Emotion

The passions of the soul : early emotion theories -- Brain and thought processes as antecedents to emotion: emotion theories of the 20th century -- What is an emotion? modern thoughts and concepts -- Biological foundations -- Methodological foundations I : eliciting emotions -- Methodological foundations II : exploring emotions -- Joy and positive emotions -- Sadness -- Fear -- Emotion effects on cognition -- Emotion regulation -- Emotions across the lifespan -- Emotions and sex differences -- Emotions and culture. Emotion , by Annett Schirmer, 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 of emotions for behavior and cognition, as well as interindividual differences. EMOTION-FRONT COVER -- EMOTION -- COPYRIGHT -- BRIEF CONTENTS -- DETAILED CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- PART 1: EMOTION THEORIES FROM ANTIQUITY TO MODERNITY -- CHAPTER 1: THE PASSIONS OF THE SOUL: EARLY EMOTION THEORIES -- CHAPTER 2: BRAIN AND THOUGHT PROCESSES AS ANTECEDENTS TO EMOTION: EMOTION THEORIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY -- CHAPTER 3: WHAT IS AN EMOTION? MODERN THOUGHTS AND CONCEPTS -- PART 2: FOUNDATIONS FOR EMOTION RESEARCH -- CHAPTER 4: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR EMOTIONS -- CHAPTER 5: METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS I: ELICITING EMOTIONS CHAPTER 6: METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS II: EXPLORING EMOTIONS -- PART 3: EMOTIONS -- CHAPTER 7: JOY AND POSITIVE EMOTIONS -- CHAPTER 8: SADNESS -- CHAPTER 9. FEAR -- PART 4: EMOTIONS AND OTHER MENTAL PROCESSES -- CHAPTER 10: EMOTION EFFECTS ON COGNITION -- CHAPTER 11: EMOTION REGULATION -- PART 5: INTRA- AND INTER-INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN EMOTION -- CHAPTER 12: EMOTIONS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN -- CHAPTER 13: EMOTIONS AND SEX DIFFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14: EMOTIONS AND CULTURE -- REFERENCES -- GLOSSARY -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX