Emotion regulation and anxiety disorders.
Recent attention has been given to the role of emotion regulation in the development and maintenance of psychopathology. Gross [Gross, J. J., & John, O. P. (1998). Mapping the domain of expressivity: multimethod evidence for a hierarchical model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74, 170-191] provided a framework from which to understand emotion regulation processes, and it is within this framework that the literature on emotion regulation/dysregulation in the anxiety disorder population is reviewed, with a focus on possible deficiencies that lead to or maintain the disorders. The present paper aims to: (1) briefly introduce emotion regulation strategies of suppression and reappraisal; (2) summarize the empirical studies of emotion regulation within anxiety disorders; (3) discuss the neurobiological markers of emotion regulation within these disorders; (4) provide future directions for research; and (5) summarize possible treatment implications resulting from this important area of research.
Amstadter
Ananda
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Auburn University, USA. amstadt@musc.edu
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D000679:Amygdala / Q000502:physiology; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D015415:Biomarkers; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005239:Fear / Q000523:psychology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology
D015415:Biomarkers