Maladaptive behavior and affect regulation: A functionalist perspective.
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SUBMITTER: Swerdlow BA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7579724 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
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Maladaptive behavior and affect regulation: A functionalist perspective.
Swerdlow Benjamin A BA Pearlstein Jennifer G JG Sandel Devon B DB Mauss Iris B IB Johnson Sheri L SL
Emotion (Washington, D.C.) 20200201 1
Clinical science has benefited tremendously from taking seriously the proposition that putatively maladaptive behaviors serve psychological functions, prominently among these affect regulation (AR). These functionalist accounts have not only advanced basic clinical science, but also formed the bedrock for the development of effective treatments. Drawing heavily on reinforcement learning theory, we aim to elucidate functional relationships between maladaptive behavior and AR. Specifically, we tak ...[more]
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