FOURTH EDITION, Understanding Emotions by Keltner, Dacher -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Table of Contents Figures Tables Acknowledgments Preface PART I: Perspectives on Emotions

1 Approaches to Understanding Emotions

Introduction What Is an Emotion? First Ideas Nineteenth-Century Founders Philosophical and Literary Approaches Brain Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology Empirical Inspirations for a New Science of Emotion What Is an Emotion? A Framework The Emotional Realm: Emotions—Moods—Dispositions Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

2 Evolution of Emotions

Elements of an Evolutionary Approach An Evolutionary History of Human Emotions Evolution of Symbolic Representation and Language Emotions as Bases of Human Relationships Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

3 Cultural Understandings of Emotions

An Island Society Cross-cultural Approaches to Emotion The Construction of Emotions in the West Sexual Love in the West Integrating Evolutionary and Cultural Approaches Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

PART II: Elements of Emotions

4 Communication of Emotions

Five Kinds of Nonverbal Behavior Facial Expressions of Emotion Vocal Communication of Emotion Tactile Communication of Emotion Emotional Expression and the Coordination of Social Interaction Cultural Variation in Emotional Expression Communication of Emotion in Art Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

5 Bodily Changes and Emotions

Early Theorizing About Emotion and Bodily Changes Emotion and the Autonomic Nervous System Emotion and the Neuroendocrine System Emotion and the Immune System Bodily Changes and Emotional Experience Embodiment, Cognition, and Social Interaction Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

6 Appraisal, Experience, Regulation

Appraisal and Emotion Primary Appraisals, Good and Bad Secondary Appraisals A Third Phase of Appraisal: Verbal Sharing Words and concepts Emotional Experience Regulation of Emotions Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

7 Brain Mechanisms and Emotion

PART III: Emotions and Social Life

8 Development of Emotions in Childhood

Theories of Emotional Development Emotional Expression Recognition of Emotions Regulation of Emotions Biological Contributions to Temperament Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

9 Emotions in Social Relationships

Emotions Within Intimate Relationships Emotions in Friendships Emotions in Hierarchical Relationships Emotion and Group Dynamics Emotional Intelligence Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

10 Emotions and Thinking

Passion and Reason Emotions Prioritize Thoughts, Goals, and Actions Emotion and Mood in Economic Behavior Affect Infusion, and Affect as Information Styles of Processing Effects of Moods and Emotions on Cognitive Functioning Morality Emotions and the Law Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

PART IV: Emotions and the Individual

11 Individual Differences in Emotionality

Emotionality Over the Life Span Attachment and Emotionality Parental Behaviors Beyond Attachment Beyond Parenting: Influences of Siblings, Peers, and the Broader Social Context Programs That Optimize Emotional Development Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

12 Psychopathology of Emotions in Childhood

Emotions and Psychopathology Prevalence of Psychopathology in Childhood The Relationship Between Risk Factors and Psychopathology Risk Factors Trajectories of Disorders Interventions for Child and Adolescent Psychopathology Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

13 Emotional Disorders in Adulthood

Depression and Anxiety Psychiatric Disorders: Symptoms and Prevalence How Disorders Are Caused Gene–Environment Interactions Emotional Predispositions and Emotional Disorders Vulnerability Factors Recurrence, Recovery, and Prolongation of Disorders Neurophysiology of Depression and Anxiety Beyond Depression and Anxiety Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

14 A Meaningful Life

A Significant Event Meaning in Life Psychological Therapy with Others and by Oneself Mindfulness, Ancient and Modern Consciously Making Sense of Emotions Emotions in Literature Emotion and Free Will Emotion and Meaning in the Social World Summary To Think About and Discuss Further Reading

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