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Emotions, stress, and health

Author: Alex Zautra
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Illustrates how experience with difficult or stressful emotional situations can, contrary to popular belief, be beneficial. This book integrates research and theory on emotion and stress, identifying  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Alex Zautra
ISBN: 0195133595 9780195133592 0195307984 9780195307986
OCLC Number: 48958348
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.
Responsibility: Alex J. Zautra.
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"Written for both educated lay people and professionals, [Emotions, Stress, and Health] will be particularly exciting to researchers and practitioners since it provides a conceptually clean and


"Writing in a clear and engaging style, Zautra presents a well-organized argument that positive emotions have physical and psychological consequences and need to be examined in their own right alongside the negative emotionsHis arguments are convincing, creative, and stimulating-and based on sound empirical research."CHOICE


"Zautra challenges us to face the paradox of emotions by reflecting upon our ability to integrate positive and negative in a two-dimensional, relational field." --The Irish Psychologist


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