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. 2022 Apr;19(2):103–113. doi: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20220204

Table 1.

ER processes: Systematic classification and related examples

Intrapersonal Implicit Automatic Romeo suppresses his fear of death (extinction).
Controlled Romeo tries to label his indistinct emotion as rage against Mercutio (affective labelling).
Explicit Automatic Romeo regulates his passion for Juliet during the masked ball led by the knowledge of their social condition, implying that publicly manifesting it would represent a threat for them.
Controlled Romeo looks at the reason for his sadness from another perspective (reappraisal).
Interpersonal Intrinsic Implicit Automatic Romeo regulates his own indistinct internal distress by seeking affective contact with Juliet.
Controlled Romeo regulates his own indistinct internal distress by thinking of Juliet during his exile in Mantua.
Explicit Automatic Romeo regulates his own conscious fear of losing Juliet by seeking contact with her.
Controlled Romeo regulates his own conscious fear of losing Juliet by thinking of her promise of love.
Extrinsic Implicit Automatic Juliet regulates Romeo’s indistinct internal distress by her affective attitude toward him.
Controlled Juliet regulates Romeo’s indistinct internal distress by her reassuring words.
Explicit Automatic Juliet regulates Romeo’s explicit fear of losing her by generally speaking of her love for him.
Controlled Juliet regulates Romeo’s explicit fear of losing her by verbally assuring him that he will never lose her.