Emotions revealed : recognizing faces and feelings to improve communication and emotional life / Paul Ekman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ekman, Paul.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Expression.

Emotions.

Interpersonal communication.

Physical Description:

xxi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt, 2007.

Summary:

Renowned psychologist Paul Ekman explains the roots of our emotional responses-from anger and fear to sadness and happiness-and shows how these emotions cascade across our faces, revealing information to those who can decipher the clues. Ekman's research and practical training were prominently featured in Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller Blink, and the insights in Emotions Revealed provide us with the skills to recognize feelings in our spouses, children, business colleagues, even strangers on the street.

Ekman translates his research into a practical, mind-opening guide to reading the emotions of those around us. He explains what triggers emotions and whether we can control them; shows how our body signals to others whether we are slightly sad or truly anguished, peeved or enraged; and teaches us how to distinguish between a polite smile and the genuine thing. Packed with unique exercises and photographs-and a new chapter on emotions and lying that discusses how to identify possible deceit "hot spots" in everyday life-Emotions Revealed is an indispensable resource for navigating our emotional world.

Contents:

1 Emotions Across Cultures 1

2 When Do We Become Emotional? 17

3 Changing What We Become Emotional About 38

4 Behaving Emotionally 52

5 Sadness and Agony 82

6 Anger 110

7 Surprise and Fear 148

8 Disgust and Contempt 172

9 Enjoyable Emotions 190

10 Lies and Emotions 213

Conclusion: Living with Emotion 231

Appendix Reading Faces-The Test 241.

Notes:

"An Owl book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-278) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0805083391

9780805083392

OCLC:

86082820