A psychological skills training program for concussed athletes
Gordon A. Bloom, Jeffrey G. Caron in Psychological Aspects of Sport-Related Concussions, 2019
The self-regulation component is informed by Zimmerman’s (2000) work. Self-regulation involves the effective management of one’s inner states (i.e., thoughts, emotions, physiology), behaviors, and environment. It is cyclical in nature because feedback is continuously used to make adjustments from past to present self-regulatory efforts. Adjustments are necessary because “personal, behavioral, and environmental factors are constantly changing during the course of learning and performance, and must be observed or monitored” (Zimmerman, 2000, p. 14). In the case of concussions, this is particularly important since athletes’ experiences are unique; athletes must be aware of their symptoms and progress through ongoing self-monitoring during the recovery process and after they return to play.
Posttraumatic Personality Disorders
Rolland S. Parker in Concussive Brain Trauma, 2016
Self-regulation is the conscious effort of a person to control affect, impulses, and personal activity so that it conforms simultaneously to the intended task and requirements of the field of action. SR is a biologically based attribute in which the PFC interacts with cortical, subcortical, and brainstem structures to integrate cognition and affect. Cognition, emotional experiences, and emotional stimuli influence each other. Successful SR enhances the capacity to manage one’s own thoughts, feelings, and actions in adaptive and flexible ways. This contributes to appropriate goal-directed activity and recovery from emotional distress and trauma. Since SR affects cognitive processes, it overlaps EF (Genesalingam et al., 2007, citing Saarni, 1997). Yet, SR differs from the EF by involving active and self-aware behavioral control. In contrast, EF proceeds automatically, and its processes and intermediate products may never be known to the person. SR also differs from identity, which is an emotional or objective self-description. It, too, functions both in consciousness and in the unconscious. After identity has initiated a significant activity or determined a response to external activity, performance then utilizes SR and the EF.
When the Therapist is Infertile
Allison Rosen, Jay Rosen in Frozen Dreams, 2015
As Bromberg (1998) reminds us, dissociation can be seen as a defense against fragmentation of self-states. Dissociation protects, if only temporarily, the illusion of a coherent self. Like any contact with medical treatment, infertility attacks the core self (Stern, 1985), altering each patient’s capacity for self-regulation (Beebe, Jaffe, and Lachmann, 1992). Self-regulation is a shorthand way of speaking of a person’s multiple physical experiences of affective states, levels of arousal and activity, and the shifts between them (i.e., from sleep to alertness, from discontent to happiness). We perceive self-regulatory capacities when we notice a person’s rhythms, moods, and gestures. In any contact between two people, each person’s self-regulation combines with the interactive regulation of the dyad. Interactive regulation is another way of speaking of the organization of the dyad or system, that is, the mutual influence of each partner on the other (Beebe et al., 1992).
Morning individuals in Saudi Arabia have higher self-regulation of eating behavior compared to evening types
Published in Chronobiology International, 2023
Marwa Hamed Al-Hazmi, Essra Abdulsalam Noorwali
The associations between chronotype, nutrients and dietary habits have been widely studied. Evening types are more prone to meal skipping (Mazri et al. 2020), lower intakes of fruits and vegetables (Noorwali et al. 2019), high sugary drinks (Li et al. 2018) high alcohol intake and difficulties controlling portion sizes (Vera et al. 2018). This leads us to question whether evening chronotypes have poor self-regulation of eating behavior, leading them to adopt unhealthy dietary patterns. Self-regulation refers to the management process of behavior, cognition, feelings, thoughts and environment to achieve goal-directed action (Kliemann et al. 2016). In recent years, variation between individuals’ vulnerability to the obesogenic environment has been well observed. It is suggested that the ability of an individual to self-regulate and resist food temptation may play a role in this variation and consequently have a healthy weight and diet. Several studies have shown that the ability to self-regulate eating behavior diminishes the intention-behavior disparity and, therefore, helps to achieve desired dietary goals (Annesi et al. 2016; Greaves et al. 2017; Teixeira et al. 2015).
The accommodation model of self-regulation: a framework for how couples communicate about problems with sexual desire
Published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2022
James Aloni, Gery C. Karantzas, Elizabeth K. Ferguson, Emma M. Marshall, Ellie R. Mullins
Various therapeutic and educational programs that aim to strengthen couple relationships across a variety of domains (including sexual difficulties) place significant emphasis on self-regulation (Baucom, Epstein, & LaTaillade, 2015; Halford, 2011). Self-regulation is broadly described as the way an individual exerts control over his/her cognitions, emotions, and actions in order to achieve desired personal and relationship goals (Luchies, Finkel, & Fitzsimons, 2011). However, self-regulation is effortful, and it may be especially challenging for individuals to successfully self-regulate in the context of sexual problems, such as when partners experience discrepancies in sexual desire. When facing such problems, an individual may attempt to calmly and openly discuss the couple’s issue of sexual desire; however, if a partner is uncomfortable discussing the issue, or wishes to avoid dealing with the problem, they may enact negative behaviors such as criticism, hostility, or stonewalling (e.g. Epstein & Baucom, 2002; Gottman, 1999). Thus, the ability to engage in self-regulation may be especially compromised in the face of a partner’s denigration or invalidation (Rusbult & Zembrodt, 1983). Yet, it is under these circumstances that self-regulation is deemed most necessary to promote the de-escalation of conflict as well as pro-relationship behaviors and cognitions (e.g. Epstein & Baucom, 2002; Halford, Markman, Kling, & Stanley, 2003) that can aid in dealing with issues of sexual desire (Halford, 2011).
Correlation Database of 60 Cross-Disciplinary Surveys and Cognitive Tasks Assessing Self-Regulation
Published in Journal of Personality Assessment, 2021
Gina L. Mazza, Heather L. Smyth, Patrick G. Bissett, Jessica R. Canning, Ian W. Eisenberg, A. Zeynep Enkavi, Oscar Gonzalez, Sunny Jung Kim, Stephen A. Metcalf, Felix Muniz, William E. Pelham, Emily A. Scherer, Matthew J. Valente, Haiyi Xie, Russell A. Poldrack, Lisa A. Marsch, David P. MacKinnon
Self-regulation is important because of its potential role in the development and maintenance of many behaviors. As recently defined by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), “self-regulation refers to the process of managing emotional, motivational and cognitive resources to align mental states and behavior with our goals” (NIH, 2015). Constructs within the nomological network of self-regulation have been implicated in a variety of risky health behaviors and outcomes, including poor diet; physical inactivity; alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use problems; risky sexual behaviors; risky driving; and longevity (Bickel, Odum, & Madden, 1999; Bogg & Roberts, 2004; Kern & Friedman, 2008; Moffitt et al., 2011). Modifiable behaviors such as these substantially affect health and account for approximately 40% of the risk associated with preventable premature deaths in the United States (NIH, 2015). Thus, interest lies in the characteristics of people who can and cannot successfully initiate and sustain behavior change. As part of the NIH’s Science of Behavior Change initiative, our project focuses on better understanding and measuring self-regulation.
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