This work provides a complete theory of the emotional processes, explaining how different emotions are elicited and expressed, and how the emotional range of individuals develops over their lifetime. The author's approach puts emotion in a central role as a complex, patterned, organic reaction to both daily events and long-term efforts on the part of the individual to survive, flourish and achieve. In his view, emotions cannot be divorced from other functions - whether biological, social or cognitive - and express the intimate, personal meaning of what individuals experience. As coping and adapting processes, they are seen as part of the on-going effort to monitor changes, stimuli and stresses arising from the environment.
This work provides a complete theory of the emotional processes, explaining how different emotions are elicited and expressed, and how the emotional range of individuals develops over their lifetime. The author's approach puts emotion in a central role as a complex, patterned, organic reaction to both daily events and long-term efforts on the part of the individual to survive, flourish and achieve. In his view, emotions cannot be divorced from other functions - whether biological, social or cognitive - and express the intimate, personal meaning of what individuals experience. As coping and adapting processes, they are seen as part of the on-going effort to monitor changes, stimuli and stresses arising from the environment.
PART I: Background
1: About Emotion
2: Issues of Research, Classification, and Measurement
PART II: The Cognitive-Motivational-Relational Theory
3: The Person-Environment Relationship, Motivation, and Coping
4: Cognition and Emotion
5: Issues of Causality
PART III: Individual Emotions
6: Goal-Incongruent (Negative) Emotions
7: Goal-Congruent (Positive) and Problematic Emotions
PART IV: Emotional Development
8: Individual Development
9: Social Influence
PART V: Practical Applications
10: Emotions and Health
11: Implications for Research, Assessment, Treatment, and
Prevention
Advance praise: "This volume is certainly the magnum opus of
Lazarus' distinguished career. His landmark investigations and
formulations of cognition, emotion, and motivation provide a much
needed framework for social, abnormal, and clinical psychology. I
have personally learned a great deal from reading this volume and
recommend it to my colleagues." --Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Professor of
Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
"The book is a masterpiece. Novel and well-written, it contains the
most thorough and thoughtful treatment of emotion presented by
anyone anywhere. The concept of core relational themes is a major
breakthrough in our understanding of the generation of affect.
Especially important are the treatment of unconscious processes in
emotion, and the discussion of the development of cognition-emotion
relationships. The book is must reading for basic researcher
and
clinician alike." --Joseph J. Campos, Ph.D., Director of Institute
of Human Development, Professor of Psychology, University of
California, Berkeley
"Another landmark work from the country's leading stress and coping
researcher. Emotion and Adaptation is a must read by every emotion
researcher. It will encourage some and irritate others, but all
will find it thought-provoking." --Shelley E. Taylor, Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
"Boldly original and insightful, this new comprehensive and
controversial theory of emotion will challenge and inform the
field. Beautifully written, this book is essential for students and
scientists alike, for practitioners and researchers in fields as
diverse as social, cognitive, developmental, personality and health
psychology, as well as practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, and
social work." --Paul Ekman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology,
University of
California, San Francisco
"Lazarus' book sets forth compellingly the rich results and
theoretical conclusions that come from a lifetime of research on
emotion. The outlines of his 'cognitive-motivational-relational'
theories are broad and sweeping, yet the detailed findings on which
his views are based provide a stunning rationale for those views.
It has been Lazarus' achievement to discern with remarkable acumen
the interaction between cognition, motivation and cultural
transactions in
giving shape to our emotional lives. His espousal of concepts like
appraisal and 'meaning-making' has changed the way psychologists
look at emotion." --Jerome Bruner, Ph.D., Research Professor of
Psychology, New York University
"This latest contribution by one of our most seminal scholars
addresses the formidable task of reintegrating emotion into our
conceptualization of human adaptation. The results, in this volume,
are remarkable. Emotion and Adaptation is both far ranging in scope
and manifests the depth of Lazarus' scholarship. His reasoning is
clear, the material well documented and appropriately illustrated.
Equally impressive is the simplicity and even humor of his
writing style. This is an edifying and important work. It will have
a significant impact on our thinking." --Carl Eisdorfer, M.D.,
Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Professor
of Psychology,
University of Miami
"Thoughtful, scholarly, provocative, with many theoretical and
practical implications. A 'magnum opus' from the pen of a
distinguished psychologist." --Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Professor
of Psychology, University of Waterloo
"As someone who has studied the field of emotions for over 20
years, I believe that this is the best book on emotions yet
published in the field of psychology. It is must reading for any
professional interested in the topic." --Dr. Edwin A. Locke,
University of Maryland
"An outstanding contribution from one of the foremost authorities
on the psychology of emotions. . . .The author deals deftly with
the complex task of attempting to define, classify and measure
emotions. . . .Highly recommended." --The Newsletter of the
American Institute of Stress
"All in all, Lazarus has something to say about cognition and
emotion, says it lucidly and with warmth, and tips us off to where
the focal research should be." --Contemporary Sociology
Advance praise: "This volume is certainly the magnum opus of
Lazarus' distinguished career. His landmark investigations and
formulations of cognition, emotion, and motivation provide a much
needed framework for social, abnormal, and clinical psychology. I
have personally learned a great deal from reading this volume and
recommend it to my colleagues." --Aaron T. Beck, M.D., Professor of
Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
"The book is a masterpiece. Novel and well-written, it contains the
most thorough and thoughtful treatment of emotion presented by
anyone anywhere. The concept of core relational themes is a major
breakthrough in our understanding of the generation of affect.
