Palmieri Arianna, Fernandez Katya C, Cariolato Ylenia, Kleinbub Johann R, Salvatore Sergio, Gross James J
Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education & Applied Psychology.
Padua Neuroscience Centre; University of Padova; Via Venezia, 14-35131 Padova; Italy.
Clin Neuropsychiatry. 2022 Apr;19(2):103-113. doi: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20220204.
Psychotherapy fragmentation constitutes a significant barrier to progress. In the present article, we argue that emotion regulation processes operate across psychotherapy approaches, serving as an overarching meta-factor of therapeutic change.
Two major therapeutic approaches-psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural-were examined through the lens of emotion regulation theory. In particular, key constructs within each approach were analyzed in terms of relevant emotion regulation processes.
Emotion regulation processes are an overarching meta-factor relevant to a wide range of therapeutic constructs (e.g., defence mechanisms, internal working models, coping strategies, ruptures/reparations of alliance). Different clinical traditions emphasize different aspects of emotion regulation, mainly in terms of implicit vs explicit emotion regulation processes.
An integrative emotion regulation perspective contributes to our understanding of the core change mechanisms of psychotherapy, with significant implications both for research and clinical practice.
心理治疗的碎片化是进步的重大障碍。在本文中，我们认为情绪调节过程贯穿于各种心理治疗方法中，是治疗改变的一个总体元因素。
通过情绪调节理论的视角审视了两种主要的治疗方法——心理动力学和认知行为疗法。具体而言，从相关情绪调节过程的角度分析了每种方法中的关键结构。
情绪调节过程是一个与广泛的治疗结构（如防御机制、内部工作模式、应对策略、联盟的破裂/修复）相关的总体元因素。不同的临床传统强调情绪调节的不同方面，主要体现在内隐与外显情绪调节过程方面。
综合的情绪调节视角有助于我们理解心理治疗的核心改变机制，对研究和临床实践都具有重要意义。
