16%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of the Self
Donald L. Nathanson
€ 32.99
€ 27.64
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of the Self
Paperback. This is a revolutionary book about the nature of emotion, about the way emotions are triggered in our private moments, in our relations with others, and by our biology. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
Drawing on every theme of the modern life sciences, Donald Nathanson shows how nine basic affects—interest-excitement, enjoyment-joy, surprise-startle, fear-terror, distress-anguish, anger-rage, dissmell, disgust, and shame-humiliation—not only determine how we feel but shape our very sense of self.
For too long those who explain emotional discomfort on the basis of lived experience and those who blame chemistry have been at loggerheads. As Dr. Nathanson shows, chemicals and illnesses can affect our mood just as surely as an uncomfortable memory or a stern rebuke. Linking for the first time the affect theory of the pioneering researcher Silvan S. Thomkins ... Read more
Drawing on every theme of the modern life sciences, Donald Nathanson shows how nine basic affects—interest-excitement, enjoyment-joy, surprise-startle, fear-terror, distress-anguish, anger-rage, dissmell, disgust, and shame-humiliation—not only determine how we feel but shape our very sense of self.
For too long those who explain emotional discomfort on the basis of lived experience and those who blame chemistry have been at loggerheads. As Dr. Nathanson shows, chemicals and illnesses can affect our mood just as surely as an uncomfortable memory or a stern rebuke. Linking for the first time the affect theory of the pioneering researcher Silvan S. Thomkins ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Weight
712g
Number of Pages
498
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393311099
SKU
V9780393311099
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Donald L. Nathanson
Donald L. Nathanson, M.D., (1936–2018) was the founder and Executive Director of the Silvan S. Tomkins Institute. He held the position of Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College.
Reviews for Shame and Pride: Affect, Sex, and the Birth of the Self
"A comprehensive system for understanding emotion. . . . An impassioned, provocative theory."
Publishers Weekly "This extraordinarily well-written book combines knowledge drawn from psychotherapy, academic research, and the arts to provide a new understanding of our most intimate experience—the emotions. "
Paul Ekman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of California Medical School "Shame and Pride is an impressive ... Read more
Publishers Weekly "This extraordinarily well-written book combines knowledge drawn from psychotherapy, academic research, and the arts to provide a new understanding of our most intimate experience—the emotions. "
Paul Ekman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of California Medical School "Shame and Pride is an impressive ... Read more