Handbook of Emotions, Third Edition

by Lewis, Michael; Haviland-Jones, Jeannette M.; Barrett, Lisa Feldman

• ISBN13: 9781593856502
• ISBN10: 1593856504
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-17
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Widely regarded as the standard reference in the field, this handbook comprehensively examines all aspects of emotion and its role in human behavior. The editors and contributors are foremost authorities who describe major theories, findings, methods, and applications. The volume addresses the interface of emotional processes with biology, child development, social behavior, personality, cognition, and physical and mental health. Also presented are state-of-the-science perspectives on fear, anger, shame, disgust, positive emotions, sadness, and other distinct emotions. Illustrations include seven color plates.

Author Biography

Michael Lewis, PhD, is the University Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry and Director of the Institute for the Study of Child Development at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. A widely cited leader in the field of developmental psychology, Dr. Lewis has written or edited more than 30 books.

 

Jeannette M. Haviland-Jones, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Human Emotions Lab at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She has studied and written extensively about emotional development for over 25 years, with interests including lifespan changes in displays of emotion, gender differences in emotions, and the organizing effects of emotion on cognition and on personality.

 

Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory at Boston College, with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research addresses the nature of emotion from social-psychological, psychophysiological, cognitive science, and neuroscience perspectives. A recipient of the NIH Director's Pioneer Award, she has published two previous books and over 80 papers and chapters.

Table of Contents

Interdisciplinary Foundations
The Philosophy of Emotions	p. 3
History of Emotions: Issues of Change and Impact	p. 17
The Sociology of Emotions	p. 32
The Affective Brain and Core Consciousness: How Does Neural Activity Generate Emotional Feelings?	p. 47
The Psychologists' Point of View	p. 68
The Clinical Application of Emotion in Psychotherapy	p. 88
Emotions, Music, and Literature	p. 102
The Evolutionary Psychology of the Emotions and Their Relationship to Internal Regulatory Variables	p. 114
The Role of Emotion in Economic Behavior	p. 138
Biological and Neurophysiological Approaches
Emotional Networks in the Brain	p. 159
The Psychophysiology of Emotion	p. 180
Vocal Expressions of Emotion	p. 196
Facial Expressions of Emotion	p. 211
A "Nose" for Emotion: Emotional Information and Challenges in Odors and Semiochemicals	p. 235
The Neuroimaging of Emotion	p. 249
Interoception and Emotion: A Neuroanatomical Perspective	p. 272
Developmental Changes
The Development of Facial Expressions: Current Perspectives on Infant Emotions	p. 291
The Emergence of Human Emotions	p. 304
Children's Understanding of Emotion	p. 320
The Interface of Emotional Development with Social Context	p. 332
Young Children's Understanding of Others' Emotions	p. 348
Intermodal Emotional Processes in Infancy	p. 364
Long-Lived Emotions: A Life Course Perspective on Emotional Development	p. 376
Social Perspectives
Gender and Emotion in Context	p. 395
The Cultural Psychology of the Emotions: Ancient and Renewed	p. 409
Intergroup Emotions	p. 428
Empathy and Prosocial Behavior	p. 440
Social Functions of Emotion	p. 456
Personality Issues
Subjective Well-Being	p. 471
Temperament and Emotion	p. 485
Emotion Regulation	p. 497
Emotional Complexity	p. 513
Cognitive Factors
Emotional Intelligence	p. 533
Some Ways in Which Positive Affect Influences Decision Making and Problem Solving	p. 548
Advances in Modeling Emotion and Thought: The Importance of Developmental, Online, and Multilevel Analyses	p. 574
Emotion Concepts	p. 587
Memory and Emotion	p. 601
A Framework for Representing Emotional States	p. 618
Appraisal Theories: How Cognition Shapes Affect into Emotion	p. 628
Health and Emotions
Emotions and Health Behavior: A Self-Regulation Perspective	p. 645
Emotions, the Neuroendocrine and Immune Systems, and Health	p. 661
Health-Promoting and Health-Damaging Effects of Emotions: The View from Developmental Functionalism	p. 676
Emotion Disturbances as Transdiagnostic Processes in Psychopathology	p. 691
Select Emotions
Fear and Anxiety: Overlaps and Dissociations	p. 709
The Development of Anger and Hostile Interactions	p. 730
Self-Conscious Emotions: Embarrassment, Pride, Shame, and Guilt	p. 742
Disgust	p. 757
Positive Emotions	p. 777
Sadness and Grief	p. 797
Author Index	p. 811
Subject Index	p. 832
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