Especially important are the treatment of unconscious processes in
emotion, and the discussion of the development of cognition-emotion
relationships. The book is must reading for basic researcher
and
clinician alike." --Joseph J. Campos, Ph.D., Director of Institute
of Human Development, Professor of Psychology, University of
California, Berkeley
"Another landmark work from the country's leading stress and coping
researcher. Emotion and Adaptation is a must read by every emotion
researcher. It will encourage some and irritate others, but all
will find it thought-provoking." --Shelley E. Taylor, Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles
"Boldly original and insightful, this new comprehensive and
controversial theory of emotion will challenge and inform the
field. Beautifully written, this book is essential for students and
scientists alike, for practitioners and researchers in fields as
diverse as social, cognitive, developmental, personality and health
psychology, as well as practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, and
social work." --Paul Ekman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology,
University of
California, San Francisco
"Lazarus' book sets forth compellingly the rich results and
theoretical conclusions that come from a lifetime of research on
emotion. The outlines of his 'cognitive-motivational-relational'
theories are broad and sweeping, yet the detailed findings on which
his views are based provide a stunning rationale for those views.
It has been Lazarus' achievement to discern with remarkable acumen
the interaction between cognition, motivation and cultural
transactions in
giving shape to our emotional lives. His espousal of concepts like
appraisal and 'meaning-making' has changed the way psychologists
look at emotion." --Jerome Bruner, Ph.D., Research Professor of
Psychology, New York University
"This latest contribution by one of our most seminal scholars
addresses the formidable task of reintegrating emotion into our
conceptualization of human adaptation. The results, in this volume,
are remarkable. Emotion and Adaptation is both far ranging in scope
and manifests the depth of Lazarus' scholarship. His reasoning is
clear, the material well documented and appropriately illustrated.
Equally impressive is the simplicity and even humor of his
writing style. This is an edifying and important work. It will have
a significant impact on our thinking." --Carl Eisdorfer, M.D.,
Ph.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Professor
of Psychology,
University of Miami
"Thoughtful, scholarly, provocative, with many theoretical and
practical implications. A 'magnum opus' from the pen of a
distinguished psychologist." --Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D., Professor
of Psychology, University of Waterloo
"As someone who has studied the field of emotions for over 20
years, I believe that this is the best book on emotions yet
published in the field of psychology. It is must reading for any
professional interested in the topic." --Dr. Edwin A. Locke,
University of Maryland
"An outstanding contribution from one of the foremost authorities
on the psychology of emotions. . . .The author deals deftly with
the complex task of attempting to define, classify and measure
emotions. . . .Highly recommended." --The Newsletter of the
American Institute of Stress
"All in all, Lazarus has something to say about cognition and
emotion, says it lucidly and with warmth, and tips us off to where
the focal research should be." --Contemporary Sociology
"A masterful review of an extensive literature which achieves some
degree of coherence in Lazarus' hands. . . .Should provide a
stimulus to research for many years to come." --Journal of Nervous
and Mental Disease
"This is a must-have book for academic libraries." --Choice
"Truly magnificent. Lazarus presents a very carefully reasoned,
penetrating perspective of the emotional process. . . . thoroughly
enjoyable and required reading not only for other research
investigators but for the wider audience of health practitioners."
--American Journal of Psychiatry
"A privilege to read. Lazarus has consistently been both thorough
and interesting in the psychological questions he has addressed. He
has dealth with important issues. Reading this book is a little
like uncorking a fine wine which was laid down some years ago."
--The Psychologist
"The scholarship and integrative thought represented in the volume
are highly admirable. Even emotion researchers who are close
followers of Lazarus' long and productiove career those who are
significantly influenced by his work are likely to learn something
new from his insightful treatment of the broad set of topics that
he correctly considers as relevant to the domain of emotion.
Lazarus is innovative and provocative in attemoting to make his
theory
relational. He is quite convincing in marshalling evidence and
arguments. The book is a monumental and elegent piece of work. It
is replete with astute observations and insights gained from a long
and
productive career of research and scholarship. I feel better
informed for having read this book." --Contemporary Psychology
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