PSYB30H3 Chapter 10-12: Chapter 10-12
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Meaning of stories narrating mind: bruner humans evolved to interpret exps. though lige stories, 2 ways. 4 groups trauma factual trauma but no feelings trauma emo. feelings and facts: pennebaker disclosure helps because not talking requires work and leads to, better health during next months than other groups many stress related issues narrating allows to face prob. and get over it redxn. in physiol. arousal. 2 things respb. deg. of neg. emo expressed extent which traum event reconstructed as well-formed story. Feeling and story: tomkins script theory: affects, affects (human emo. ) are primary motivators of human b, affects amplify drives providing them with motivational power, face org. of emoeach affect linked to move. of muscles in face, primary emos. motivates exploratory b: fear and sadness 6m resp. to novelty, separation and loss, shame and guilt 2y. taylor study neg. affects prod. more cog. activity and effort to engage in causal reasoning than pos. affect.