Clinical Neuropsychology of Emotion

Written In An Engaging, Accessible Style, This Book Synthesizes The Growing Body Of Knowledge On The Neuropsychology Of Emotion And Identifies Practical Clinical Implications. The Author Unravels The Processes That Comprise A Single Emotional Event, From The Initial Trigger Through Physiological And Psychological Responses. She Also Examines How Patterns Of Emotional Responses Come Together To Motivate Complex Behavioral Choices. Grounded In Theory And Research, The Book Discusses Relevant Syndromes And Populations, Reviews Available Assessment Instruments, And Describes How Deficits In Emotional Processing Affect Cognition, Daily Functioning, And Mental Health. Traditional Models And Theories Of Emotions And Personality -- Early Neuroanatomic Models Of Emotional Processing -- The Trigger Mechanism And The Detection Of Emotionally Salient Stimuli -- Reflexive Emotional Responses -- Awareness And Understanding Of An Emotional Experience -- Emotional Communication -- Emotion Regulation -- Mood And Motivation -- Motivation And Sensitivity To Incentives -- Stress And Motivation -- Temperament, Personality, And Heritability Of Individual Differences In Executive Functioning -- Stress Regulation, Executive Functioning, And Physical And Mental Health -- Future Directions For Clinical Neuropsychology Of Emotion. Yana Suchy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 265-352) And Index. TItle Page 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 About the Author 8 Contents 10 About This Book 14 Part I: Historical Origins: Emotions and Personality from Antiquity to the 20th Century 20 1 Traditional Models and Theories of Emotions and Personality 22 2 Early Neuroatomic Models of Emotional Processing 36 Part II: Anatomy of an Emotional Event: From Emotional Trigger to Emotion Regulation 56 3 The Trigger Mechanism and the Detection of Emotionally Salient Stimuli 58 4 Reflexive Emotional Responses 83 5 Awareness and Understanding of an Emotional Experience 107 6 Emotional Communication 124 7 Emotion Regulation 148 Part III: Emotions, Affective Styles, and Motivation: How Emotions Shape Who We Are and What We Do 168 8 Mood and Motivation 172 9 Motivation and Sensitivity to Incentives 189 10 Stress and Motivation 217 Part IV: A Glimpse at Tomorrow from an Interdisciplinary Perspective 234 11 Temperament, Personality, and Heritability of Individual Differences in Executive Functioning 236 12 Stress Regulation, Executive Functioning, and Physical and Mental Hea 248 13 Future Directions for Clinical Neuropsychology of Emotion 260 Appendix A: Affective Deficits, Symptoms, and Syndromes Associated with Select Clinical Populations 266 Appendix B: Disorders and Populations Associated with Select Affective Deficits, Symptoms, or Syndromes 273 Appendix C: Select Measures for Assessment of Affective Deficits, Symptoms, or Syndromes 276 References 278 Index 366