The Expression Discharge Hypothesis Posits That Social Sharing of Emotion

Multiple Choice

The expression discharge hypothesis posits that social sharing of emotion contributes to immediate reduction in the intensity of emotions. Based on empirical work to date, what can we conclude about this hypothesis?

A) Telling someone about an emotional experience immediately and profoundly reduces the intensity of emotions, providing benefits for psychological and physical health
B) Social sharing initially reduces the intensity of emotions about an event, but after the social interaction is over, the benefits go away
C) There is no significant relationship between social sharing and reduction of emotional intensity in the short term
D) Social sharing has paradoxically been found to make negative emotions worse, both in the short and long term