Emotion science : cognitive and neuroscientific approaches to understanding human emotions / Elaine Fox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fox, Elaine, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotions.

Physical Description:

xx, 456 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Summary:

Emotion Science is a state-of-the-art introduction to the study of emotion. Drawing on a wide array of research from psychology and neuroscience, the author presents an integrated picture of our current understanding of normal as well as disordered emotions such as anxiety and depression. The author draws a clear distinction between emotions moods and feelings, and suggests how they can be understood within an integrated model. The book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology and related areas, and will be a useful reference for active researchers.

Contents:

Introduction to emotion science

The nature and measurement of emotions, moods and feelings

Individual differences in emotional reactivity and regulation : temperament, personality and affective style

Categorical approaches to the sturcture of affect

Dimensional approaches to the structure of affect

Affect -cognition relations : perception, attention and judgment

Affect-cognition relations : memory

Individual differences in emotional processing

Determinants of emotional disorders

Determinants of resilience and well-being

Theoretical overview.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-429) and indexes.

ISBN:

0230005179

9780230005174

0230005187

9780230005181

OCLC:

226212790

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