Effects Of Emotional Regulation And Mood

According to an article by James Gross, emotional regulation is a mental process that involves fluctuating, increasing, decreasing, suppressing, or evaluating one’s emotional state in order to register the proper response the situation calls for (Gross, 2014). This mental capability is used in many situations encountered throughout one’s life, and there are individuals who are more adept at this skill than others. For some, hiding or calculating their emotions is a relatively simple task that can be done frequently and naturally. For others, this ability requires a colossal amount of mental capability and focus, as it is widely recognized that some people completely express their emotions even if they don’t intend to. To many people, mastery …show more content…
The focus of this topic is whether or not there is a direct connection between emotion regulation and mood, and whether or not it affects other mental functions, such as memory. Many psychologists have conducted studies and research in order to address the former question of how emotion regulation affects mood. One such study, executed by James Gross and Oliver John, theorized that those who practice emotional regulation have the possibility of reducing both their mood and their attention span (Gross & John, 2003). It addresses the issue of misusing, intentionally or unintentionally, the ability to heighten or dampen one’s emotions, and how the countenance of this individual will decrease exponentially in their everyday lives. It also yields the possibility to loss of focus and attention span, resulting in a negative effect on interaction with their environment. In an article by Fay Geisler, people who practiced suppression of expressive emotion were liable to suffer from negative outcomes (Geisler, 2015). The article theorizes that the amount of emotional damage done by suppression all depends on the self-regulatory strength of the individual. Geisler suggests that individuals with a high levels of