Theoretical Comparison of Cognitive Behavioral Models with Experimental Dynamics Models in Emotion Regulation

Impaired emotion regulation is the core of many psychological pathologies and despite the availability of effective psychotherapy, many patients do not have a significant clinical improvement in emotion regulation. In this regard, different psychotherapy models derived from disparate theoretical orientations have, over time, commingled emotion regulation recovery principles and techniques. In this article, the cognitive-behavioral model has been compared with the experiential dynamic model in relation to emotion dysregulation underlying factors and subsequent therapeutic techniques affecting these factors and finally, after discussing the disadvantages and benefits of each model, an emotion regulation method based on psychodynamic principles is propounded, blending the findings of emotion regulation science and experiential dynamic psychotherapy. Although the method and the related techniques are psychodynamic, they can be integrated with other approaches.