Emotion Science: Cognitive and Neuroscientific Approaches to Understanding Human Emotions

ISBN-13: 9780230005181 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 496 str.

Elaine Fox

Opis

Research into emotion has exploded over the last decade and for the first time in a single book, Elaine Fox draws together the vast array of cognitive and neuroscientific research, exploring the interaction between cognitive and emotional processes. This insightful overview is an ideal core textbook for courses on cognition and emotion.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

ELAINE FOX  is Professor of Experimental Psychology and Head of the Department of Psychology at the University of Essex, UK.  She has published widely in emotion science and cognitive psychology and is an Associate Editor of the APA journal Emotion.

Blurb

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.