Emotions and Life: Perspectives from Psychology, Biology, and Evolution

Written in an engaging narrative style that conveys the authors broad knowledge of the subject, the theories of evolution, recent research, manifestations, applications in clinical and therapeutic settings, and methods used for measurement are described for the study of emotion in humans and animals. Plutchiks (emeritus, psychiatry and psychology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine) text is designed for the undergraduate or beginning graduate classroom, with each chapter containing a preview and summary. The history of research, approaches, new research, and specific cases of the emotions of love and sadness, and emotional disorders are among the topics. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)