Oxford Companion To Emotion And The Affective Sciences David Sander by David Sander, Klaus Scherer (eds.) 9780198569633, 0198569637 instant download after payment.

Few areas have witnessed the type of growth we have seen in the
affective sciences in the past decades. Across psychology, philosophy,
economics, and neuroscience, there has been an explosion of interest in
the topic of emotion and affect.
Comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date, and easy-to-use, the new Oxford Companion to Emotion and the Affective Sciences
is an indispensable resource for all who wish to find out about
theories, concepts, methods, and research findings in this rapidly
growing interdisciplinary field - one that brings together, amongst
others, psychologists, neuroscientists, social scientists, philosophers,
and historians. Organized by alphabetical entries, and presenting brief
definitions, concise overviews, and encyclopaedic articles (all with
extensive references to relevant publications), this Companion lends
itself to casual browsing by non-specialists interested in the
fascinating phenomena of emotions, moods, affect disorders, and
personality as well as to focused search for pertinent information by
students and established scholars in the field.
Not only does
the book provide entries on affective phenomena, but also on their
neural underpinnings, their cognitive antecedents and the associated
responses in physiological systems, facial, vocal, and bodily
expressions, and action tendencies. Numerous entries also consider the
role of emotion in society and social behavior, as well as in cognitive
processes such as those critical for perception, attention, memory,
judgement and decision-making.
The volume has been edited by a
group of internationally leading authorities in the respective
disciplines consisting of two editors (David Sander and Klaus Scherer)
as well as group of 11 associate editors (John T. Cacioppo, Tim
Dalgleish, Robert Dantzer, Richard J. Davidson, Ronald B. de Sousa,
Phoebe C. Ellsworth, Nico Frijda, George Loewenstein, Paula M.
Niedenthal, Peter Salovey, and Richard A. Shweder). The members of the
editorial board have commissioned and reviewed contributions from major
experts on specific topics.
In addition to comprehensive
coverage of technical terms and fundamental issues, the volume also
highlights current debates that inform the ongoing research process. In
addition, the Companion contains a wealth of material on the role of
emotion in applied domains such as economic behaviour, music and arts,
work and organizational behaviour, family interactions and group
dynamics, religion, law and justice, and societal change.
Highly
accessible and wide-ranging, this book is a vital resource for
scientists, students, and professionals eager to obtain a rapid,
conclusive overview on central terms and topics and anyone wanting to
learn more about the mechanisms underlying the emotions dominating many
aspects of our lives.