Research Interests
The ultimate goal of my research is to explain the development of adult psychopathology, with a focus on the role of emotional processes. My research is not limited to a single circumscribed etiological factor or experimental paradigm. This is important because of the overwhelming evidence that psychopathological conditions are complex and multidetermined. The vast majority of work in my lab has been guided by a framework for describing emotional disturbances that was proposed by my students and me (Berenbaum et al, 2003). Specifically, we proposed that there are three broad types of emotional disturbances (each of which includes several subtypes): (a) disturbances in emotional valence (e.g., excessive levels of unpleasant emotion); (b) disturbances in emotional intensity/variability/regulation; and (c) disturbances in emotional awareness. In recent years, my work has focused on the following phenomena: (a) emotional awareness and other meta-emotion factors; (b) emotional intensity and variability; (c) peculiarity; and (d) worry.
Research Description
The ultimate goal of my research is to explain the development of adult psychopathology, with a focus on the role of emotional processes. My research is not limited to a single circumscribed etiological factor or experimental paradigm. This is important because of the overwhelming evidence that psychopathological conditions are complex and multidetermined. The vast majority of work in my lab has been guided by a framework for describing emotional disturbances that was proposed by my students and me (Berenbaum et al, 2003). Specifically, we proposed that there are three broad types of emotional disturbances (each of which includes several subtypes): (a) disturbances in emotional valence (e.g., excessive levels of unpleasant emotion); (b) disturbances in emotional intensity/variability/regulation; and (c) disturbances in emotional awareness. In recent years, my work has focused on the following phenomena: (a) emotional awareness and other meta-emotion factors; (b) emotional intensity and variability; (c) peculiarity; and (d) worry.
Education
Ph.D. from Indiana University
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Psychiatry
For prospective students:
Professor Berenbaum is not planning to recruit any new doctoral students in the foreseeable future.
Recent Publications
Dolcos, S., Hu, Y., Williams, C., Bogdan, P. C., Hohl, K., Berenbaum, H., & Dolcos, F. (2021). Cultivating Affective Resilience: Proof-of-Principle Evidence of Translational Benefits From a Novel Cognitive-Emotional Training Intervention. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, [585536]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.585536
Eckland, N. S., & Berenbaum, H. (2021). Emotional Awareness in Daily Life: Exploring Its Potential Role in Repetitive Thinking and Healthy Coping. Behavior Therapy, 52(2), 338-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2020.04.010
Eckland, N. S., Letkiewicz, A. M., & Berenbaum, H. (2021). Examining the latent structure of emotional awareness and associations with executive functioning and depression. Cognition and Emotion, 35(4), 805-821. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2021.1885349
Eckland, N. S., Nzinga, B., Leipow, R., & Berenbaum, H. (2021). The relations between pleasurable emotions and depression: Exploring the potential significance of contentment. Journal of Affective Disorders, 283, 249-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.01.067
Eckland, N. S., Huang, A. B., & Berenbaum, H. (2020). Empathic accuracy: Associations with prosocial behavior and self-insecurity. Emotion, 20(7), 1306-1310. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000622
