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Emotion Regulation: Definition and Relevance for Mental Health

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In this chapter we define important concepts related to affect regulation including emotion, mood, feelings, stress, and affect. Then, we review the most significant findings on the relationships between emotion regulation and various mental disorders.

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    When we refer to emotions as negative, we are referring to the aversive, undesired or challenging aspects of these emotions. We are not implying that these emotions are bad or wrong in any way.

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Berking, M., Whitley, B. (2014). Emotion Regulation: Definition and Relevance for Mental Health. In: Affect Regulation Training. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1022-9_2

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