PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Bruno Bettelheim, Narration, James W. Pennebaker
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Paradigmatic mode refers to the human ability to understand reality through tightly reasoned analyses, positional logic, and cause-and-effect relationships in the physicochemical world. Narrative mode referring to the human tendency to make sense of experience through stories, stories are centrally concerned w/ the vicissitudes of human intention organized in time. Bruno bettelheim says that the psychological power of children"s fairytales help them work through internal conflicts and crises e. g. jack and the beanstalk, Encourages the child to face the world w/ confidence and hope. Writing or performing a story about oneself can prove to be an experience of healing and growth. Translating personal trauma into words appears to have long-term health benefits. Pennebaker argues that the process of actively inhibiting feelings and thoughts about negative events requires excessive physiological work, as in higher heat rate, skin conductance, and blood pressure.
