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EXPRESSIVE WRITING [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology
DEF

A [therapeutic] technique that involves writing about thoughts and feelings that arise from a traumatic or stressful life experience.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie
DEF

Technique thérapeutique qui demande à l'individu de décrire par écrit ce qu'il ressent au sujet d'un événement personnel à l'origine d'un stress ou d'une difficulté.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología
CONT

En estos casos, la escritura expresiva, entendida como aquella en la que la persona afectada escribe sobre sus pensamientos, emociones y sentimientos más profundos relacionados con la vivencia estresante, se revela como una herramienta terapéutica para combatir dichas situaciones.

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