Screen LibraryHandbook of positive emotions /
"This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about positive emotions: their nature, functions, and consequences for individuals and society. Specific emotions are analyzed in depth, including happiness, pride, romantic love, compassion, gratitude, awe, challenge, and ho...
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The Guilford Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about positive emotions: their nature, functions, and consequences for individuals and society. Specific emotions are analyzed in depth, including happiness, pride, romantic love, compassion, gratitude, awe, challenge, and hope. Major theoretical perspectives are presented and cutting-edge research methods explained. The volume addresses neurobiological and physiological aspects of positive emotions as well as their social and intrapersonal contexts. Implications for physical health, coping, and psychopathology are explore |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 527 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9781462513970 (hardcover : acid-free paper) : 1462513972 (hardcover : acid-free paper) |
| Index Number: | BF204 |
| CLC: | B842.6 |
| Call Number: | B842.6/H236-4 |
| Contents: |
Part I. Theoretical foundations : The differentiation of positive emotional experience as viewed through the lens of appraisal theory / Infusing positive emotions into life: the broaden-and-build theory and a dual-process model of resilience / evolutionary perspective in positive emotion research / What is a positive emotion?: the psychological construction of pleasant fear and unpleasant happiness / Part III. Social perspectives and individual differences : Positive emotions, social cognition, and intertemporal choice / Positive emotions in close relationships / Traversing affective boundaries: examining cultural norms for positive emotions / Vive la différence: the ability to differentiate positive emotional experience and well-being / Part V. Outcomes of positive emotions : Health and psychology: the importance of positive affect / Positive emotion disturbance across clinical disorders / Positive emotions in organizations / Positive emotions in marketing and social influence / Conclusions and future directions / |