Psychology: emotions Books

By carefully analyzing a comprehensive data base of questionnaire responses gathered over the past two decades in the developing regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America, this book arrives at a series of powerful conclusions regarding the determinants...

Does empathy help us to be moral? The author argues that empathy is often instrumental to meeting the demands of morality as defined by various ethical theories.This multi-faceted work links psychological research on empathy with ethical theory and...

A Philosophical Inquiry Into The Source Of The Pleasures Derived From Tragic Representations is a book written by Martin McDermot in 1824. The book delves into the philosophical concept of why people derive pleasure from watching tragic representations...

The intersection between morality and emotion is not always easily discernible. Researchers often choose to treat these concepts separately, and in doing so an important aspect of this symbiosis is irremediably thwarted. New Interdisciplinary Landscapes...

This book by Jean Baptiste Félix Descuret explores the connections between emotions, or passions, and health, as well as the relationship between passion, law, and religion. Published in the mid-19th century, this work was ahead of its time in its...

This insightful book offers a thorough and practical guide to the measurement of emotion, exploring the key theories, techniques, and applications of this increasingly important field.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important,...

En este libro, Ingenieros explora el amor en todas sus facetas, desde el eros hasta la philia, pasando por la agape. Con su estilo claro y accesible, el autor nos muestra cómo el amor influye en nuestra vida y en nuestras relaciones interpersonales, y...

First published in 1621, this classic work is a meditation on the nature of sadness and how it can be overcome. Drawing on the author's own experiences of melancholy, as well as a wealth of scholarship from the ancient world, this book remains an...

Dieses Buch bietet eine bahnbrechende Untersuchung der menschlichen Gefühlszustände. Der Autor untersucht die naturwissenschaftlichen Grundlagen von Emotionen und beschreibt ausführlich, wie Emotionen im menschlichen Körper entstehen und sich ausbreiten...

This collection of essays explores the nature of human emotion from a variety of perspectives. The authors examine the biological and physiological aspects of emotion, as well as its social and psychological dimensions. This book is essential reading for...

As the climate and ecological emergency worsens, moral challenges mount, particularly to citizens of the Global North whose economies have contributed most to the destruction we now all face. How has the 'self' of this modern citizen become so estranged...

The title and the contents page describe what this book is about. It is a self-help book for improved emotional, physical health and well-being.It is written in an easy to understand and encouraging manner to help anyone who reads it to cope positively...

For a long time I have wanted to put together a book about sodal and evaluation anxiety. Sodal-evaluation anxiety seemed to be a stressful part of so many people's everyday experience. It also seemed to be apart of so many of...

Regardless of culture, most adult humans report experiencing similar feelings such as anger, fear, humor, and joy. Such subjective emotional states, however, are not universal. Members of some cultures deny experiencing...