Handbook of Emotions, Second Edition
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ISBN: 1572305290 / Publisher: The Guilford Press, May 2000
All professionals concerned with human behavior.
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The first edition was selected by Choice as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1995. The second edition, with 73 contributors and 43 essays, is divided into seven sections, beginning with Interdisciplinary Foundations, which includes essays on the philosophy of emotions, and emotions in art and the humanities. Biological and Neurophysiological Approaches features discussions on emotions in the mammalian brain and facial expressions of emotions. Social and Personality Issues examines, for example, emotional expression in groups, and gender and emotion. Cognitive Factors includes articles on emotion and memory, and current directions in emotional intelligence research. Health and Emotions explores such topics as emotions and immunity, and the final section features a host of articles on selected emotions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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