@article{167, keywords = {Automatic cognitive processing, Deliberate cognitive processing, Emotion regulation, Anxiety}, author = {Leonardo Adrián Medrano and Roger Muñoz-Navarro and Antonio Cano-Vindel}, title = {Cognitive processes and emotion regulation: Contributions from a psycho-evolutionary approach}, abstract = {Background Evolutionary psychology posits that there are archaic cognitive processes that our ancestors relied upon for survival. Since these processes are evolutionarily primitive, they are settled in subcortical brain structures and are automatically generated, which leads to difficulties in emotion regulation. Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the contribution of automatic vs. deliberate cognitive processing in anxiety regulation. Method}, year = {2016}, journal = {Ansiedad y Estrés}, volume = {22}, number = {2-3}, pages = {47-54}, month = {12/2016}, issn = {1134-7937}, isbn = {2174-0437}, url = {http://www.elsevier.es/es-revista-ansiedad-estres-242-articulo-procesos-cognitivos-regulacion-emocional-aportes-S1134793716300318}, doi = {10.1016/j.anyes.2016.11.001}, }