Variation in Controlling Emotion Emotion Regulation
The Three Periods of ER Psychoanalytic Tradition Defense Mechanisms Coping Problem-Focused Strategies Emotion-Focused Strategies Emotion Regulation
Emotion Process
Emotion Regulation Process
Emotion Regulation Antecedent Strategies Strategies employed before the emotion takes place Reappraisal Refers to the selection of which of a number of possible meanings is attached to the situation
Emotion Regulation Response Strategies Strategies employed to modulate the response to emotion (behaviorally, physiologically, and expressively) Expressive Suppression Inhibiting the expression of emotion
Individual Differences in Emotion Regulation REAPPRAISAL SUPPRESSION Greater positive emotions Less negative emotion Closer relationships w/ friends Less positive emotions Increase in negative emotions Less social closeness and support
Effective Emotion Regulation Reappraisers felt less emotional distress (disgust) than watch and suppression. Suppressors did not feel differently than watch/control participants.
Suppressors had greater physiological arousal than reappraisers and control participants
Eating & ER
Eating & ER Eating ‘comfort food’ is an emotion regulation strategy How we regulate emotion influences whether we use this strategy Reappraisal and Suppression influences healthy and unhealthy behavior