The behavior-analytic approach to emotional self-control

Authors

  • Jussara Rocha Batista Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Emmanuel Zagury Tourinho Universidade Federal do Pará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v16i2.16884

Keywords:

emotional self-control, emotional responses, inner world, behavior analysis

Abstract

 

Some psychological approaches distinguish behavioral self-control from emotional self-control, the latter being approached with the reference to inside events controlled by the individual himself. This paper offers some directions to a behavior-analytic approach of what has been referred to as emotional self-control. According to Behavior Analysis, no new process is found in emotional self-control, but components that are additional to those found in behavioral self-control, which require appropriate treatment. The paper highlights some determinants of behavioral repertoires taken as instances of emotional self-control: the social context in which self-control is produced and maintained; the conflicts between consequences for the individual and for the group; and the degree of participation of the motor apparatus in the emission of emotional responses.

Keywords: emotional self-control; emotional responses; inner world; behavior analysis. 

 

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How to Cite

Batista, J. R., & Tourinho, E. Z. (2012). The behavior-analytic approach to emotional self-control. Interação Em Psicologia, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v16i2.16884

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Theoretical or Historical Studies

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