Download or read book Rumination and Related Constructs written by Ashley Borders and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-04-11 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rumination and Related Constructs: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of Thinking Too Much synthesizes existing research relating to rumination. Integrating research and theories from clinical, social, cognitive, and health psychology, it features empirical findings related to why people ruminate, as well as treatments that decrease rumination. The book applies a transdiagnostic approach, looking beyond just depression to emphasize the wide range of clinical outcomes associated with repetitive thought. The book additionally describes research on physiological reactivity to rumination, the expression of rumination, potential benefits of rumination, and much more. - Summarizes research on the emotional, behavioral, and physical consequences of rumination - Discusses rumination in conjunction with different psychological disorders - Integrates existing theories about rumination - Identifies triggers and personality traits that influence whether people ruminate - Explores cognitive and neural correlates of rumination - Reviews established treatments for rumination