Emotions, stress, and health

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Title:

Author:

Zautra, Alex.

ISBN:

9780195307986

Personal Author:

Zautra, Alex.

Publication Information:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Physical Description:

xvi, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

The nature of emotional experiences -- Emotions in two dimensions -- Stress and the eyes of the beholder -- The effects of stress on the experience of emotions -- Positive emotions and mental health : are we chasing the rainbow? -- The role of positive emotions in health -- Emotional intelligences -- Attention and pain : the role of emotions -- Depression and anxiety : two frequent disturbances of emotion under stress -- Addiction and emotions -- Emotions abused -- Marriage and other close relationships : a two-dimensional look -- The quality of emotional life at work -- The preservation of quality of emotional life as we age -- The emotional community -- Some conclusions.

Subject Term:

Clinical health psychology.

Stress (Psychology)

Emotions.

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Summary

In this volume, Alex Zautra illustrates how experience with difficult or stressful emotional situations can, contrary to popular belief, be beneficial; for example, our ability to adapt to stress can be improved by experiencing difficult moments on emotional intensity. Zautra masterfully integrates research and theory on emotion and stress, identifying a unique and important role for stressful life events. He offers new insights into how stress and emotions can influence health and illness and demonstrates the wide applicability of this perspective across domains of love and marriage, work, aging, and community. By reviewing research on chronic pain, depression, child abuse, and addiction, Zautra also provides new insights into clinical problems.