The Mystery Of Emotions

Author : R D Hinshelwood
Publisher : Phoenix Publishing House
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781800131767

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The Mystery of Emotions by R D Hinshelwood Pdf

Psychoanalysis is, above all, the science of the emotions but, as yet, there is no single accepted theory of affects. Instead, there are many, all of them too limited, based, as they are, on idiosyncratic introspection. R. D. Hinshelwood presents an extensive scoping of the prominent theories from the philosophy of mind and academic psychology alongside a review of psychoanalytic ideas based on instinct theory or object relations. This wide review of divergent theories from various disciplines helps to mitigate variation and identify commonalities. From this scoping exercise, Hinshelwood creates a form of qualitative meta-analysis which enables the most common dimensions to come to the fore - namely, 113 features of affects form a more general theory with four dimensions. This more systematic view offers an affective 'space' as a model for thinking about the nature of affects, their origins, and their consequences. At the same time, Hinshelwood retains the personal. He starts with the memory which initiated his quest to understand how much we are rooted in the experience of our feelings and includes a chapter documenting his own idiosyncrasies to bring his own bias to the fore. In this way, the book preserves the especially personal and intimate quality of its universal topic.

Author : Robert John Mcallister,Robert John McAllister M. D. Ph. D.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1425982441

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Emotions by Robert John Mcallister,Robert John McAllister M. D. Ph. D. Pdf

The author's premise is that "most of us are capable of managing our own lives and making appropriate decisions" if we have proper information and encouragement. Doctor McAllister ably meets the task of providing both. His work clarifies how feelings originate and the role they play in daily life. Emotional responses are presented not as observed by others but as experienced within the individual. These moving forces of behavior are examined in separate chapters dealing with the child, the adolescent, the adult, and the elder. Case studies bring life to the text and are presented with sensitivity, honesty, and compassion. The book includes an insightful critique of the current state of therapy with thought-provoking comments clarifying issues relating to therapy and spirituality. Doctor McAllister writes in a welcoming and simple manner about complex issues which are of interest to everyone. This is not a self-help book; he presents no slogans, no lists, no promises. But it is a book which will give readers an understanding of "the driving forces of human nature." It is a treasure chest of information about emotional responses "for all seasons" from birth to death. The "mystery" of emotional life is dispelled by knowledge, and the "madness" of emotions is dispelled by timely treatment. The author has provided a book which moves both remedies forward.

Author : Archibald D. Hart
Publisher : W Publishing Group
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Christian life.
ISBN : 0849931991

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Unlocking the Mystery of Your Emotions by Archibald D. Hart Pdf

Author : Tiffany Watt Smith
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780316265393

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The Book of Human Emotions by Tiffany Watt Smith Pdf

A thoughtful, gleeful encyclopedia of emotions, both broad and outrageously specific, from throughout history and around the world. How do you feel today? Is your heart fluttering in anticipation? Your stomach tight with nerves? Are you falling in love? Feeling a bit miffed? Do you have the heebie-jeebies? Are you antsy with iktsuarpok or filled with nakhes? Recent research suggests there are only six basic emotions. But if that makes you feel uneasy, suspicious, and maybe even a little bereft, THE BOOK OF HUMAN EMOTIONS is for you. In this unique book, you'll get to travel across the world and through time, learning how different cultures have articulated the human experience and picking up some fascinating new knowledge about yourself along the way. From the familiar (anger) to the foreign (zal), each entertaining and informative alphabetical entry reveals the surprising connections and fascinating facts behind our emotional lives. Whether you're in search of the perfect word to sum up that cozy feeling you get from being inside on a cold winter's night, surrounded by friends and good food (what the Dutch call gezelligheid), or wondering how nostalgia evolved from a fatal illness to enjoyable self-indulgence, Tiffany Watt Smith draws on history, anthropology, science, art, literature, music, and popular culture to find the answers. In reading THE BOOK OF HUMAN EMOTIONS, you'll discover feelings you never knew you had (like basorexia, the sudden urge to kiss someone) and gain unexpected insights into why you feel the way you do. Besides, aren't you curious what nginyiwarrarringu means?

