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Book SynopsisThis book presents current research from across the globe in the study of the psychology of decision-making. Topics discussed include the point of view of neuroscience in decision-making; behavioural economics and decision-making in organisations; affective and cognitive approaches to assessing decision-making in overweight and obesity; multi-criteria decision-making based on linguistic assessments; sex differences in decision-making; psychological dimensions in financial decision-making and the impact of emotions on trust decisions.

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Book SynopsisThe authors of this book examine the psychology of bias. Topics discussed in this compilation include biases in medical decision making; perceptual biases for the rapid detection of threats, their origin and implications for behaviour adaptability; the relationship between stimulus valence, emotional bias and behaviour; the bias toward cause and effect reasoning; the rightward perceptual bias for language processing; and the unseen role of juror bias implications.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the psychology of human behaviour which is dominated by the topic of how the extant behaviour of modern humans may have developed, thus establishing an empirical framework for comprehending human ethology. An aetiology of human behaviour clearly has to be grounded in an understanding of its historical development through time, which is an aspect that has so far not received adequate consideration in scientific literature, be it that of psychology, psychiatry, human evolution, neuroscience, cognitive science, or paleoanthropology. The distinctly interdisciplinary format of this book provides an inkling into the complexity of dealing with human behaviour, and the reasons for its complexity relative to the behaviour of other animal species.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors discuss two of the most fundamental of human experiences: loneliness, and belonging. There have been other publications, over the years, about each of these topics separately, but none about how they interact and influence one another, in one integrated volume. Loneliness is an existential and basic human experience that all those who ever walked on this earth have experienced. Loneliness is always painful, subjective, all consuming, and an experience which we all try to avoid. This book reviews the most updated literature, research, and experimentation involving loneliness, human alienation, and separation. Covered are definitions and an understanding of what is loneliness, loneliness in philosophy, literature and the Bible, loneliness of marginalized populations, the difference between essential and transient loneliness, loneliness of the seriously ill and the dying, what causes loneliness, and how can we cope with it successfully. Addressing humans'' great desire to belong, the book covers that overwhelming wish and need to be part of a community, a family and a romantic dyad, to belong and be valuable.

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Book SynopsisThe idea that such pervasive and ever-growing immersion in digital gaming affects gamers'' real life seems obvious and is the focus of this volume. A wide range of topics was collected under the "Psychology of Gaming" header. The eight chapters in this edited book do not represent all the topics in the psychology of gaming, however, this book includes a variety of topics in this field: game theory, emotional engagement, fantasy world, game designs and development, and gambling with on-line games. This book discusses the psychological impact of games shaping gamer''s self-perception and self-concept, socio-psychological implications of gaming, design criteria in games, educational uses, the role of fantasy in game play, psychological treatment of gambling-related behaviours, psychological factors of collaborative learning, and gaming as a means of gaining empathy and understanding for another culture.

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Book SynopsisThe aim of this work is to show that certain acts related to the body (sport, tattoo, clothing), when practiced to excess, go beyond sanity and aesthetics. Through interviews and the administration of the TAT test to adolescents, the authors return to the origins of these acts and discover at their basis family dysfunction and a rejection of the child. A lacking parental gaze leading to a wrong body image, instability in the parent/child relationship provoking insecurity, and a narcissistic personality linked to the aesthetic of the body explain the adolescents'' dependent passage to these acts of bodybuilding to excess, excessive tattooism and exaggerated mummifism.

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Book SynopsisThe term "walk of shame" is deeply rooted in the idea that shame is a difficult emotion stemming from a feeling of inferiority or social discomfort, which causes a person to wish to disappear, become invisible, be "swallowed up by the earth". However, sometimes exactly at such a moment of disgrace, individuals are publicly exposed to the full extent of their misery and must walk "the walk of shame" witnessed by family, friends and acquaintances. Shame, considered by some to have genetic origins, is an integral part of social circumstances and settings in accordance with a set of values, patterns of thought and the individual''s physiological make-up. Shame is the result of familial, social and media processes. Thus the walk of shame does not take place privately behind closed doors, but on city sidewalks, in the workplace, in newspaper columns and on television and computer screens. It is not surprising, then, to discover that the tremendous power of shame has expropriated it from the individual''s control in the private sphere to the public sector, creating a collective punishing mechanism whose goal is to warn against undesirable behaviour. Indeed, a person''s public humiliation is a form of punishment, a negative sanction leading to disgrace, debasement and mortification. This book discusses the walk of shame from a cultural perspective, focusing on contexts, strategies, images etc., that reveals the many facets of a controversial concept.

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Book SynopsisThis is a timely, comprehensive, and authoritative edition consisting of chapters by an eminent group of international emotion researchers who provide a cutting-edge overview of all major aspects of human emotions. In addition to reviewing the current state of the art in a number of main research areas related to the topic of emotion, the authors present squarely an outlook for the future research on emotion. Volume 2 includes the following four sections: Section One presents a comprehensive examination of the rule and impact of emotions in economical settings, specifically at the workplace, discussing the impact of individual differences, the role of emotions in the construction and enactment of doctor managers'' identities, issues related to emotional labour, emotional exhaustion in human service jobs, the effects of emotional labour on strain, the role of emotions on group performance, emotions and price satisfaction, and the link between emotion and money. Section Two focuses on the evolution of empathy, empathy gaps and decisions, and on the neuropsychology of emotional and cognitive mechanisms in decision making. Section Three provides an examination of the association between emotions, morals, and values. It comprises a chapter on emotions and self-integrity, a chapter on moral emotions and prosocial behaviour and a chapter on the implementation of emotions in artificial entities. The final Section Four deals with emotion and music providing a chapter on music as the language of emotion and a chapter on the link between emotions, mood, and musical preferences.

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Book SynopsisWritten by an eminent group of international experts this volume presents a comprehensive summary of the most recent advances in the psychology of sport and exercise. The volume is divided into two sections. Section I focuses on conceptual advances and covers role perceptions in sport (Chapter 1) and the link between identity and disability sport (Chapter 2). Chapter 3 provides a comprehensive discussion of personality-trait-like individual differences in athletes. Chapter 4 presents a life-span approach to promote physical activity. The impact of group cohesion on sport and exercise has been summarised in Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 concentrates on the maintenance of physical activity. Section II contains chapters that focus on the link between well-being, sport and exercise (Chapter 7-9). Chapter 10 focuses on the effects of a single wheelchair sports session on cognitions and behaviour followed by a comprehensive review of the psychological stress in volleyball (Chapter 11).

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Book SynopsisThis is a timely, comprehensive, and authoritative edition consisting of chapters by an eminent group of international emotion researchers who provide a cutting-edge overview of all major aspects of human emotions. In addition to reviewing the current state of the art in a number of main research areas related to the topic of emotion, the authors present squarely an outlook for the future research on emotion.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a series of new ideas in 16 chapters about trust in a variety of contexts and across disciplines. The chapters highlight the broad contexts to which trust research has been applied from e-commerce to on-line marketplaces, recommendation agents, school principals, project management, network security, trust games, investment in charitable organisations, and more. These varied contexts all show the same overall conclusion that trust is a central part of human decision making whether it applies to another person, social group, organisation, unknown market players, or even technology artefacts. Importantly, the book shows how trust can be built, and how these antecedents apply, overlapping, across scenarios from on-line marketplaces to novice school principals to charitable organisation, and to many other contexts.

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Book SynopsisWe all long for a life of purpose and fulfilment. Striving for high quality of life for us and those we care for is a powerful motivator. Many busy people dream of being lazy by a pool fanned by a soft summer breeze, but this does not last. A short time of rest and replenishment is quickly replaced by boredom and a sense of purposelessness. Quality of life is much deeper than material comfort, though this has a role. Sadly in our world today, many people live lives lacking in meaning and value: the unemployed, the underemployed, those with disabilities who would like to contribute to society but are deprived the opportunity. Their quality of life is not what it could be. In this book, we have attempted to provide examples of how people face challenges, and the family members, professionals and care personnel who support them can be helped and supported through services working within a quality of life framework. The book provides a challenge to be addressed by the individual, their families, local communities, governments, international organisations and the society at large.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, the authors present new research in the study of the psychology of anger. Topics discussed include how we look at others in anger and the development of the McLinton Interpersonal Domain-specific Anger Instrument (MIDAI); anger and moral outrage; driver anger and aggression; a test of the state-trait model of anger with middle-aged drivers; developing a valid version of the Multicultural Latin American Inventory of Anger Expression and Hostility (ML-STAXI) to measure anger in Mexican adolescents; predicting children''s angry, aggressive behaviour from cognitive and emotional self-regulation; measuring affect intensity for anger and frustration; the relationship between state-trait anger and aggressive driving; and mental care for anger in physically ill patients.

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Book SynopsisOur understanding of the nature and applications of meditation, especially mindfulness meditation, has been expanding almost as rapidly as the empirical evidence from neuroscience and intervention studies that have become available in the research literature. Meditation is centuries old and prevalent in almost all ancient cultures in one form or another. Initially, people in the West were enamoured by its spiritual promise of personal transformation, but now a larger portion is attracted to mindfulness meditation (Vipassana or insight meditation) because of the promise of enhanced physical and mental well-being. Indeed, research shows that engaging in a daily practice of meditation for 20 to 30 minutes a day over 8 weeks produces new neural networks in the brain, attesting to observable calmness and clarity of perception. This book brings together a diverse group of experts who collectively provide a nuanced view of meditation from a variety of perspectives. This book offers a single-source authoritative guide to an ancient practice that is coming into its own in the Western world.

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Book SynopsisSelf-esteem is a widely studied topic within psychology. Recently, the connections between self-esteem and important life outcomes have been debated because studies have produced inconsistent findings. Many of these inconsistencies may be due to the fact that most studies have focused on self-esteem level without incorporating other aspects of self-esteem. This books provides information on using the temporal stability of self-esteem to better understand feelings of self-worth; variations in multi-dimensional physical self-concept; religion and self-esteem; self-esteem as a predictor of academic success in health professional degree students; effects on the level and relations of self-esteem in the early transition to secondary school in Germany; the role of siblings for children''s self-esteem; and several other topics.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an exploration into the dynamics of interpersonal relationships, and how the spiritual quest for union is tempered by the human desire for freedom. Since being in an intimate relationship is not the cause of happiness, a major focus of this book is to help the readers understand the need to take responsibility for their own happiness. Only when people learn to understand their own happiness, regardless of being in a relationship, will they be able to cultivate a successful relationship because they want a relationship, and not because they think they need a relationship to be happy.

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Book SynopsisTo "feel ashamed" is perhaps one of the most studied human emotional experiences. Ironically, there is no agreement yet on what people mean when they say that they "feel ashamed". This can be reflected not only in the numerous definitions of the feeling but also in the numerous subjective understandings of it. In psychology, there are multiple definitions of shame. For example, Freud argued that shame was a reaction formation against sexual desires. In his eyes, the expression; "I feel ashamed" should be understood as being in the midst of an internal fight against pleasurable desires. In the later, psychodynamic tradition, the expression "I feel ashamed" should be understood as a scorning feeling that disable the client. This book discusses the psychology of shame. It explains the connection between shame and eating disorders; the role of shame in intimate and sexual violence; the psychological distress shame may cause in performing artists and athletes; positive interpersonal consequences of shame; the path to gelotophobia; the true meaning of feeling ashamed; and shame and masculinity in early China.

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Book SynopsisThe study of motivation has been experiencing a renaissance of research activity recently. This book discusses the psychology, strategies and impact on performance of motivation. Some of the topics included in this book are testing motivational processes in commercial weight-loss program users; the relationship between internal marketing, motivation and satisfaction at work; the effects of gender differences on motivation to learn English; the influence of strategies and motivation on achievement; and person-centred approach as a part of the humanistic paradigm for motivation in sport settings.

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Book SynopsisWith the dramatic increase in the multiracial population, researchers are exploring the unique interpersonal and societal racial dynamics that this population evokes and participates in. Similar to other racial groups, the experience of discrimination and prejudice of biracial/multiracial individuals can have negative consequences for well-being and general mental health. This book discusses the psychology of prejudice. Some of the topics included in this book are patterns of prejudice in the lives of American Jews; the dynamics of prejudice against biracial individuals; prejudice, discrimination and mental health within the lesbian, gay and bisexual community; education''s effects on the racial prejudice of blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and whites in the United States; and psychodynamic and social processes involved in prejudice.

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Book SynopsisThis is an edited collection of work by a distinguished set of international experts that presents a broad overview of psychological research on narcissism from diverse perspectives, including the clinical, social and personality, industrial/organizational, cognitive/social cognition, and biological/physiological point of views. The chapters are clustered into three sections focusing on intrapersonal (Chapters 110), interpersonal (Chapters 1118), and clinical (Chapters 1923) aspects of narcissism. Together, the chapters provide a comprehensive overview of one of the most popular topics in psychology. The individual chapters present in-depth reviews of particular issues such as the role of narcissism in individual responses to exposure to traumatic events, interpersonal romantic rejection, and achievement failure. A number of further topics are covered in this book, including: How narcissistic individuals react to threatening situations; Whether narcissism is a personality disorder or a cultural phenomenon ; The relationships between narcissism and self-worth, perfectionism, humor, empathy, and identity; The role of narcissism in parenting; The relationship between narcissism and eating disorders; The role of narcissism in the workplace; Cognitive, clinical, industrial-organizational (I-O), social and personality, psychological, and behavioral correlates of narcissism. This collection will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners, as well as graduate and advanced undergraduate students of social psychology.

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Book SynopsisRomantic relationships play a crucial role in individuals'' lives, for better and for worse. All romantic relationships encounter their share of challenges that can influence relationship satisfaction from one day to the next. This book provides topics on the psychology of relationships and interpersonal perception. Some of the topics included are the science of improving relationships; the effect of attractiveness and a good sense of humor in relationships; perceptions of reproductive potential and personality traits; and an evolutionary perspective on characteristics of physical attractiveness in humans.

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Book SynopsisIn the last two and a half decades, the concept of Emotional Intelligence has not only gained acceptance in the scientific community, but exploded all over the place, becoming a popular term used (and abused) by everyone. As the concept matured, two things happened: On one hand, more and more empirical evidence supported the concept''s applicability in a broad range of contexts and settings. On the other hand, the evidence put the early expectation of the concept in perspective, humbling pioneering claims of EI being the concept accounting for everything that traditional concepts (like intelligence, personality etc.) did not. Emotional intelligence has come of age, and as evidence explores new frontiers, practitioners explore the utility of EI-based intervention programs. So -- what''s new with Emotional Intelligence? This is exactly the aim of this book -- to provide readers interested in this new, promising concept, an updated view of research, and practice based on various models and views of the concept focusing on three fields in which progress seems to be most exciting: Psychophysiology and health, education and work and organisational life. Authors from around the world offer their diverse views, rich palettes of application and practice and raise questions that will lead future research and add to our understanding of the world.

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Book SynopsisEmotion regulation (ER), which refers to the ability to identify, experience, modulate, and express emotions, is critical to adaptive functioning. Although the term ER has been used synonymously with coping strategies, affect regulation, and self-regulation, it is important to differentiate ER from these other constructs to ensure optimal construct validity and accurate measurement. To this end, ER has been defined as "the process by which individuals influence which emotions they have, when they have them, and how they experience and express these emotions" (Gross, 1998 p. 275). Emotion is experienced in three primary ways: behaviourally, physiologically, and experientially (Gross, 1998); therefore, ER refers to strategies that alter these three aforementioned emotional processes. This book discusses the processes, cognitive effects, and social consequences of emotion regulation.

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Book SynopsisCompassion positively correlates to happiness and increases in psychological capabilities, as supported by a substantial body of research. The concept of compassion has been used in a diversity of fields, applications and motivations. The first chapter of this book attempts to theoretically suggest how compassionate and self-compassionate interventions can benefit both the patients and health practitioners, by 1. Investigating the relevance/importance of considering different cultural backgrounds and 2. By introducing emergent findings on self-kindness and 3. By highlighting the significance of self-care. Authors'' of the other chapters examine pain, compassion and the importance of two-way motivational communication in the medical field between patient and physician and the positive correlation between compassion, and physiological and psychological health.

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