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Shannon Sauer-Zavala

Assistant Professor in Psychology, University of Kentucky

Shannon Sauer-Zavala is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kentucky and director of the university’s Clinic for Emotional Health. She is co-author of the book Neuroticism: A New Framework for Emotional Disorders and Their Treatment (2021).

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Written by Shannon Sauer-Zavala

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Difficult emotions

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A new approach to therapy promises to tackle neuroticism head-on

Therapy often focuses on symptoms of specific disorders. Targeting a high-risk personality trait could be more efficient

by Shannon Sauer-Zavala