Inhibition and reappraisal within emotional disclosure: the embodying of narration
The emotional disclosure paradigm (EDP) associates better health with repeated disclosure of emotional experiences. However, disclosure does not bring health benefits for all, and neither does the EDP adequately specify embodied mechanisms or neural pathways whereby benefits might be
produced. This paper addresses these issues by offering more sophisticated notions of emotional inhibition and cognitive reappraisal. It then outlines aspects of the somatic marker hypothesis which supports a more comprehensive conceptualization of the processes that may enable both the positive
and negative health effects of disclosure.
Keywords: emotional disclosure; emotional disclosure paradigm; inhibition; narration; reappraisal
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of East London, London 2: School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Loughborough, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK
Publication date: 01 September 2009
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