emotion and mental disorders

Question 1

emotion regulation and mental disorders

Answer 1

 Emotion regulation: set of strategies that individuals may use to increase, maintain, or decrease their emotional experience
 Emotion regulation as risk/protective factor (Aldao et al., 2010)
 – emotion-regulation strategies associated with various mental disorders (i.e., anxiety, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders)

many mental disorders are said to be characterized by problems with emotion and emotion regulation (Gross & Jazaieri, 2014)
 individuals with mental disorders may have problems with
– emotional awareness (panic disorder)
– emotion-regulation goals (bipolar disorder)
– emotion-regulation strategies (agoraphobia, )

Question 2

dialectal behavioural therapy

Answer 2

– most effective treatment for Borderline PD
– DBT is anchored in a dialectical philosophy that encourages the balance of both acceptance and change
– one potential mechanisms of change: the reduction of ineffective action tendencies linked with dysregulated emotions (Linehan et al., 2006)
– Learning how to understand and name emotions, mindfulness
– Changing unwanted emotions
– Reducing vulnerability: accumulate positive emotions & coping mechanisms – Managing extreme situations