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Dealing with Your Feelings: The Art and Science of Emotion Regulation
Summer in Amsterdam Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: 7/5/25 - 7/19/25
Dealing with Your Feelings: The Art and Science of Emotion Regulation
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Psychology
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 50
DESCRIPTION
One of life's great challenges for each and every one of us is to learn how to deal with our emotions. Effective emotion regulation is linked to better mental and physical health, relationship satisfaction, and work performance. It is therefore vital to learn more about the psychology of emotion regulation. This summer course aims to provide students with a) knowledge regarding the state of the art of modern emotion regulation research; b) critical thinking and presentation skills; c) tools for developing new research and real-world applications of emotion regulation research. Among the topics covered in the course are: Emotion regulation strategies, emotion regulation flexibility, mindfulness, embodied emotion regulation, interpersonal emotion regulation, psychopathology and psychotherapy.
By the end of this course, students will:
- Know and understand the major modern theories of, and scientific research on, emotion regulation.
- Generate and discuss new and critical questions about emotion regulation research.
- Develop a proposal for new, theory-driven empirical research in the area of emotion regulation; and to provide feedback to research proposals by peers; and/or
- Know how to apply insights from emotion regulation research to address individual problems.
- Communicate effectively on these and other scientific topics.
Classroom teaching & expert seminars: 22 hours
Work groups: 6 hours
Excursions/workshops: 22 hours
Self-study: 34 hours
Assessment: Participants in the course have to meet the following requirements: (1) read assigned material and submit two thought questions prior to each lecture. (2) Participants are to read all the thought questions from their fellow students and select the three questions they are most interested in, to be submitted the day before each class. (3) Participants are to write a research proposal (RP) or application proposal (AP). (4) Participants are to provide peer feedback to 3 draft proposals. T. (5) Participants are to provide a presentation of their proposal. (6) Participants are to participate in all classes.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA's recommended credits are based on the contact hours assigned by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam): 15 contact hours equals 1 U.S. credit
By the end of this course, students will:
- Know and understand the major modern theories of, and scientific research on, emotion regulation.
- Generate and discuss new and critical questions about emotion regulation research.
- Develop a proposal for new, theory-driven empirical research in the area of emotion regulation; and to provide feedback to research proposals by peers; and/or
- Know how to apply insights from emotion regulation research to address individual problems.
- Communicate effectively on these and other scientific topics.
Classroom teaching & expert seminars: 22 hours
Work groups: 6 hours
Excursions/workshops: 22 hours
Self-study: 34 hours
Assessment: Participants in the course have to meet the following requirements: (1) read assigned material and submit two thought questions prior to each lecture. (2) Participants are to read all the thought questions from their fellow students and select the three questions they are most interested in, to be submitted the day before each class. (3) Participants are to write a research proposal (RP) or application proposal (AP). (4) Participants are to provide peer feedback to 3 draft proposals. T. (5) Participants are to provide a presentation of their proposal. (6) Participants are to participate in all classes.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course. CEA's recommended credits are based on the contact hours assigned by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam): 15 contact hours equals 1 U.S. credit