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Pennebaker, James Whiting was born on March 2, 1950 in Midland, Texas, United States. Son of William Fendall and Elizabeth (Whiting) Pennebaker.
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Expressing painful emotions is hard--yet it can actually improve our mental and physical health. This lucid, compassionate book has introduced tens of thousands of readers to expressive writing, a simple yet powerful self-help technique grounded in scientific research. Leading experts James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth describe how taking just a few minutes to write about deeply felt personal experiences or problems may help you: *Heal old emotional wounds *Feel a greater sense of well-being *Decrease stress *Improve relationships *Boost your immune system Vivid stories and examples yield compelling insights into secrets, self-disclosure, and the hidden price of silence. The third edition incorporates findings from hundreds of recent studies and includes practical exercises to help you try expressive writing for yourself. It features extensive new information on specific health benefits, as well as when the approach may not be helpful.
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Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions ( ) Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions ( ) by Pennebaker, James W ( Author ) Paperback Aug- 1997 Paperback Aug- 08- 1997
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Anyone who has ever entrusted a troubling secret to a journal, or mourned a broken heart with a friend, knows the feeling of relief that expressing painful emotions can bring. This book presents astonishing evidence that personal self-disclosure is not only good for our emotional health, but boosts our physical health as well. Psychologist James W. Pennebaker has conducted controlled clinical research that sheds new light on the powerful mind body connection. This book interweaves his findings with insightful case studies on secret-keeping, confession, and the hidden price of silence. Filled with information and encouragement, Opening Up explains: *Why suppressing inner problems takes a devastating toll on health *How long-buried trauma affects the immune system *How writing about your problems can improve your health *Why it's never too late to heal old emotional wounds *When self-disclosure may be risky--and how to know whom to trust
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Pennebaker, James Whiting was born on March 2, 1950 in Midland, Texas, United States. Son of William Fendall and Elizabeth (Whiting) Pennebaker.
Bachelor, Eckerd College, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, Austin, 1977; Distributed control system (honorary), Catholic U., Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, 1993.
Assistant professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1977-1983;
associate professor, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1983-1987;
professor department psychology, Southern Methodist U., Dallas, 1987-1997;
professor department psychology, University Texas, Austin, since 1997. Department chairman psychology Southern Methodist U., 1995-1997. Consultant Dallas Memorial Ctr.Holocaust Studies, 1985-1989, Dallas History Association, since 1988.
Hilgard visiting professor Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1989.
(Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions ( ) ...)
( Anyone who has ever entrusted a troubling secret to a j...)
( Expressing painful emotions is hard--yet it can actuall...)
Fellow Social Psychologists Texas (president 1984). Member APA, Society Psychophysiol. Research, Society Experimental Social Psychology, Sigma Xi (Outstanding Researcher award 1990).
Married Ruth Burney, December 30, 1972. Children: Catherine Teal, Nicholas Clift.