Well-being : the foundations of hedonic psychology
"The nature of well-being is one of the most enduring and elusive subjects of human inquiry. Well-Being draws upon the latest scientific research to transform our understanding of this ancient question. With contributions from leading authorities in psychology, social psychology, and neuro-science, this volume presents the definitive account of current scientific efforts to understand human pleasure and pain, contentment and despair."--Jacket
xii, 593 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780871544247, 9780871544230, 0871544245, 0871544237
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Objective happiness / Daniel Kahneman
Ecological momentary assessment / Arthur A. Stone, Saul S. Shiffman, Marten W. DeVries
Measurement issues in emotion research / Randy J. Larsen and Barbara L. Fredrickson
Reports of subjective well-being: judgmental processes and their methodological implications / Norbert Schwarz and Fritz Strack
Wouldn't it be nice? Predicting future feelings / George Loewenstein and David Schkade
Preadaptation and the puzzles and properties of pleasure / Paul Rozin
On the pleasures of the mind / Michael Kubovy
Questions concerning pain / Eric Eich [and others]
The mood system / William N. Morris
Emotions and hedonic experience / Nico H. Frijda
Personality and subjective well-being / Ed Diener and Richard E. Lucas. Life task participation and well-being: the importance of taking part in daily life / Nancy Cantor and Catherine A. Sanderson
Self-regulation and quality of life: emotional and non-emotional life experiences / E. Tory Higgins, Heidi Grant, and James Shah
Disturbances in emotion / Howard Berenbaum [and others]
Personal control and well-being / Christopher Peterson
Hedonic adaptation / Shane Frederick and George Loewenstein
Gender differences in well-being / Susan Nolen-Hoeksema and Cheryl L. Rusting
Causes and correlates of happiness / Michael Argyle
Close relationships and quality of life / David G. Myers. Well-being and the workplace / Peter Warr
The measurement of welfare and well-being: the Leyden approach / Bernard M.S. van Praag and Paul Frijters
National differences in subjective well-being / Ed Diener and Eunkook Mark Suh
The physiology and pathophysiology of unhappiness / Robert M. Sapolsky
The psychophysiology of utility appraisals / Tiffany A. Ito and John T. Cacioppo
Can neurobiology tell us anything about human feelings? / Joseph LeDoux and Jorge Armony
On the neural computation of utility: implications from studies of brain stimulation reward / Peter Shizgal
Pleasure, pain, desire, and dread: hidden core processes of emotion / Kent C. Berridge
Neural systems for reinforcement and inhibition of behavior: relevance to eating, addiction, and depression / Bartley G. Hoebel [and others]