Psychology: emotions

Few areas have witnessed the type of growth we have seen in the affective sciences in the past decades.

The history of emotions is one of the fastest growing fields in current historical debate, and this is the first book-length introduction to the field, synthesizing the current research, and offering direction for future study.

Although collective emotions have a long tradition in scientific inquiry, for instance in mass psychology and the sociology of rituals and social movements, their importance for individuals and the social world has never been more obvious than in the past decades.

Although collective emotions have a long tradition in scientific inquiry, for instance in mass psychology and the sociology of rituals and social movements, their importance for individuals and the social world has never been more obvious than in the past decades.

Animals cannot use words to explain whether they feel emotions, and scientific opinion on the subject has been divided.

Animals cannot use words to explain whether they feel emotions, and scientific opinion on the subject has been divided.

What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and who experiences it?

What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and who experiences it?

Eating disorders are potentially life-threatening psychiatric illnesses commonly accompanied by serious medical problems.

Eating disorders are potentially life-threatening psychiatric illnesses commonly accompanied by serious medical problems.

When encountering unfamiliar environments in India and the Philippines, the British and the Americans wrote extensively about the first taste of mango and meat spiced with cumin, the smell of excrement and coconut oil, the feel of humidity and rough cloth against skin, the sound of bells and insects, and the appearance of dark-skinned natives and lepers.

When encountering unfamiliar environments in India and the Philippines, the British and the Americans wrote extensively about the first taste of mango and meat spiced with cumin, the smell of excrement and coconut oil, the feel of humidity and rough cloth against skin, the sound of bells and insects, and the appearance of dark-skinned natives and lepers.

Many of our endeavors -- be it personal or communal, technological or artistic -- aim at eradicating all traces of dissatisfaction from our daily lives.

Many of our endeavors -- be it personal or communal, technological or artistic -- aim at eradicating all traces of dissatisfaction from our daily lives.

What is love's real intent?

What is love's real intent?

Building on the legacy of the groundbreaking first edition, the Editors of this unique volume have selected more than 100 leading emotion researchers from around the world and asked them to address 14 fundamental questions about the nature and origins of emotion.

Building on the legacy of the groundbreaking first edition, the Editors of this unique volume have selected more than 100 leading emotion researchers from around the world and asked them to address 14 fundamental questions about the nature and origins of emotion.

How do our emotions enable us to know?

We know shame can be a morally valuable emotion that helps us to realize when we fail to be the kinds of people we aspire to be.

We know shame can be a morally valuable emotion that helps us to realize when we fail to be the kinds of people we aspire to be.

Who benefits and who loses when emotions are described in particular ways?

Who benefits and who loses when emotions are described in particular ways?

Emotion dysregulation, which is often defined as the inability to modulate strong negative affective states including impulsivity, anger, fear, sadness, and anxiety, is observed in nearly all psychiatric disorders.

Emotion dysregulation, which is often defined as the inability to modulate strong negative affective states including impulsivity, anger, fear, sadness, and anxiety, is observed in nearly all psychiatric disorders.

Leading therapists and researchers have come to understand that many psychological disorders share common features and respond to common therapeutic treatments.

Leading therapists and researchers have come to understand that many psychological disorders share common features and respond to common therapeutic treatments.

Contemporary research on major emotional disorders emphasizes their commonalities rather than their differences.

Contemporary research on major emotional disorders emphasizes their commonalities rather than their differences.

Desires matter.

Recent conceptualization of anxiety, depressive, and related "e;emotional"e; disorders emphasize their similarities rather than their differences.

The importance of facial expressions has led to a steadily growing body of empirical findings and theoretical analyses.

From vampire apocalypses, shark attacks, witches, and ghosts, to murderous dolls bent on revenge, horror has been part of the American cinematic imagination for almost as long as pictures have moved on screens.

From vampire apocalypses, shark attacks, witches, and ghosts, to murderous dolls bent on revenge, horror has been part of the American cinematic imagination for almost as long as pictures have moved on screens.

When a cultural movement that began to take shape in the mid-twentieth century erupted into mainstream American culture in the late 1990s, it brought to the fore the idea that it is as important to improve one's own sense of pleasure as it is to manage depression and anxiety.

When a cultural movement that began to take shape in the mid-twentieth century erupted into mainstream American culture in the late 1990s, it brought to the fore the idea that it is as important to improve one's own sense of pleasure as it is to manage depression and anxiety.

Considerable research has been devoted to understanding how positive emotional processes influence our thoughts and behaviors, and the resulting body of work clearly indicates that positive emotion is a vital ingredient in our human quest towards well-being and thriving.

Considerable research has been devoted to understanding how positive emotional processes influence our thoughts and behaviors, and the resulting body of work clearly indicates that positive emotion is a vital ingredient in our human quest towards well-being and thriving.

On a mid-October evening, a group of fathers gathered around a conference table and met each other for the first time.

On a mid-October evening, a group of fathers gathered around a conference table and met each other for the first time.

Surviving the Storm presents a humanistic psychological perspective on how to support cancer survivors by offering an individualized narrative structure designed to help them tell their stories.

Surviving the Storm presents a humanistic psychological perspective on how to support cancer survivors by offering an individualized narrative structure designed to help them tell their stories.

The study of emotions and emotional displays has achieved a deserved prominence in recent classical scholarship.

The importance of facial expressions has led to a steadily growing body of empirical findings and theoretical analyses.

This book is a philosophical exploration of disorientation and its significance for action.

The study of emotions and emotional displays has achieved a deserved prominence in recent classical scholarship.

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals.

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals.

We rely on two different conceptions of morality.

How do our emotions enable us to know?