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Emotion regulation as a main mechanism of change in psychotherapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2015

Natali Moyal ,
Noga Cohen ,
Avishai Henik  and
Gideon E. Anholt
Natali Moyal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel. moyaln@post.bgu.ac.il noga.cohen@weizmann.ac.il henik@bgu.ac.il ganholt@bgu.ac.il http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/Pages/staff/NataliMoyal.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/alumni/Pages/staff/NogaCohen.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/Pages/staff/AvishaiHenik.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/humsos/psych/eng/Pages/staff/ganholt_en.aspx Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Noga Cohen
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel. moyaln@post.bgu.ac.il noga.cohen@weizmann.ac.il henik@bgu.ac.il ganholt@bgu.ac.il http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/Pages/staff/NataliMoyal.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/alumni/Pages/staff/NogaCohen.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/Pages/staff/AvishaiHenik.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/humsos/psych/eng/Pages/staff/ganholt_en.aspx Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Avishai Henik
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel. moyaln@post.bgu.ac.il noga.cohen@weizmann.ac.il henik@bgu.ac.il ganholt@bgu.ac.il http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/Pages/staff/NataliMoyal.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/alumni/Pages/staff/NogaCohen.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/Pages/staff/AvishaiHenik.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/humsos/psych/eng/Pages/staff/ganholt_en.aspx Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Gideon E. Anholt
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel. moyaln@post.bgu.ac.il noga.cohen@weizmann.ac.il henik@bgu.ac.il ganholt@bgu.ac.il http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/Pages/staff/NataliMoyal.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/alumni/Pages/staff/NogaCohen.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Labs/CNL/Pages/staff/AvishaiHenik.aspx http://in.bgu.ac.il/humsos/psych/eng/Pages/staff/ganholt_en.aspx
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Abstract

A model that suggests reconsolidation of traumatic memories as a mechanism of change in therapy is important, but problematic to generalize to disorders other than post-traumatic and acute-stress disorder. We suggest that a more plausible mechanism of change in psychotherapy is acquisition of adaptive emotion regulation strategies.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e18
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