Dr. James W. Pennebaker, a University of Texas at Austin psychology professor and world-renowned expert on the relationship between language and physical and psychological health, discussed the influence of biomedical research during a visit Tuesday, Jan. 22
Dr. James W. Pennebaker, a University of Texas at Austin psychology professor and world-renowned expert on the relationship between language and physical and psychological health, discussed the influence of biomedical research during a visit Tuesday, Jan. 22 to The University of Texas-Pan American.
|Dr. James W. Pennebaker, psychology professor at The University of Texas at Austin, presented "What Our Words Can Say About Us" recently at The University of Texas-Pan American. Pennebaker is a world-renowned expert on the relationship between language and physical and psychological help. His visit was hosted by the UTPA College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Psychology and Anthropology and funded by the Office of Biomedical Research Resources.|
In the hour-long presentation, “What Our Words Can Say About Us,” Pennebaker explained how biomedical research has proven people who have had a series of traumatic events during their lives can sometimes indicate how traumatic those events affected them by studying their own written interpretation of that experience. However, writing about those experiences, such as in a daily journal, is not always the best way to deal with negative situations or emotions.
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