Emotion Regulation Simulation Paper

Despite the fact that emotion regulation difficulties are not the main symptoms of schizophrenia, they affect the majority of the patients and are associated with many maladaptive outcomes and high impairment (e.g. absence of romantic partner, lack of personal network and limited social interactions) (APA, 2013). It has been suggested that individuals with schizophrenia show difficulties in applying emotion regulation strategies (Henry et al, 2007; Kimhy et al., 2012). For instance, it has been found that patients with schizophrenia tend to overuse suppression as an emotion regulation (Henry et al, 2007). Similarly, Kimhy et al., (2012) found that patients with schizophrenia used more suppression than reappraisal compared to healthy controls in an Emotion Management Task (EMT).
Neuroimaging studies attempt to explain emotion dysregulation in schizophrenia by suggesting that emotion dysregulation is due to neuropsychological deficits (Fior- Avanti et …show more content…
For instance, difficulties that display patients with schizophrenia in applying reappraisal have been explained due to difficulties in processing speed (Lysaker, Campbell, & Johannesen, 2005). However, a recent model of emotion regulation, the dual process model, suggests the importance of explicit (e.g. conscious) and implicit processes (e.g. automatic) in emotion regulation (Gyurak, Gross, & Etkin, 2011). The model implies that both implicit and explicit processes are essential for emotion regulation (Gyurak, Gross, & Etkin, A., 2011). Studies in depression, anxiety disorders, and binge eating suggest that implicit emotion regulation is related to psychiatric functioning (Etkin et al., 2010; Etkin & Schatzberg, 2011; Robinson et al.,