The Interplay of Emotion Regulation and Mental Health: An Adaptive Dynamical Systems Analysis Approach (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, 661)

For many disorders, proper emotion regulation is a crucial protective factor.Therefore, this volume provides an in-depth exploration of emotion regulation through the lens of computational modeling and analysis.Emotion regulation is a critical psychological process that enables individuals to manage their emotional responses in diverse situations.This book examines how flexibility in emotion regulation strategies such as suppression, cognitive reappraisal, and attention modulation supports mental well-being by allowing individuals to adapt their emotional responses according to context.Drawing from recent advances in psychology and neurobiology, the book presents a series of models that highlight the role of contextual sensitivity and the influence of factors such as age, gender, and personality traits on regulatory preferences.One of the themes of this book is the contextual nature of emotion regulation, where flexibility enables instant contextual shifts between different strategies