| Description |
x, 321 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. What This Book Is About -- I. Portraits of the Individual Emotions. 2. The Nasty Emotions: Anger, Envy, and Jealousy. 3. The Existential Emotions: Anxiety-Fright, Guilt, and Shame. 4. Emotions Provoked by Unfavorable Life Conditions: Relief, Hope, Sadness, and Depression. 5. Emotions Provoked by Favorable Life Conditions: Happiness, Pride, and Love. 6. The Empathic Emotions: Gratitude, Compassion, and Those Aroused by Aesthetic Experiences -- II. How to Understand the Emotions. 7. The Nuts and Bolts of Emotion. 8. Coping and Self-Management of Emotion. 9. How Biology and Culture Affect Our Emotional Lives. 10. The Logic of Our Emotions -- III. Practical Implications. 11. Stress and Emotion. 12. Emotions and Our Health. 13. When Coping Fails - Psychotherapy Offers a Solution. 14. Final Thoughts |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-311) and index |
| Subject |
Adjustment (Psychology)
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Affect (Psychology)
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Emotions.
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| Author |
Lazarus, Bernice N.
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| LC no. |
94009320 |
| ISBN |
0195087577 (acid-free paper) |
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