
Inner Monologues with Ethan Kross, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
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Social Rejection and Emotional Pain
Sally Kohn: Why and how does something emotional cause physical pain? She says people who find themselves ostracized or excommunicated use language of physical pain to talk about their experience. One idea has to do with the fact that because our social relationships are so absolutely central to our ability to succeed, right? Sohn: We rely on that system when we experience potentially socially threatening experiences.
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