Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
1 An introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Some real life; What a theory of emotion should do; How to use
this book; Summary; Further reading
2 Early theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Some real life; Early philosophical theories of emotion; Darwin;
McDougall; James–Lange; Cannon (Cannon–Bard theory); Papez;
Duffy; Conclusions; Summary; A question of application; Further
reading
3 Phenomenological theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Some real life; Stumpf; Sartre; Buytedjik; Hillman; Fell; de Rivera;
Denzin; Stein, Trabasso and Liwag; Self, identity and well-being;
Conclusions; Summary; A question of application; Further reading
4 Behavioural theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Some real life; Watson; Harlow and Stagner; Millenson;
Weiskrantz; Hammond; Gray; Staats and Eifert; Conclusions;
Summary; A question of application; Further reading
5 Physiological theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Some real life; Earlier physiologically based views;
The neuroscience approach; The evolutionary approach;
Conclusions; Summary; A question of application; Further reading
6 Cognitive theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Some real life; Maranon; Arnold; Schachter; Leventhal; Bower;
Oatley and Johnson-Laird; Lazarus; Ellsworth; Frijda;
The cognition–emotion relationship; Conclusions; Summary;
A question of application; Further reading
7 Ambitious theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Some real life; Leeper; Tomkins; Averill; Mandler; Buck; Oatley and
Johnson-Laird; Izard; Ortony; Frijda; Conclusions; Summary;
A question of application; Further reading
8 Specific emotions theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Introduction; Anger; Anxiety and fear; Happiness; Sadness;
Disgust; Jealousy and envy; Grief; Love; Shame and other
self-conscious, self-reflexive emotions; Conclusions; Summary;
A question of application; Further reading
9 Developmental theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Some real life; Sroufe; Giblin; Attachment theory; Fischer, Shaver and Carnochan; Izard
and Malatesta (Malatesta-Magai); Malatesta-Magai; Izard, again; Camras; Lewis; Harris;
Cognition in development; Emotion regulation; Conclusions; Summary; A question of
application; Further reading
10 Social theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Some real life; Davitz – a dictionary; Eibl-Eibesfeldt – ethology; Frijda – dimensionality;
de Rivera – social relationships; Berscheid – more social relationships; Rime´ – social
sharing; Heise and O’Brien – group expression; Ekman – facial expression; Conclusions;
Summary; A question of application; Further reading
11 Clinical theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Some real life; Cognitive approaches to emotional dysfunction; Anxiety; Depression; Stress
and coping; Psychophysiology, psychosomatics and health; Alexithymia; Conclusions;
Summary; A question of application; Further reading
12 The individual and the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Some real life; Personality; Sex; Gender; Artificial emotion; The environment; Spirituality;
Conclusions; Summary; A question of application; Further reading
13 Emotion and culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Some real life; Emotion at work; Emotion and sport; Emotion and the arts; Conclusions;
Summary; A question of application; Further reading
14 Theory outside psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Some real life; Philosophy; History; Anthropology; Sociology; Culture; Conclusions;
Summary; A question of application; Further reading
15 Emotion themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Some real life; Summary of theoretical perspectives; Biological foundations; Social
construction of emotions; Postmodern themes in emotion; Emotion as discourse; Emotional
experience; Emotions and morality; Emotions and feelings; Conclusions; Summary; A final
question of application; Further reading
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Author index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Subject index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
