The positive side of negative emotions / edited by W. Gerrod Parrott.

Other author Parrott, W. Gerrod, editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : The Guilford Press, [2014]
Descriptionxvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Part I. Specific negative emotions -- ch. 1. Can sadness be good for you? : On the cognitive, motivational, and interpersonal benefits of negative affect / Joseph P. Forgas -- ch. 2. Anziety as an adaptive emotion / Adam M. Perkins and Philip J. Corr -- ch. 3. Anger is a positive emotion / Ursula Hess -- ch. 4. Can negative social emotions have positive consequences? : An examination of embarrassment, shame, guilt, jealousy, and envy / Nicole E. Henniger and Christine R. Harris -- Part II. Social and cultural aspects of negative emotions -- ch. 5. When negative emotions benefit close relationships / Levi R. Baker, James K. McNulty, and Nickola C. Overall -- ch. 6. On the social influence of negative emotional expressions / Gerben A. Van Kleef and Stephane Cote -- ch. 7. Listening to negative emotions : how culture constrains what we hear / Yulia E. Chentsova-Dutton, Nicole Senft, and Andrew G. Ryder -- ch. 8. The function of negative emotions in the Confucian tradition / Louise Sundararajan -- Part III. The desirability of negative emotions -- ch. 9. Why might people want to feel bad? : Motives in contrahedonic emotion regulation / Maya Tamir and Yockanan Bigman -- ch. 10. Negative emotions and the meaningful sides of media entertainment / Mary Beth Oliver, Anne Bartsch, and Tilo Hartmann -- ch. 11. The right tool for the job : functional analysis and evaluating positivity/negativity / Julie K. Norem -- ch. 12. Feeling, function, and the place of negative emotions in a happy life / W. Gerrod Parrott.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013041394
ISBN9781462513338 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1462513336 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks BF531 .P67 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold