Emotion Science
Cognitive and Neuroscientific Approaches to Understanding Human Emotions
Author(s):Palgrave
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Paperback - 9780230005181
29 September 2008
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Hardcover - 9780230005174
26 September 2008
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Shortlisted for the 2011 BPS Book Award
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...
Shortlisted for the 2011 BPS Book Award
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.
The first textbook to integrate cognitive and neuroscientific perspectives on emotion, giving it a unique scope
Broad coverage of normal and disordered emotions
The author is a wellrespected researcher in this field
The book discusses both theory and fundamental research findings which gives the student a comprehensive overview
Introduction to Emotion Science
The Nature of Measurement of Emotions, Moods and Feelings
Individual Differences in Emotional Reactivity and Regulation: Temperament, Personality and Affective Style
Categorical Approaches to the Structure of Affect
Dimensional Approaches to the Structure of Affect <
Affect-Cognition Relations: Perception, Attention and Judgement
Affect-Cognition Relations: Memory
Individual Differences in Emotional Processing
Determinants of Emotional Disorders
Determinants of Resilience and Well-Being
Theoretical Overview.