Emotion and Adaptation.

Emotion and Adaptation.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lazarus, Richard S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Emotions.
Adaptability (Psychology)
Emotions
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Table of Contents:
  • PART ONE: Background; 1. About Emotion; The Place of Emotion in Psychology; The Retreat from Radical Behaviorism and the Rise of Cognitivism; Perspectives on Emotion; The Adaptational Encounter as the Proper Context of Emotion; The Issues and Tasks of a Theory of Emotion; The Theory in a Nutshell; Summary; 2. Issues of Research, Classification, and Measurement; The Variables of Emotion; What Are the Emotions?; Emotions as Categories or Dimensions; Universals in the Emotional Response; A Working Emotion Classification System; Summary.
  • PART TWO: The Cognitive-Motivational-Relational Theory3. The Person-Environment Relationship, Motivation, and Coping; The Rationale for a Relational Theory; The Motivational Principle; Emotion as a Process; Coping; Person-Environment Relationships Bearing on Emotions; Summary; 4. Cognition and Emotion; Rationale and a Bit of History; Appraisal; How Meaning Is Achieved; Summary; 5. Issues of Causality; Overlaps and Distinctions among the Constructs of Mind; Causality in the Emotion Process; Contextualism and Mechanism in Emotion Theory; Three Issues about the Causal Role of Cognition.
  • Biological Universals and Sociocultural Variability in the Emotion ProcessEmotion as a System of Interdependent Variables and Processes; Summary; PART THREE: Individual Emotions; 6. Goal Incongruent (Negative) Emotions; Anger; Fright-Anxiety; Guilt-Shame; Sadness; Envy-Jealousy; Disgust; Summary; 7. Goal Congruent (Positive) and Problematic Emotions; Happiness/Joy; Pride; Love/Affection; Relief; Problematic Emotions; Summary; PART FOUR: Emotional Development; 8. Individual Development; Approaches to the Study of Mother-Infant Relationships; Theories of Emotional Development.
  • Temperament as a Biological FactorLearning and Emotional Development; Research and Thought on Cognitive-Emotional Development; Overview of the Development of the Emotion Process; Summary; 9. Social Influence; The Sociocultural Outlook; Society, Culture, and the Individual; Forms of Social Influence; Culture and Emotion; Social Structure and Emotion; Summary; PART FIVE: Practical Applications; 10. Emotions and Health; Emotion and Somatic Health; Emotion and Subjective Well-Being; Emotion and Social Functioning; Summary; 11. Implications for Research, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention.
  • Reprise of Main ThemesImplications for Research; Implications for Assessment; Implications for Treatment and Prevention; Final Thoughts; Summary; References; Author Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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