Emotion and Narrative - Perspectives in Autobiographical Storytelling

The way we tell stories influences how others react to our emotions, and impacts how we cope with emotions ourselves.

List of contents

1. Emotions; Part I. Emotions in Oral Autobiographical Narratives: 2. Narrative structure; 3. Narrative evaluations; 4. Narrative perspectives; Part II. How Narratives Evoke Emotions: 5. Kinds of emotional effects of narratives; 6. Narrative perspectives guide recipient emotions; 7. Context and incongruencies also affect emotional response; Part III. Narratives Reflect Defense Against Emotions, and Narrating Helps Cope with Them; 8. Narratives reflect narrators' ability to bear emotions; 9. The healing power of narrating; 10. Working through by narrating experiences repeatedly; Part IV. Transformative Co-Narratives by Parents and Therapists: 11. Co-narrating emotional events; 12. Co-narrating in psychotherapy; 13. Narrative perspectives in emotions; References; Index.

About the author

Tilmann Habermas teaches psychoanalysis at the Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Am Main, Germany. His work on the development of the life story in adolescence has evolved into a sixteen-year longitudinal study of life narratives.

Summary

This book introduces the forms of oral narratives concerning personal experiences, and demonstrates how the variety of viewpoints shown in stories strongly, yet unnoticeably, influence a listener's emotions. It also shows how parents can help children, and psychotherapists can assist patients, to enrich their narratives with additional perspectives.

Product details

• Authors: Tilmann Habermas, Tilmann (Goethe-Universitat Frankfurt Am Habermas, Habermas Tilmann
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781009045391
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0904539-1
• No. of pages: 366
• Series: Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Psycholinguistics, Psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics