. e obsess persons, should write about being a member of the general community (as opposed to being a member of their in-group)
