Attention and Emotion

Attention and Emotion
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9781317716181
ISBN-13 : 1317716183
Rating : 4/5 (183 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Attention and Emotion by : Adrian Wells

Download or read book Attention and Emotion written by Adrian Wells and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text critically reviews the literature on attention and emotion, and offers an integrative cognitive attentional model of the development and maintenance of emotional disorders. It highlights the similarities and differences between disorders and offers specific new treatment implications. The book contains numerous summary sections so that readers less familiar with the cognitive literature can follow the main issues without being overwhelmed. The central aims of this work are: to review critically models of attention and their application to attentional processes in emotional disorders; To develop an integrative theoretical framework and model for conceptualizing attentional processes associated with the aetiology and maintenance of emotional stress reactions; and to discuss the implications for clinical practice of attentional theories of emotional dysfunction.


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