Valentin Flaudias, PhD
Associate Professor in Experimental Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology.
I’m Valentin Flaudias, an Associate Professor (HDR) in experimental psychopathology and clinical psychology.
My work is grounded in over a decade of hands-on clinical experience, during which I worked directly with individuals facing eating disorders, addictive behaviors, and related difficulties. This sustained contact with clinical reality has shaped my research around a central question:
» Why do individuals lose control over their behavior, even when they strongly intend to change?
This question structures my work around three key dimensions:
- Loss of control over behavior as a central phenomenon across clinical and non-clinical contexts
- Regulatory mechanisms, involving cognitive, emotional, interoceptive, and metacognitive processes
- Contextual and social vulnerability, as key factors shaping dysregulation
Rather than approaching psychopathology as a collection of distinct disorders, I develop a process-based perspective centered on these interacting systems.
Eating disorders and addictions serve as primary models in this work, not as isolated conditions, but as expressions of broader processes of behavioral dysregulation. Within this framework, phenomena such as craving are understood as manifestations of these processes, reflecting how altered internal states translate into behavior.
Particular attention is given to the role of contextual and social factors, including forms of social vulnerability that may trigger or amplify dysregulation. This line of work aims to contribute to a more integrated understanding of behavioral dysregulation across clinical and non-clinical contexts.
My work combines experimental research, clinical perspectives, and applied approaches, with the goal of better understanding vulnerability to loss of control and supporting the development of more targeted interventions in real-world settings.
Let’s Connect
I believe that collaboration is essential to advancing knowledge and improving mental health care.
If you are interested in my work—whether as a student, researcher, or collaborator—I would be glad to connect and explore potential synergies.
