Repressive coping style modulates neural responses during encoding of emotional faces

Introduction: Coping is the process of attempting to control threat relevant sources and to regulate the emotional demands created by threatening situations. The model of coping modes (Krohne HW, 1993; 2000 Cognitive Therapy and Research) introduces repression and sensitization as basis constructs for the description of dispositional habitual behavior tendencies in anxiety provoking and threatening situations. Sensitization means the increased analyzing of the environment to reduce uncertainty. In contrast, repression designates coping strategies that shield the individual from distressing stimuli and arousal by…