BOB UTTL

Memory and Emotion

Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Herausgeber: Ohta, Nobuo; Uttl, Bob; Siegenthaler, Amy L.

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Produktbeschreibung

Memory and Emotion: Interdisciplinary Perspectives is a collection of original articles, written by leading researchers, in one of the fastest-growing areas in psychology. The chapters explore cutting-edge research in memory and emotion, and discuss relevant findings, methodological techniques, and theoretical advances. The collection covers many of the current hot topics in the field, such as the effects of stress, arousal, anxiety, and depression on memory; the influence of discrete emotions on memory; dissociative amnesia and post-traumatic stress disorder; false, recovered, and traumatic memories; flashbulb memories; the use of emotional memories in therapy; the influence of emotion on autobiographical memory; emotion/memory interactions across the adult lifespan; and neural correlates of these and other phenomena. Memory and Emotion covers contemporary advances in research on memory and emotion by emphasizing cognitive neuroscience, psychopathology, and aging, and will be essential reading for students, researchers, and scholars in the field.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 665g
• ISBN-13: 9781405139816
• ISBN-10: 1405139811
• Artikelnr.: 21519131

Autorenporträt

Bob Uttl is Center of Excellence Professor of Psychology at Tamagawa University, Japan. Nobuo Ohta is Professor of Psychology at the Tokyo University of Social Welfare, Japan. Amy L. Siegenthaler is a Japan Society for Promotion of Science Post-Doctoral Fellow at Tokyo University of Social Welfare.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction:.

Part II: Memory, Emotion, and Cognition:.

Part III. Memory, Emotion, Aging, and the Brain:.

Part IV. Memory, Emotion, and Psychopathology:

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Preface.
List of Contributors.
Part I. Introduction:.
1. Memory and Emotion from Interdisciplinary Perspectives: Bob Uttl
(Tamagawa University), Amy L. Siegenthaler (Tokyo University of Social
Welfare), and Nobuo Ohta (Tokyo University of Social Welfare).
Part II: Memory, Emotion, and Cognition:.
2. Memory for Emotional Episodes: The Strengths and Limits of Arousal-Based
Accounts: Daniel Reisberg (Reed College).
3. Emotional Valence, Discrete Emotions, and Memory: Linda J. Levine
(University of California, Irvine) and David A. Pizarro (Cornell
University).
4. Remembering emotional events: The relevance of memory for associated
emotions: Sven Å Christianson (Stockholm University) and Elisabeth
Engelberg (Stockholm School of Economics).
5. Are We Frightened Because We Run Away? Some Evidence from Metacognitive
Feelings: Asher Koriat (University of Haifa).
Part III. Memory, Emotion, Aging, and the Brain:.
6. The Memory-Enhancing Effect of Emotion: Functional Neuroimaging
Evidence: Florin Dolcos (Duke University), Kevin S. LaBar (Duke
University), and Roberto Cabeza (Duke University).
7. Why Memories May Become More Positive as People Age: Mara Mather
(University of California, Santa Cruz).
8. Age-Related Changes in the Encoding and Retrieval and Emotional and
Non-Emotional Information: Bob Uttl (Tamagawa University) and Peter Graf
(University of British Columbia).
Part IV. Memory, Emotion, and Psychopathology:.
9. Anxiety and the Encoding of Emotional Information: Andrew Mathews
(University of London).
10. Memory, Emotion and Psychotherapy: Maximizing the Positive Functions of
Self-Defining Memories: Jefferson A. Singer (Connecticut College).
11. Trauma and Memory: Normal versus Special Memory Mechanisms: Gail S.
Goodman (University of California, Davis) and Pedro M. Paz-Alonso
(University of the Basque Country).
12. Trauma and Memory Revisited: John F. Kihlstrom (University of
California, Berkeley).
Name Index.
Subject Index.

Rezensionen

"Interest in the relations between memory and emotion hasgrown exponentially in the last 30 years. This collection is anexcellent state-of-the-art overview of the area providing in-depthdiscussions of biological, cognitive, developmental and clinicalissues." Fergus Craik, Rotman Research Institute,Toronto

"This book is an excellent and accessible source forrecent theoretical and empirical advances in research on emotionand memory. The eclectic mix of chapters, which offer criticalexamination of pivotal and controversial issues, make the booksuitable both for the specialist and for students interested ingetting acquainted with the field." Morris Moscovitch andDeborah Talmi, University of Toronto

"Arising out of a conference held in Japan in 2005, thisbook includes essays on cognition, aging and the brain, andpsychopathology. Uttl, Ohta, and Siegenthaler (all Tokyo Univ. ofSocial Welfare) include essays that report basic research findingsalong with those with an applied focus, either clinical orforensic, a valuable feature. Also noteworthy is the inclusion ofessays that take diametrically opposing viewpoints on a topic."K. S. Milar, Earlham College

"This a valuable volume ... .I found the book veryreadable ... .It contains a carefully selected set of reviewsand theoretical discussions." Metapsychology