A Network-Oriented Adaptive Agent Model for Learning Regulation of a Highly Sensitive Person’s Response

Abstract

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Sensory-Processing Sensitivity and Pathways to Depression and Aggression: The Mediating Role of Trait Emotional Intelligence and Decision-Making Style—A Pilot Study

“…The first point refers to SPS having a negative effect on well-being, self-control, and sociability as well as on increasing the potential for avoidant and spontaneous decision-making. Considering the increased benefits highly sensitive persons receive from positive interventions [ 2 ], one relevant way may be through a supportive person with average sensitivity (acting as external regulating agent) to regulate distress and reduce the overwhelming stimuli, thereby aiding the highly sensitive person to cope with disconcerting stimuli [ 47 ]. The second point refers to the importance of emotional reactivity and specifically negatively impacted well-being in highly sensitive persons.…”

Practitioner Review: Differential susceptibility theory: might it help in understanding and treating mental health problems in youth?

“…A qualitative study of highly sensitive individuals also found that they considered positivity, acceptance, and reflection as helpful psychological strategies for coping with negative thoughts (Bas et al., 2021 ). Also, a recent study that used a computational‐based approach indicated that highly sensitive individuals internalise emotional regulation strategies modelled by another (not highly sensitive) person (Tran, Treur, & Tuinhof, 2018 ). The results highlight the potential benefit of therapists practising implementing emotion regulation strategies with highly sensitive young people within the therapy sessions , as opposed to relying solely on the young practising them in between sessions.…”