Emotion, emotion regulation and emotional disorders: Conceptual issues for clinicians and neuroscientists

Argyris Stringaris*

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Abstract

Emotions, once the domain of philosophers, theologians, and novelists are now intensely studied by psychiatrists, psychologists, and neuroscientists. In this chapter, I attempt to organise knowledge and examine some of the main concepts in the field. First, I discuss some common definitions of emotion. Second, I probe the idea of basic emotions and their brain correlates. Third, I discuss emotion regulation and the challenges that brain research faces in this area. Fourth, I examine emotion in development and present prototypes of regulation in early childhood and adolescence. Fifth, I discuss the difficulties in mapping developmental neuroscience onto psychiatric nosology and the shortcomings of current classification in emotional disorders. Finally, I explore how emotions may modify treatment response and whether neuroimaging can help identify specific treatment mechanisms for emotional disorders in young people.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Sixth Edition
PublisherJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
Pages53-64
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9781118381953, 9781118381960
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jul 2015

Keywords

  • Affect
  • Development
  • Dysregulation
  • Emotion
  • Mood
  • Regulation

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