Emotion / Annett Schirmer, National University of Singapore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schirmer, Annett, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotions.

Emotions and cognition.

Cognition.

Neurosciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (508 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., [2015]

Summary:

Emotion is a comprehensive text that integrates traditional psychological theories and cutting-edge neuroscience research to explain the nature and role of emotions in human functioning. Written in an engaging style, the book explores emotions at the behavioral, physiological, mental, and neurofunctional (i.e., chemical, metabolic, and structural) levels, and examines each in a broad context, touching on different theoretical perspectives, regulatory processes, development, and culture, among others. Providing greater insight and depth than existing texts, the book offers a holistic view of the field, giving students a broader understanding of the mechanisms underlying emotions and enabling them to appreciate the role emotions play in their lives. In dedicated chapters, the text covers past and current theories of emotion, individual emotions and their bodily representation, the role ...

Contents:

part 1. Emotion theories from antiquity to modernity

part 2. Foundations for emotion research

part 3. Emotions

part 4. Emotions and other mental processes

part 5. Intra- and inter-individual differences in emotion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781483356082

1483356086

9781483378619

1483378616

9781483311340

1483311341

OCLC:

1017729288