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Recently? What are some that you would like to share?
tribdog said:Sadly, no.
tribdog said:Sadly, no.
Moonbear said:Sadly? I can't think of any reason I'd want to read such books. So, gleefully, no!
Math Is Hard said:Joseph LeDoux investigates the neurobiology of emotions, particularly fear.
http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2006/08/10-questions-for-joseph-ledoux.php
avant-garde said:Recently? What are some that you would like to share?
avant-garde said:Hmm... Synaptic Self by Joseph LeDoux... is that more about neuroscience or psychology?
“Consciousness may get all the focus,” LeDoux once told me. “But consciousness is a small part of what the brain does, and it's a slave to everything that works beneath it. I don’t think that’s what produces our selves.” Rather, says LeDoux, our identities arise from the singular arrays of learned fears, desires, associations, expectations that are ingrained most fundamentally and broadly in our unconscious. As he put it in his book The Synaptic Self, “You are your synapses.”
Andre said:Interesting MiH, is there any research about the remarkable split in human behavior? On the one hand, being so careless about true high risks, like smoking, drugs, speeding, no safety belts, drinking & driving, gun handling and eight year old kids etc, while on the other hand panicking about non issues like depleted uranium ammunition and safety of nuclear plants, radiation from cell phones, ozone holes, etc, and that climate thinghy too.
http://daviddobbs.net/page2/page10/ledoux.htmlFrom a LeDouxian perspective, one can view anxiety as a mismatch in traffic capacity between pathways lying between the amygdala to and the centers of thought, imagination, and planning humans have so recently developed. LeDoux and others have found many more neural pathways running from the amygdala to the cortex than from cortex to amygdala. This may be why our anxieties often control our thoughts, while our thoughts have trouble quelling our anxieties. Our imagination easily amplifies and feeds the fears coming from the amygdala and hippocampus — we readily worry about what might be or what might have been — but we can’t send enough controls back from cortex to amygdala and hippocampus to dampen the resulting anxiety. That’s why we can seldom calm ourselves by telling ourselves to be calm.
For example, when asked to rate the probability of a variety of causes of death, people tend to rate more "newsworthy" events as more likely because they can more readily recall an example from memory. In fact, people often rate the chance of death by plane crash higher than the chance by car crash, and death by natural disaster as probable only because these unusual events are more often reported than more common causes of death. In actuality, death from car accidents is much more common than airline accidents. Additional rare forms of death are also seen as more common than they really are because of their inherent drama such as shark attacks, and lightning.
I haven't, and would like to. Any suggestions for the non-psychologist?avant-garde said:Recently? What are some that you would like to share?
Studying human emotion through books allows us to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of human behavior and the underlying psychological processes that drive our emotions. It also allows us to learn from the experiences and perspectives of others, which can enhance our own emotional intelligence and empathy.
Some recommended books on human emotion include "Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman, "The Language of Emotions" by Karla McLaren, "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle, "Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy" by David D. Burns, and "How Emotions Are Made" by Lisa Feldman Barrett.
Yes, reading books on human emotion can improve our emotional intelligence by providing us with knowledge and insights into the different types of emotions, how they are experienced and expressed, and how to effectively regulate and manage them in ourselves and others.
Some key topics covered in books on human emotion include the nature and functions of emotions, the role of culture and society in shaping emotions, the relationship between emotions and cognition, the impact of emotions on behavior and decision making, and practical strategies for managing and expressing emotions in healthy ways.
Yes, there are books on human emotion that focus on specific age groups or demographics, such as "Emotional Intelligence for Teens" by Susan David and "The Emotional Life of the Toddler" by Alicia F. Lieberman. Additionally, some books may focus on specific populations, such as "The Highly Sensitive Person" by Elaine N. Aron for those who identify as highly sensitive.