Friday, November 2, 2007

Marital spats, Taken to heart


Name: Fernanda Martín
Article: Marital Spats, Taken to Heart
Source: New York Times
Author: Tara Parker-Pope
Date of Publication: October 2, 2007
Links:
Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/02/health/02well.html?ref=research

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Arguing forms part everyday life especially among married couples. They try to defend their respective opinions. Yet, couples do not know how unhealthy these conflicts can turn out on the couple’s health.
While many of them bottle up their feelings, others do not and thus speak their minds as open and fiercely as possible. In a recent study by the American psychosomatic Society, it was proved that self-silencing and hostile arguments can do something negative to both, men and women’s physiology.
Both extremes are unhealthy and the results can result in wild variations in our health ranging from depression through eating disorders to heart diseases. Dr Smith, psychologist, asked couples to express their opinions but without harming the other.
I agree that psychological pressure against a person can cause an unbalanced resentment against the other such a terrific feeling when both had swore love till death tears them apart. Isn’t it ironic?

1 comment:

CAL said...

Fernanda,
It's good to see your articles published. Please, come up with a title for each of them and move your 'Review #_' to the section with your name and sources. Thank you