Rosario Participated in a Program in Which She Wrote About

Multiple Choice

Rosario participated in a program in which she wrote about a traumatic event in her life as a way to improve her distress about this event. Maxime participated in the same program, but in addition to writing about a traumatic event in her life, she received instructions to focus on finding something positive about this negative experience. Research indicates that​

A) ​both women will benefit from each version of the program equally.
B) ​Rosario will profit more than Maxime because trying to find a positive aspect to a negative situation will detract from the value of emotional disclosure.
C) ​Maxime will profit more than Rosario because focusing on something positive adds additional benefits to emotional disclosure.
D) ​neither woman will benefit from the program as much as a man would.