Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley.
Emotion. 2020 Feb;20(1):75-79. doi: 10.1037/emo0000660.
Clinical science has benefited tremendously from taking seriously the proposition that putatively maladaptive behaviors serve psychological functions, prominently among these affect regulation (AR). These functionalist accounts have not only advanced basic clinical science, but also formed the bedrock for the development of effective treatments. Drawing heavily on reinforcement learning theory, we aim to elucidate functional relationships between maladaptive behavior and AR. Specifically, we take the view that maladaptive behaviors are frequently motivated and reinforced by hedonic AR functions (i.e., decreasing negative affect and increasing positive affect) but are also susceptible to becoming stimulus-bound habits. We review empirical evidence related to one such behavior, nonsuicidal self-injury. We close with a brief reflection on future directions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
临床科学从认真对待假定的适应不良行为具有心理功能这一命题中受益匪浅，其中突出的是情绪调节（AR）。这些功能主义解释不仅推动了基础临床科学的发展，而且为有效治疗方法的发展奠定了基础。我们借鉴了强化学习理论，旨在阐明适应不良行为与 AR 之间的功能关系。具体来说，我们认为，适应不良行为通常是由享乐性 AR 功能（即减少负性情绪和增加正性情绪）驱动和强化的，但也容易变成刺激绑定习惯。我们回顾了与一种行为（非自杀性自伤）相关的实证证据。最后，我们简要探讨了未来的方向。
