Emotion regulation and psychopathology in children and adolescents

464 Pages·2017·0.36 MB·English

by  Cecilia A. Essau

Emotion Regulation
and Psychopathology
in Children and Adolescents
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Emotion Regulation
and Psychopathology
in Children and
Adolescents
Edited by
Cecilia A. Essau
Sara Leblanc
Thomas H. Ollendick
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Preface
This contemporary volume brings forefront research in emotion regulation and how processes
underlying emotion regulation have a bearing on the field of child and adolescent psychopathol-
ogy. The book shows continuity by initially introducing the topic of emotion and its regulation
and then narrowing its scope, analyzing the role emotion regulation plays in specific disorders
while critically examining current assessment and treatment strategies. In the concluding chap-
ters, emotion regulation in high risk, targeted groups is assessed and intervention and prevention
is explored.
This book has brought together an array of leading international scholars who specialize in
the emotional disorders. We have asked them to summarize the latest findings in their field
while assessing intervention through a comparative, critical lens in order to pass on this cru-
cial knowledge to the next generation of mental health professionals. Each chapter is unique, as
authors expose the reader to different approaches and outlooks from diverse specialties for diverse
problems.
This 20- chapter volume consists of four parts. In Part 1, broad issues are discussed such as
the biological, physiological and cultural factors underlying and impacting emotion regulation
and psychopathology in children and adolescents. In Part 2, specific disorders are delineated and
current treatment programs are discussed, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,
conduct disorder, anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, substance use disorders, autism
spectrum disorder, borderline personality disorder, and severe irritability and disruptive mood
dysregulation disorder. Part 3 assesses emotion dysregulation in specific targeted populations,
including children of abuse and neglect, children of divorce, children with incarcerated parents,
children exposed to traumatic stress, and adolescents who engage in nonsuicidal self- injury. It
investigates the interplay between environment, behavior and self- regulation and the etiology,
maintenance and propagation of psychopathology in these diverse environments. The final part of
this book conceptualizes emotional regulation as a transdiagnostic process and discusses innova-
tive approaches to treatment that arise when viewed through this lens.
This book combines the latest research from leading academics on a variety of clinical top-
ics with an emphasis on intervention from an applied perspective; this combination of appli-
cation and theory makes it a suitable reference for mental health professionals by providing
empirical review and current data on treatment efficacy. However, it was particularly designed
for graduate students taking advanced courses in clinical psychology and psychiatry who want to
remain abreast of current breakthroughs and leading treatment options for child and adolescent
psychopathology.
We wish to acknowledge the efforts of the contributors, whose expertise and dedication to the
project have been outstanding. Without them, a comprehensive coverage of the various topics
would not have been achieved. Additionally, we wish to acknowledge the support and cooperation
of the staff at Oxford University Press.
Cecilia A. Essau, Sara Leblanc, & Thomas H. Ollendick
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Acknowledgments
I (Cecilia Essau) feel very honoured to have had this opportunity to co- edit this volume with
my highly respected colleague, Tom Ollendick, who’s been a great inspiration, mentor, scientist,
clinician and very good, patient and understanding friend to me, and with Sara Leblanc, who
introduced me to emotion regulation during her research. I wish to thank my family in Malaysia,
Canada and Germany, especially my husband, Juergen, and our daughter, Anna, for their continu-
ing support and inspiration. I dedicate this volume to my late parents, Essau Indit and Runyan
Megat, whose courage, love and belief in me have made me become who I am; had they still been
alive, they would have been most proud of this accomplishment and my choice of emotion regula-
tion strategies.
I (Sara LeBlanc) wish to express gratitude to my respected colleague Cecilia Essau for giving
me the opportunity to serve as a co- editor on this influential volume. Over the years Cecilia has
served as a role model, mentor and inspiration due to her humility, grace and impeccable ethic; it
was through her determination and vision that this work came to fruition. I also wish to express
my deepest thanks to Professor Ollendick, I am humbled and inspired by your contribution to
the field of Psychology, it was a privilege and honor to have the opportunity to work with you. I
also wish to thank my family and friends for their unwavering dedication and support, especially
my parents Blaine, Noreen and grandmother, Juanita. Finally, I also wish to thank my late sister
Amanda for our countless adventures; her valuable insights taught me to see the humor in all
things and have given me many memories I will eternally cherish, to her I dedicate this volume.
I (Tom Ollendick) wish to give thanks to my good friend and colleague, Cecilia Essau, who
invited me to serve as one of the co- editors of this important volume with her. This has been a
rewarding project and one that would not have been possible without her vision and dedication.
I also wish to thank Sara LeBlanc whom I have met through this project and with whom I would
very much like to work with in the future. Finally, I give thanks to my wife, Mary, our daughters,
Laurie and Katie, and our sons- in- law, David and Billy, as well as our six grandchildren, Braden,
Ethan, Calvin, Addison, Victoria and William. Without them, my life would be much less interest-
ing and enjoyable. I thank them for their love and support over the years. My own emotion regula-
tion has been much the better with them at my side. To them, I dedicate this work.
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Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations xi
List of Contributors xv
Part I Emotion Regulation: General Issues
1 Emotion Regulation: An Introduction 3
Sara LeBlanc, Cecilia A. Essau, & Thomas H. Ollendick
2 The Relation of Self- Regulation to Children’s Externalizing
and Internalizing Problems 18
Nancy Eisenberg, Maciel M. Hernández, & Tracy L. Spinrad
3 Biological and Physiological Aspects of Emotion Regulation 43
Kateri McRae & Michelle Shiota
4 Cultural and Social Aspects of Emotion Regulation 60
Selda Koydemir & Cecilia A. Essau
5 Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and Emotion Regulation 79
Michael Sun, Meghan Vinograd, Gregory A. Miller, & Michelle G. Craske
Part II Emotion Regulation and Child and Adolescent
Psychopathology
6 Emotion Regulation and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 113
Blossom Fernandes, Roseann Tan- Mansukhani, & Cecilia A. Essau
7 Emotion Regulation and Conduct Disorder: The Role
of Callous- Unemotional Traits 129
Nicholas D. Thomson, Luna C. M. Centifanti, & Elizabeth A. Lemerise
8 Emotion Regulation and Anxiety: Developmental Psychopathology
and Treatment 154
Dagmar Kr. Hannesdóttir & Thomas H. Ollendick
9 Emotion Regulation and Depression: Maintaining Equilibrium between
Positive and Negative Affect 171
Frances Rice, Shiri Davidovich, & Sandra Dunsmuir
10 Emotion Regulation and Eating Disorders 196
Julian Baudinet, Lisa Dawson, Sloane Madden, & Phillipa Hay
11 Emotion Regulation and Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents 210
Thomas A. Wills, Jeffrey S. Simons, Olivia Manayan, & M. Koa Robinson
12 Emotion Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder 235
Jonathan A. Weiss, Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Carla A. Mazefsky, & Renae Beaumont
13 Emotion Dysregulation in Adolescents with Borderline Personality
Disorder 259
Carla Sharp & Timothy J. Trull