ABSTRACT
Imagine that a loved one has been diagnosed with a serious illness. What is your response to this devastating news and how will you cope? The emotion regulation researcher can ask this question from numerous perspectives: How intense is your emotional reaction? Do you suppress your emotions or “think on the bright side” and hope for the best? How will your emotional reactions differ if you’re depressed rather than anxious? Such questions are only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the possibilities an emotion regulation researcher might choose to pursue.
