Module PY2905-KP04, PY2905

Emotion Regulation (Emreg)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Bachelor Psychology 2027, optional subject, psychology
  • Master Media Informatics 2014, optional subject, psychology
  • Master Media Informatics 2020, optional subject, psychology
  • Bachelor Psychology 2016, optional subject, psychology
  • Bachelor Psychology 2020, optional subject, psychology

Classes and lectures:

  • course in emotion regulation (seminar, 2 SWS)

Workload:

  • 90 hours private studies and exercises
  • 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

  • Emotion regulation: Basics and theoretical models
  • Clinical diagnostics of skills for regulating emotions
  • Stress management and emotion regulation
  • Comparison of different strategies for regulating emotions
  • Relevance of emotion regulation for various mental disorders
  • Therapeutic interventions to enhance the levels of adaptive emotion regulation skills

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Students are able to define basic concepts of emotion regulation.
  • They are able to explain current theoretical models of emotion regulation.
  • They are able to compare different strategies of emotion regulation.
  • They are able to transfer research findings in the field of emotion regulation to clinical and therapeutic practice.
  • They are able to judge original research papers on emotion regulation
  • They are able to create a poster for a written and an oral presentation of clinical research findings.

Grading through:

  • portfolio exam

Literature:

  • Gross, J.J. (Hrsg.). (2013) : Handbook of emotion regulation. New York The Guilford Press

Language:

  • offered only in German

Notes:

Admission requirements for enrolling in the module:
- None

Admission requirements for participating in module exam(s):
- Reading the relevant texts and active participation (50%) in the seminar

Module exam(s):
- PY2908-L1: Emotion regulation, portfolio exam, 100% of the module grade.

Portfolio exam consisting of:
50 points for reading the relevant texts and active participation, 25 points for: designing and giving a presentation; presentation 45-60 minutes and 10 points for organizing an interactive discussion and/or group work following the presentation; 20-35 minutes.

The grade is calculated as follows: 50 to 54 points for a 4.0, then 55 to 59 points for a 3.7, and so on, up to 95 to 100 points for a 1.0.

The exam is considered passed if it is graded at least satisfactory.

Last Updated:

12.11.2025