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Anxiety Disorders
Researchers from George Mason University, Department of Psychology discuss findings in anxiety disorders
June 18th, 2007
Researchers detail in "Social anxiety and romantic relationships: the costs and benefits of negative emotion expression are context-dependent," new data in anxiety disorders. "In general, expressing emotions is beneficial and withholding emotions has personal and social costs. Yet, to serve social functions there are situations when emotions are withheld strategically," researchers in the United States report. "We examined whether social anxiety influenced when and how emotion expressiveness influences interpersonal closeness in existing romantic relationships. For people with greater social anxiety, withholding the expression of negative emotions was proposed to...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
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