Archived Weblog Entry - 09/27/2003: "There must be a theory for everything ... I just ran into Emotions Theory."

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09/27/2003 Archived Entry: "There must be a theory for everything ... I just ran into Emotions Theory."

There must be a theory for everything ... I just ran into Emotions Theory. No Kidding. Really ... I juat finished reviewing the earlier post Attachment issues revisted ... Is there a case for Borderline personality disorder (BPD)?, and looked again at the Consedine NS, Magai C. -- Attachment and emotion experience in later life: the view from emotions theory. Attach Hum Dev. 2003 Jun;5(2):165-87. citation ... and guess what, I noticed EMOTIONS THEORY ... so linking another chain slowly, i looked for references on emotions theory ...and they are there .. and so are references to more theories ... so now the question arises, are there domains of experience or existence without named theories? It seems like speculation abhors a vacuum ...

This is what you find if you look for EMOTIONS THEORY:

Music and Emotion: Theory and Research (Series in Affective Science) by Patrik N. Juslin -- THIS COULD BE VERY INTERESTING READING --The position of emotion in music has been a subject of considerable interest and debate. However emotional aspects of music have received surprisingly little attention in the 45 years since the publication of Leonard Meyer's work "Emotion and Meaning in Music". During that time, both "music psychology" and "emotion" have developed as lively areas of research, and the time is fitting therefore to try and bring together this multidisciplinary interest and take stock of what we now know about this important relationship. A new volume in the "Series in Affective Science", "Music and Emotion: Theory and Research" brings together leading researchers interested in both these topics to present the first integrative review of this subject. The first section reflects the various interdisciplinary perspectives, taking on board views from philosophy, psychology, musicology, biology, anthropology, and sociology. The second section addresses the role of our emotions in the composition of music, the ways that emotions can be communicated via musical structures, and the use of music to express emotions within the cinema.

Handbook of Affective Sciences (Series in Affective Science) by Richard J. Davidson ANOTHER MUST GET - MUST READ RESOURCE -- This volume is a comprehensive roadmap to the burgeoning area of affective sciences, which now spans several disciplines. The Handbook brings together, for the first time, the various strands of inquiry and latest research in the scientific study of the relationship between the mechanisms of the brain and the psychology of mind. In recent years, scientists have made considerable advances in understanding how brain processes shape emotions and are changed by human emotion. Drawing on a wide range of neuroimaging techniques, neuropsychological assessment, and clinical research, scientists are beginning to understand the biological mechanisms for emotions. As a result, researchers are gaining insight into such compelling questions as: How do people experience life emotionally? Why do people respond so differently to the same experiences? What can the face tell us about internal states? How does emotion in significant social relationships influence health? Are there basic emotions common to all humans? This volume brings together the most eminent scholars in the field to present, in sixty original chapters, the latest research and theories in the field. The book is divided into ten sections: Neuroscience; Autonomic Psychophysiology; Genetics and Development; Expression; Components of Emotion; Personality; Emotion and Social Processes; Adaptation, Culture, and Evolution; Emotion and Psychopathology; and Emotion and Health. This major new volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers that will define affective sciences for the next decade. Synopsis Scientists have made considerable advances in understanding how brain processes shape emotions and are changed by human emotion. Drawing on a range of neuroimaging techniques, neuropsychological assessment and clinical research, scientists are beginning to understand the biological mechanisms for emotions. As a result, researchers are gaining insight into such questions as: How do people experience life emotionally? Why do people respond so differently to the same experiences? What can the face tell us about internal states? How does emotion in significant social relationships influence health? Are there basic emotions common to all humans? This volume is a road-map to the burgeoning area of affective sciences, which now spans several disciplines. It brings together the various strands of inquiry and latest research in the scientific study of the relationship between the mechanisms of the brain and the psychology of mind.

A General Theory of Love (Vintage) by Fari Amini

Emotion and Meaning in Music by Leonard B. Meyer

The Handbook of Emotional Intelligence : Theory, Development, Assessment, and Application at Home, School and in the Workplace by Reuven Bar-On

Optimism & Pessimism: Implications for Theory, Research, and Practice by Edward C. Chang

Destroying the World to Save It: Aum Shinrikyo, Apocalyptic Violence, and the New Global Terrorism by Robert Jay Lifton

Unnatural Emotions: Everyday Sentiments on a Micronesian Atoll and Their Challenge to Western Theory by Catherine A. Lutz