Expressing Emotion: Myths, Realities, and Therapeutic Strategies (Paperback)

I. Introduction1. Expression, Nonexpression, and Well-Being: An OverviewII. Intrapersonal Processes2. The Myth of Emotional Venting3. Blind Spots and Epiphanies: Expression, Nonexpression, and Emotional Insight4. The ""Shoulds,"" ""Oughts,"" and ""Musts"" of Emotional Behavior: Expressive Goals and ValuesIII. Interpersonal Processes5. Family Socialization of Emotional Behavior6. Men, Women, and the Language of Love7. Telling One's Troubles: Expression of Distress in Intimate RelationshipsIV. Treatment Implications8. Expression and Nonexpression in Psychotherapy: Facilitating Emotional Understanding and Behavioral Change9. Beyond Sadness: Therapeutic Approaches to Emotional Constriction in Depression 10. Flooding or Blunting: Vacillating Expression and Nonexpression in Bereavement and Trauma11. Emotional Expression in Marital Therapy12. Expression-Related Interventions in Health PsychologyV. Conclusion13. Balance in Emotional Behavior