Author : Richard Strozzi-Heckler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781644114575

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Embodying the Mystery by Richard Strozzi-Heckler Pdf

• Follows the author’s apprenticeships with masterful teachers, out-of-body experiences, meditation retreats in Asia, martial arts in Japan, facing his trauma at the hands of his father, and his struggles to become emotionally literate • Offers interpretations of his experiences poised as questions, reflections, and inquiries, inviting the reader to participate in what opened for the author on his quest for self-realization, including successes, failures, struggles, and enigmas Sharing profound stories, transformative incidents, and provocative situations from across his more than 7 decades of life, founding elder of the Somatics movement Richard Strozzi-Heckler explores the moments of insight and awakening that have been pivotal in forming his unique perspectives within the fields of embodiment, meditation, aikido, and leadership. Beginning with an early experience with death that revealed the universal principle of impermanence, the author takes us on a rich, textured journey into the inquiry of what it means to embody the mystery of Spirit. As we follow him through apprenticeships with masterful teachers, out-of-body experiences, meditation retreats in Asia, martial arts in Japan, facing his trauma at the hands of his father, and his struggles to become emotionally literate, we’re also taken on a path of learning, healing, and transformation. For each story, the author offers interpretations of his experiences poised as questions, reflections, and inquiries. In this way we are invited to participate on his quest for self-realization, including successes, failures, struggles, and enigmas. A deeply personal and intimate portrayal of a life’s journey through a somatic wisdom, this insightful memoir depicts the immeasurable wealth that teachers, practices, vulnerability, and community can offer the sincere seeker on an embodied spiritual path.

Author : Jack Katz
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-11-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0226425991

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How Emotions Work by Jack Katz Pdf

In this book, a professor of sociology reveals the extraordinarily poetic and coherent logic of emotional experience, and revolutionizes the study of this enigmatic and essential aspect of human life. 67 illustrations.

Author : Karl Deisseroth
Publisher : Random House
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781984853691

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Projections by Karl Deisseroth Pdf

A groundbreaking tour of the human mind that illuminates the biological nature of our inner worlds and emotions, through gripping, moving—and, at times, harrowing—clinical stories “[A] scintillating and moving analysis of the human brain and emotions.”—Nature “Beautifully connects the inner feelings within all human beings to deep insights from modern psychiatry and neuroscience.”—Robert Lefkowitz, Nobel Laureate Karl Deisseroth has spent his life pursuing truths about the human mind, both as a renowned clinical psychiatrist and as a researcher creating and developing the revolutionary field of optogenetics, which uses light to help decipher the brain’s workings. In Projections, he combines his knowledge of the brain’s inner circuitry with a deep empathy for his patients to examine what mental illness reveals about the human mind and the origin of human feelings—how the broken can illuminate the unbroken. Through cutting-edge research and gripping case studies from Deisseroth’s own patients, Projections tells a larger story about the material origins of human emotion, bridging the gap between the ancient circuits of our brain and the poignant moments of suffering in our daily lives. The stories of Deisseroth’s patients are rich with humanity and shine an unprecedented light on the self—and the ways in which it can break down. A young woman with an eating disorder reveals how the mind can rebel against the brain’s most primitive drives of hunger and thirst; an older man, smothered into silence by depression and dementia, shows how humans evolved to feel not only joy but also its absence; and a lonely Uighur woman far from her homeland teaches both the importance—and challenges—of deep social bonds. Illuminating, literary, and essential, Projections is a revelatory, immensely powerful work. It transforms our understanding not only of the brain but of ourselves as social beings—giving vivid illustrations through science and resonant human stories of our yearning for connection and meaning.

Author : Richard J. Davidson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781101560570

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The Emotional Life of Your Brain by Richard J. Davidson Pdf

This longawaited book by a pioneer in brain research offers a new model of our emotions- their origins, their power, and their malleability. For more than thirty years, Richard Davidson has been at the forefront of brain research. Now he gives us an entirely new model for understanding our emotions, as well as practical strategies we can use to change them. Davidson has discovered that personality is composed of six basic emotional "styles," including resilience, self-awareness, and attention. Our emotional fingerprint results from where on the continuum of each style we fall. He explains the brain chemistry that underlies each style in order to give us a new model of the emotional brain, one that will even go so far as to affect the way we treat conditions like autism and depression. And, finally, he provides strategies we can use to change our own brains and emotions-if that is what we want to do. Written with bestselling author Sharon Begley, this original and exciting book gives us a new and useful way to look at ourselves, develop a sense of well-being, and live more meaningful lives.

Author : Johana Goldberg Garrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1587902508

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WHY TEARS? by Johana Goldberg Garrison Pdf

What is a feeling? What causes a feeling to enter our experience? What causes them to leave? Where do feelings go when they leave? What do they mean? Do they influence us? What do you truly know about our own feelings? "Why Tears?" speaks to the heart of our experience. What happened to our tears? What is wrong with crying? Why are we afraid/ashamed to cry? Why the phrase, "A good cry"? How did we learn that crying was shameful or wrong? "Why Tears? The Mystery of Your Emotions" answers these questions.

Author : Waltere Asili Koti
Publisher : Kotibooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1959251155

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The Mystery Behind Emotional Issues by Waltere Asili Koti Pdf

Understanding your emotions is at the foundation of a healthy, vibrant and a happy life. Emotions are extremely complicated to fully comprehend, to say the least. Millions of people around the globe are hunted by all kinds of emotional turmoil daily. But why is this the case? What is the cause? Is there a real solution? All kinds of solutions have been advanced but are they really working? This book seeks to unravel the complexities in our emotions, while seeking solutions to overcome them and guide you into a vibrant and purposeful life. Enjoy life to the fullest.

