xvi, 332 pages : 21 cm; Originally published in 2003 by Viking Penguin.; Introduction : emotional longevity : toward a new definition of health -- pt. 1. Thoughts and actions 1 : expectations, explanations, and beliefs -- ch. 1. Expectations and explanations -- ch. 2. Is optimism always good -- ch. 3. The power of beliefs and illusions -- pt. 2. Thoughts and actions 2 : concealing and revealing trauma -- ch. 4. Silence, secrets, and lies : the high price of concealment and avoidance -- ch. 5. Emotional disclosure : the remarkable benefits of opening up -- pt. 3. Environment and relationships : social immunity -- ch. 6. Healing bonds -- ch. 7. Mixed blessings : the complexity of social relationships -- pt. 4. Personal achievement and equality : learning, earning, and surviving -- ch. 8. Beyond obelisks : the mystery of the gradient -- ch. 9. Beyond individual achievement : inequality and race -- pt. 5. Faith and meaning : existential, religious, and spiritual dimensions of health -- ch. 10. From trauma to meaning -- ch. 11. The health benefits of finding meaning -- ch. 12. Faith, meaning, and longevity -- pt. 6. Connections : to emotions, to the future -- ch. 13. Emotional connections -- ch. 14. Emotions as "connective tissue" -- ch. 15. Connecting to the future.; 

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