Emotion Regulations

the ways that ppl reduce negative emotions after a stressful event

• Freud
• psychological regulation strategies that serve to resolve tension btn the id and the superego and keep disturbing wishes and desires hidden from consciousness

• James Gross
• a model that organizes emotion regulation strategies according to their place in the emotion process itself – as an alternating way of thinking about and classifying coping strategies

controlling the situation, either by choosing to be in one situation rather than another or by changing the situation somehow

changing the way we think about the situation to deter some emotions and/or encourage others

• reducing emotions after they have already started
• "blunting"

dealing w/ a stressor exposing yourself to a milder version of the stressful events

when ppl change the way they think about a larger emotional issue or frequently occuring situation–a frequent goal in therapies for such mood disorders or depression and anxiety

focusing on positive aspects of negative or challenging situations

the "release" of strong emotions by experiencing and expressing them fully

thinking continuously about a problem for a long time, focusing on negative aspects of the situation instead of possible solutions