Does Emotion Regulation Occur Only Inside People's Heads? Toward a Situated Cognition Analysis of Emotion-Regulatory Dynamics

Koole, Sander L.; Veenstra, Lotte

doi:10.1080/1047840x.2015.964657

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“…Moreover, the present findings are consistent with a situated motivation model of trait anger (Koole & Veenstra, 2015), which proposes that trait anger is linked to situation-specific increases in approach motivation in anger-relevant situations. This situated perspective can be contrasted with prior motivational research that has emphasised links between trait anger and general, cross-situational increases in approach motivation (Carver & Harmon-Jones, 2009).…”

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“…If the latter is correct, then contextual shifts in motivational orientation may change anger management processes among people varying in trait anger, and might thus work as anger regulator. More research is needed to test this key prediction of a situated motivation model of trait anger (Koole & Veenstra, 2015). Another question that remains concerns the role of differences in right versus left hemisphere activations in the present findings.…”

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confidence: 68%

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“…A large body of research on situated (social) cognition suggests that such adjustments to situational demands are facilitated by implicit processes [32][33][34]. This situated cognition perspective has been recently extended to understand the selection of emotion regulation strategies [35 ]. The basic idea is that implicit processes work with the affordances of the environment in guiding people towards optimal strategies for emotion regulation.…”

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Implicit emotion regulation: feeling better without knowing why

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2015

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“…Both Gross’s [97] extended process model and his conceptual relatives believe that emotion regulation is driven by mental representations of goals and scoring systems. This more classical view refers to “static” representations and does not explain the dynamic nature of emotion regulation that results from our interaction with changing environments [98]. The embodiment approach with its term embodied cognition [32] also tries to take this dynamic into account.…”

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Embodied Cognition and the Direct Induction of Affect as a Compliment to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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Jahn

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Behavioral Sciences

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We make the case for the possible integration of affect experience induced via embodiment techniques with CBT for the treatment of emotional disorders in clinical settings. Theoretically we propose a possible integration of cognitive behavioural theory, neuroscience, embodied cognition and important processes of client change outcomes such as the therapeutic alliance to enhance client outcomes. We draw from evidence of bidirectional effects between embodiment modes of bottom-up (sensory-motor simulations giving rise to important basis of knowledge) and top-down (abstract mental representations of knowledge) processes such as CBT in psychotherapy. The paper first describes the dominance and success of CBT for the treatment of a wide range of clinical disorders. Some limitations of CBT, particularly for depression are also outlined. There is a growing body of evidence for the added value of experiential affect-focused interventions combined with CBT. Evidence for the embodied model of cognition and emotion is reviewed. Advantages of embodiment is highlighted as a complimentary process model to deepen the intensity and valence of affective experience. It is suggested that an integrated embodiment approach with CBT enhances outcomes across a wide range of emotional disorders. A description of our embodiment method integrated with CBT for inducing affective experience, emotional regulation, acceptance of unwanted emotions and emotional mastery is given. Finally, the paper highlights the importance of the therapeutic alliance as a critical component of the change process. The paper ends with a case study highlighting some clinical strategies that may aid the therapist to integrate embodiment techniques in CBT that can further explore in future research on affective experience in CBT for a wider range of clinical disorders.

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Does Emotion Regulation Occur Only Inside People's Heads? Toward a Situated Cognition Analysis of Emotion-Regulatory Dynamics

Cited by 54 publications

References 57 publications

Drawn to danger: trait anger predicts automatic approach behaviour to angry faces

Drawn to danger: trait anger predicts automatic approach behaviour to angry faces

Implicit emotion regulation: feeling better without knowing why

Embodied Cognition and the Direct Induction of Affect as a Compliment to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

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