Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Cognitive reappraisal and acceptance: Effects on emotion, physiology, and perceived cognitive costs.

Allison S. Troy, Amanda J. Shallcross, Anna Brunner, Rachel Friedman, Markera C. Jones
Emotion Summary & key facts 2017 299 citations

This lab study compared two ways people try to manage emotions: cognitive reappraisal (changing how you think about a situation) and acceptance (not judging or trying to change feelings). In two samples totaling 142 people, reappraisal led to bigger drops in negative feelings and bigger increases in positive feelings during…

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Mental Health Research Topics
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