Mark L. Beischel – Attachment and Emotional Regulation

Mental health professionals, educators, and Parents often have to deal with teenagers and their children. and Adults who are either unable to affect others or have inappropriate affect in social situations. John Bowlby’s work is an excellent example of a solid body of research. and Mary Ainsworth suggests that infants are able to regulate their emotions from a very young age. Exposure to the regulation of infant’s shifting arousal levels is a way to help infants cope with stressful changes in their external environment. If this doesn’t happen, attachment can be insecure and Unstable self-The system is unable to regulate its affect.

This recording will address crucial issues relating to the neurobiological and How regulatory strategies are created and what cognitive bases there are for emotional regulation and Used throughout life; social-Psychological approaches; individual differences in emotion regulation tendencies and Health implications and implications for psychopathology and Interventions in clinical settings. There are many ways to regulate damaged affect.

You will recognize the importance in looking at how family functioning can protect or insulate youths who are insecurely attached. Social interventions within culturally diverse families and The role of religion in affect regulation will also be discussed. Get insight into the clinical interventions that can be used to treat mental disorders such anxiety and externalizing disorders. and Chemical dependency and mood disorders and PTSD. You will leave the recording with a clear picture of the rapidly growing field of emotional regulation.