Effectiveness of cognitive Reappraisal and Suppression on symptoms of Anxiety, Depression and Stress based on mediating role of brain reinforcement Sensitivity Systems

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

Sohrab amiri ¹ , Mahsa ghasemighishlagh ² , zahra abaszadeh ³

1 - Urmia
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Received: 2018-02-25 Accepted : 2018-02-25 Published : 2017-12-22

Keywords: depression, anxiety, Stress, Reinforcement Sensitivity, cognitive reappraisal, suppression,

Abstract :

Gray neuropsychological theory explains how the brain relevant personality trait are associated with the formation of pathological disorders. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the correlations and mediation model of cognitive reappraisal and suppression, as two strategies for emotional regulation between brain-behavioral systems and anxiety, depression and stress. For this purpose, from the statistical population of the Bu Ali sina and urmia University students, 340 were selected through multistage cluster sampling and were tested with regard to reinforcement sensitivity, cognitive reappraisal and suppression , anxiety, depression and stress scale. Correlation and path analysis results showed that significant positive correlation between inhibition system with anxiety, stress and depression and also negative correlation with cognitive reappraisal.There were negative correlation between cognitive reappraisal with anxiety, depression and stress. The path analysis model also showed strong relationships between brain/behavioral systems with anxiety, depression and stress, and cognitive reappraisal and suppression were unable to mediate these relationships. It seems that sensitivity of brain-behavioral systems causes vulnerability to symptoms of psychopathology