Which of the following best describes the findings of Dr. Pennebaker’s study on processing intense emotions?

A. Speaking to a significant other about emotional topics was beneficial in the short term but proved to be distressing in the long term.
B. Talking to friends about emotional topics proved to be beneficial in the short term, and was neither beneficial nor distressful in the long term.
C. Writing about emotional topics proved to be distressing for the experimental group initially, but more beneficial in the long term.
D. Creating art related to emotional topics proved to be distressful for both the experimental group and the control group.


Ans: C

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