Cognitive Psychology Arena

Compassion

Conceptualisations, Research and Use in Psychotherapy

• Edited by Paul Gilbert

What is compassion, how does it affect the quality of our lives and how can we develop compassion for ourselves and others?

Humans are capable of...

Published February 3rd 2005 by Routledge.

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Emotion in Social Relations

Cultural, Group, and Interpersonal Processes

• By Brian Parkinson, Agneta H. Fischer, Antony S.R. Manstead

Within psychology, emotion is often treated as something private and personal. In contrast, this book tries to understand emotion from the 'outside,' by examining...

Published November 24th 2004 by Psychology Press.

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Safer Sex in Personal Relationships

The Role of Sexual Scripts in HIV Infection and Prevention

• By Tara M. Emmers-Sommer, Mike Allen

This book focuses on safer sex discussion and practice in close, personal relationships, emphasizing research on individuals in personal relationship types that are experiencing a...

Published October 13th 2004 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Regulation of Emotion

• Edited by Pierre Philippot, Robert S. Feldman

The main goal of this volume is to present, in an integrated framework, the newest, most contemporary perspectives on emotion regulation. The book includes empirically-grounded...

Published June 2nd 2004 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The State of Affairs

Explorations in infidelity and Commitment

• By Steven Duck

This volume brings together contributions on the study of sexual affairs in committed personal relationships. The editors enlisted colleagues with varied theoretical and methodological perspectives...

Published April 28th 2004 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Motivational Analyses of Social Behavior

Building on Jack Brehm's Contributions to Psychology

• Edited by Rex A. Wright, Jeff Greenberg, Sharon S. Brehm

This book honors Jack W. Brehm's contributions to psychology, all of which revolve around a central theme of motivation and social behavior. It begins with...

Published February 23rd 2004 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Communication and Emotion

Essays in Honor of Dolf Zillmann

• Edited by Jennings Bryant, David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen, Joanne Cantor

This collection serves two important functions: it synthesizes theory and research in the vital and vibrant area of communication and emotion, and it highlights the...

Published April 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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The Psychology of Evaluation

Affective Processes in Cognition and Emotion

• Edited by Jochen Musch, Karl C. Klauer

The affective connotations of environmental stimuli are evaluated spontaneously and with minimal cognitive processing. The activated evaluations influence subsequent emotional and cognitive processes. Featuring original...

Published November 1st 2002 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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The Verbal Communication of Emotions

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

• Edited by Susan R. Fussell

This book pulls together new research and theory on the verbal communication of emotions by an international, cross-disciplinary group of recognized experts in affective communication....

Published June 1st 2002 by CRC Press.

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Parenting and the Child's World

Influences on Academic, Intellectual, and Social-emotional Development

• Edited by John G. Borkowski, Sharon Landesma Ramey, Marie Bristol-Power

Stimulated by the publication of The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris, Parenting and the Child's World was conceived around the notion that there are...

Published October 1st 2001 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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