Naming changes responses the brain

while this is from a psychology-based brain-imaging study, it seems to me to be significant for my ongoing thinking about theological linguistics. The research answers the question

'does seeing an angry face and simply calling it an angry face change our brain response' The answer is yes, according to Matthew D. Lieberman, UCLA associate professor of psychology and a founder of social cognitive neuroscience. 'When you attach the word 'angry,' you see a decreased response in the amygdala,'

It seems to indicated that 'naming' is important, but not any old naming, in this case; it's the labelling of emotions that has a therapeutic effect. There is omething to the old adage that a problem shared is a problem halved.

Then there is the link to mindfulness meditation. It seems that mindfulness has a similar effect in 'turning down' the amygdala responses. For me there is also a link to Christian (well, theistic) prayer: the labelling of our responses (ie telling God how we feel) before God, I would guess, is also likely to have a similar result (apparently journalling does too): "Take it to the Lord in Prayer". Should we be concerned at the apparent Budhistic bias of the research (and note how objectivity in science can be subverted in all sorts of little ways)?
It also seems to me to provide a potential insight into why assertiveness techniques may help defuse situations.
ScienceDaily: Putting Feelings Into Words Produces Therapeutic Effects In The Brain: