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Handbook of Emotions, Third Edition

Widely regarded as the standard reference in the field, this handbook comprehensively examines all aspects of emotion and its role in human behavior. The editors and contributors are foremost authorities who describe major theories, findings, methods, and applications. The volume addresses the interface of emotional processes with biology, child development, social behavior, personality, cognition, and physical and mental health. Also presented are state-of-the-science perspectives on fear, anger, shame, disgust, positive emotions, sadness, and other distinct emotions. Illustrations include se
eBook, English, 2008
3rd ed
Guilford Publications, New York, 2008
1 online resource (2876 pages)
9781606238035, 1606238035
779140291
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; About the Editors; Contributors; Preface; Contents; Part I
Interdisciplinary Foundations; Chapter 1
The Philosophy of Emotions; Chapter 2
History of Emotions: Issues of Change and Impact; Chapter 3
The Sociology of Emotions; Chapter 4
The Affective Brain and Core Consciousness: How Does Neural Activity Generate Emotional Feelings?; Chapter 5
The Psychologists' Point of View; Chapter 6
The Clinical Application of Emotion in Psychotherapy; Chapter 7
Emotions, Music, and Literature. Chapter 8
The Evolutionary Psychology of the Emotions and Their Relationship to Internal Regulatory VariablesChapter 9
The Role of Emotion in Economic Behavior; Part II
Biological and Neurophysiological Approaches; Chapter 10
Emotional Networks in the Brain; Chapter 11
The Psychophysiology of Emotion; Chapter 12
Vocal Expressions of Emotion; Chapter 13
Facial Expressions of Emotion; Chapter 14
A "Nose" for Emotion: Emotional Information and Challenges in Odors and Semiochemicals; Chapter 15
The Neuroimaging of Emotion. Chapter 16
Interoception and Emotion: A Neuroanatomical PerspectivePart III
Developmental Changes; Chapter 17
The Development of Facial Expressions: Current Perspectives on Infant Emotions; Chapter 18
The Emergence of Human Emotions; Chapter 19
Children's Understanding of Emotion; Chapter 20
The Interface of Emotional Development with Social Context; Chapter 21
Young Children's Understanding of Others' Emotions; Chapter 22
Intermodal Emotional Processes in Infancy; Chapter 23
Long-Lived Emotions: A Life Course Perspective on Emotional Development. Part IV
Social PerspectivesChapter 24
Gender and Emotion in Context; Chapter 25
The Cultural Psychology of the Emotions: Ancient and Renewed; Chapter 26
Intergroup Emotions; Chapter 27
Empathy and Prosocial Behavior; Chapter 28
Social Functions of Emotion; Part V
Personality Issues; Chapter 29
Subjective Well-Being; Chapter 30
Temperament and Emotion; Chapter 31
Emotion Regulation; Chapter 32
Emotional Complexity; Part VI
Cognitive Factors; Chapter 33
Emotional Intelligence. Chapter 34
Some Ways in Which Positive Affect Influences Decision Making and Problem SolvingChapter 35
Advances in Modeling Emotion and Thought: The Importance of Developmental, Online, and Multilevel Analyses; Chapter 36
Emotion Concepts; Chapter 37
Memory and Emotion; Chapter 38
A Framework for Representing Emotional States; Chapter 39
Appraisal Theories: How Cognition Shapes Affect into Emotion; Part VII
Health and Emotions; Chapter 40
Emotions and Health Behavior: A Self-Regulation Perspective; Chapter 41
Emotions, the Neuroendocrine and Immune Systems, and Health. Chapter 42
Health-Promoting and Health-Damaging Effects of Emotions: The View from Developmental Functionalism