Neuropsychology of Emotion

Zusatztext "Each chapter of this book is well written and provides precise and complete information on the state of current knowledge in the field of emotions without omission of the historical perspective . . . This book, written by authors who are all recognized for their competence and their contributions in the field of emotions, is an excellent reference text for anyone who is interested in the neuropsychology of emotion." Klappentext This volume represents a comprehensive overview of theneuropsychology of emotion and the neural mechanismsunderlying emotional processing. It draws on recent studiesutilizing behavioral paradigms with normal subjects, thebrain lesion approach, clinical evaluations of patients withneurological and psychiatric disorders, and neuroimagingtechniques. The book opens with an introduction summarizingeach chapter and pointing to directions for future research.The first section is on history, the neuroanatomy andneurophysiology of emotion, and techniques that have beenwidely used to examine emotional processing-neuropsychological assessment and neuroimaging. Theoreticalperspectives on emotion are offered next, includingpsychological, social-cognitive, neurobiological, andneuropsychological models. A set of chapters on the neuralsubstrates of emotion deals with a spectrum of emotionalconditions: elation and mania, sadness and depression, anxiety and stress, anger and impulsivity, and apathy andflat affect. The book concludes with clinical implications,including a description of emotional deficits inneurological and psychiatric disorders (e.g., stroke, headinjury, depression, and schizophrenia). Highlighted in thissection is an overview of rehabilitative treatments andbrain interventions for emotional processing deficits. Thisauthoritative volume will be an important resource and textfor neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists,speech-language pathologists, neuroscientists,psychiatrists, neurologists, rehabilitation specialists, andtheir students and trainees. Zusammenfassung This text is a review of the neuropsychology of emotion and the neural mechanisms underlying emotional processing. It is divided into four sections, preceded by an introduction summarizing each chapter and presenting future research directions....

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• Autori: Joan Borod, Joan C. Borod, Joan C. (Professor of Psychology At Queens Borod, Joan C. (Professor of Psychology at Queens College Borod, Borod Joan C.
• Con la collaborazione di: Joan C. Borod (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.2000
• EAN: 9780195114645
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511464-5
• Pagine: 530
• Serie: Series in Affective Science; Series in Affective Science; Affective Science
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Physiological Psychology, Psychotherapy, Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Neurosciences, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis