Ideas and Realities of Emotion

by Brian Parkinson

Overview

A clear and concise overview of state-of-the-art reasearch into emotion focusing on cognitive appraisal, bodily changes, action tendencies and expressive displays.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134971770
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/19/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	345
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Brian Parkinson

Table of Contents

Part I Individual emotion 1 Conceptualizing emotion 2 The appraisal factor 3 The action factor 4 The activation factor 5 The expressive factor 6 Four-factor theory Part II Social emotion 7 Interpersonal emotion 8 Institutional and cultural emotion 9 Emotion representations 10 Reconceptualizing emotion

Editorial Reviews

Presents fundamental principles of the organization, structure, and function of the human nervous system, especially for students new to neuroscience. Useful for medical and dental students, beginning students in the allied health sciences and psychology, residents in neurology and neurosurgery who need a review, and readers with some background in biology. This fifth edition incorporates recent advances in the field, and includes 24 new half tone drawings, four new photos, and examples of CAT, MRI, and PET images. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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