Memory and emotion : interdisciplinary perspectives / edited by Bob Uttl, Nobuo Ohta, and Amy Siegenthaler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Uttl, Bob.

Ohta, Nobuo.

Siegenthaler, Amy.

Series:

New perspectives in cognitive psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory.

Emotions.

Memory--Physiological aspects.

Emotions--Physiological aspects.

Psychology, Pathological.

Physical Description:

xiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2006.

Summary:

Memory and Emotion: Interdisciplinary Perspectives is a collection of original articles, written by leading researchers, in one of the fastest-growing areas in psychology. The chapters explore cutting-edge research in memory and emotion, and discuss relevant findings, methodological techniques, and theoretical advances. The collection covers many of the current hot topics in the field, such as the effects of stress, arousal, anxiety, and depression on memory; the influence of discrete emotions on memory; dissociative amnesia and post-traumatic stress disorder; false, recovered, and traumatic memories; flashbulb memories; the use of emotional memories in therapy; the influence of emotion on autobiographical memory; emotion/memory interactions across the adult lifespan; and neural correlates of these and other phenomena. Memory and Emotion covers contemporary advances in research on memory and emotion by emphasizing cognitive neuroscience, psychopathology, and aging, and will be essential reading for students, researchers, and scholars in the field.

Contents:

1 Memory and Emotion from Interdisciplinary Perspectives / Bob Uttl, Amy L. Siegenthaler, Nobuo Ohta 1

Part I Memory, Emotion, and Cognition 13

2 Memory for Emotional Episodes: The Strengths and Limits of Arousal-Based Accounts / Daniel Reisberg 15

3 Emotional Valence, Discrete Emotions, and Memory / Linda J. Levine, David A. Pizarro 37

4 Remembering Emotional Events: The Relevance of Memory for Associated Emotions / Sven A. Christianson, Elisabeth Engelberg 59

5 Are We Frightened Because We Run Away? Some Evidence from Metacognitive Feelings / Asher Koriat 83

Part II Memory, Emotion, Aging, and the Brain 105

6 The Memory Enhancing Effect of Emotion: Functional Neuroimaging Evidence / Florin Dolcos, Kevin S. LaBar, Roberto Cabeza 107

7 Why Memories May Become More Positive as People Age / Mara Mather 135

8 Age-Related Changes in the Encoding and Retrieval of Emotional and Non-Emotional Information / Bob Uttl, Peter Graf 159

Part III Memory, Emotion, and Psychopathology 189

9 Anxiety and the Encoding of Emotional Information / Andrew Mathews 191

10 Memory, Emotion, and Psychotherapy: Maximizing the Positive Functions of Self-Defining Memories / Jefferson A. Singer 211

11 Trauma and Memory: Normal versus Special Memory Mechanisms / Gail S. Goodman, Pedro M. Paz-Alonso 233

12 Trauma and Memory Revisited / John F. Kihlstrom 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1405139811

140513982X

OCLC:

62330664