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• W527893 abstract "In addition to lectures and discussions on mental disorders, this abnormal psychology course incorporated an overview of the literature on the therapeutic value of expressive writing. Students read, discussed, and wrote about four full-length autobiographies related to mental illness and rated each on five dimensions: perceived therapeutic value to the author, degree to which the book increased understanding of mental illness, degree to which the book increased understanding of the personal experience of mental illness, enjoyment of the book, and likelihood of recommending the book. Strong associations emerged between perceived therapeutic value to the author and the other ratings. Books rated highest in terms of perceived therapeutic benefit to the author were also the books from which students perceived learning the most. ********** The primary objective of an abnormal psychology course is to educate students regarding the etiology, symptoms, course, and of variety of mental disorders. Most instructors, however, also hope to provide students with sense of what people with mental illness experience on personal level. Unfortunately, imparting the true essence of this type of individual experience is daunting task for instructors (Schwartz & Abell, 2003). Several authors have espoused the merits of including autobiographical accounts in abnormal psychology courses (e.g., Banyard, 2000; Norcross, Sommer, & Clifford, 2001; Sattler, Shabatay, & Kramer, 1998; Sommer, Clifford, & Norcross, 1998). Autobiographical accounts of mental disorders are useful tools in this regard because they provide a personal view of the disorder and its treatment (Norcross, Santrock, Campbell, Smith, Sommer, & Zuckerman, 2000, p. 5). In fact, students indicate that autobiographical accounts, compared to textbooks, provide them with more insight into what the personal experience of mental illness is actually like (Banyard, 2000). Although plethora of autobiographies about mental illness exist, having students meaningfully evaluate them can be challenging. There are number of ways in which autobiographical accounts can be considered and critiqued by students in an abnormal psychology course. Banyard (2000), for example, has students respond to several questions about the autobiographies including, How did the autobiographical experiences match the symptom descriptions portrayed in the text and lecture? (p. 41). Questions like this not only provide students with the opportunity to look critically at an autobiography but also to see that there are individual differences in the experience of mental disorders. The burgeoning literature examining the positive effects of disclosure (e.g., Kelly & McKillop, 1996; Pennebaker, 1995; Pennebaker, Kiecolt-Glaser, & Glaser, 1988) and, more specifically, writing about stressful or traumatic experiences (e.g., Lepore & Smyth, 2002; Pennebaker, 2002) provides students with thought-provoking avenue for critically analyzing autobiographical accounts of mental illness, as well as with insight into well-founded clinical technique. The expressive writing paradigm, developed by James Pennebaker, involves writing about thoughts and feelings related to traumatic, stressful events (Lepore & Smyth, 2002). Research demonstrates that such writing contributes to improved physical and psychological health for clients struggling with various stressors, including depression (Koopman, et al., 2005), job loss (Pennebaker, 1997), asthma and arthritis (Smyth, Stone, Hurewitz, & Kaell, 1999), and cancer (Stanton, et al., 2002). Autobiographical writing has also been shown to decrease negative emotion among the elderly (Richeson & Thorson, 2002). The purpose of this paper is to describe the integration of the theory and research examining the therapeutic value of expressive writing with examination of full-length autobiographies in an abnormal psychology course. …" @default.
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