Author : Reneau Peuifoy
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781429936873

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Overcoming Anxiety by Reneau Peuifoy Pdf

Through activities and case studies, Peurifoy shows sufferers how to shift their focus from the symptoms of anxiety (pounding heart, feeling of choking, dizziness, fear) to the core problems behind the anxiety (childhood trauma, stress from work, etc.) in order to create longtime freedom from anxiety.

Author : Manfred Clynes,Jaak Panksepp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781475719871

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Emotions and Psychopathology by Manfred Clynes,Jaak Panksepp Pdf

This book summarises the proceedings of a symposium on "Emotions and Psychopathology" which was held by the Department of Psychology of Bowling Green State University from September 26-27, 1986. It is coming to be realized that to understand the underlying structure and dynamics of many psychopathologies, it is essential to understand the nature of emotions. The aim of this symposium was to gather a group of investigators and thinkers who would have valuable and unique perspectives on the nature of emotions and on their relationship to psychic disorders. The main participants were Manfred Clynes, Helen Block Lewis, Michael Liebowitz, Marvin Minsky, Robert Plutchik, John Paul Scott and Jaak Panksepp. Ted Melnechuk chaired the half-day of round table discussion on the day following the symposium, and Gail Zivin and Larry Stettner presented informal position statements on ethologi during the round table. On the evening before the symposium, Elliot cal approaches Valenstein of The University of Michigan presented a pre-symposium colloquium entitled "Great and Desperate Cures" which summarized his most recent contribu tion to the Psychosurgery debate. We should like to refer you to his excellent book on the subject, with the same title, (Basic Books,1986), which can help forewarn us of possible future worries in the application of biological technologies. Paul Byers who did not attend the meeting was invited to write a chapter summarizing cultural and societal issues which were not formally covered at the meeting.

Author : Maria Clara Bingemer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498276337

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The Mystery and the World by Maria Clara Bingemer Pdf

During the past century, an enormous effervescence of events changed the sociopolitical configuration of the world. The interpretation of these facts helped further deepen the crisis in which modern thought already found itself--and it generated the uncertain and unstable environment in which we live today, the so-called postmodernity, late modernity, or hypermodernity. In this context, one of the most profound impacts is most certainly the one on religion. During the twentieth century, religion proved not to be banished from the human horizon as the masters of suspicion intended. Known as the godless century, the twentieth century saw also a resuscitation of the search for the sense of life and spirituality. With the crisis of modern reason, humankind turned toward consumerism and provisional and "light" practices. The last century represents not only the height of the postmodernization process but also the rescue of the transcendent and absolute, even if it is an absolute without face and identity. It is in this scenario that religious experiences, apparently exiled by modern rationality, begin to occur and multiply again. Mystical experiences will be, then, the basis for highlighting recurrent characteristics with universal import. But they will show a different configuration than before. One will be able to find them not in so-called sacred spaces but in very secular ones; not so much within institutions but at the borders, or even outside them; not configured by a specific tradition but in an interface that makes more than one tradition meet and dialogue.

Author : Laura Candiotto
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030156671

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The Value of Emotions for Knowledge by Laura Candiotto Pdf

This innovative new volume analyses the role of emotions in knowledge acquisition. It focuses on the field of philosophy of emotions at the exciting intersection between epistemology and philosophy of mind and cognitive science to bring us an in-depth analysis of the epistemological value of emotions in reasoning. With twelve chapters by leading and up-and-coming academics, this edited collection shows that emotions do count for our epistemic enterprise. Against scepticism about the possible positive role emotions play in knowledge, the authors highlight the how and the why of this potential, lucidly exploring the key aspects of the functionality of emotions. This is explored in relation to: specific kinds of knowledge such as self-understanding, group-knowledge and wisdom; specific functions played by certain emotions in these cases, such as disorientation in enquiry and contempt in practical reason; the affective experience of the epistemic subjects and communities.

Author : Chad J. Reno
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781642587401

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Endless Emotions by Chad J. Reno Pdf

This book tells the story of what we each encounter through the course of our lives. The experience you'll read will draw tears of reflection, joy, sadness, loss, and many other trials and tribulations one suffers. In reading these poems you'll discover that your not alone in your endurance. We may be of many different faces and come from different backgrounds, but one thing we all have in common is pain. We all suffer from it, we all live with it, and we all need someone to help us through. It only takes that one poem that hits home to begin a journey of healing that brings you to the ability to release that inner burden. When you see that the road of pain you suffer is traveled by a million others, you'll breathe a breath of relief in knowing that the world follows you in a sea of Endless Emotions.