Stress and Emotion: A New Synthesis [Paperback]

Richard S. Lazarus PhD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0826102611 | ISBN-13: 978-0826102614 | Publication Date: May 4, 2006 | Edition: 1

This volume is a sequel to the landmark work that established an exciting new field of study, Stress, Appraisal and Coping (Lazarus and Folkman, 1984). The author now explores the newest trends in research and theory, focusing on the rationale for a cognitive-mediational approach to stress and emotions.

He makes clear distinctions between social stress, physiological stress, and psychological stress. By integrating both stress and emotion into one theoretical framework, with appraisal and coping as its basis, this book takes a narrative approach to both theory and research.

Lazarus concludes with a look at stress and health, with a specific focus on new developments in infectious diseases, the role of the nervous system, and his view of recent changes in psychotherapy.

For all upper division psychology majors, graduate students, academics, and professionals in related fields

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About the Author

Richard S. Lazarus (1922-2002) received his BA from The City College of New York in 1942 and his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 1948. He taught at Johns Hopkins University, Clark University, and, from 1957 until his retirement in 1991, the University of California, Berkeley. At Berkeley, Dr. Lazarus began his influential research into psychological stress and coping processes which contributed substantially to the "cognitive revolution" that occurred in psychology during the 1960's. Dr. Lazarus published over 200 scientific articles in social, personality, clinical, and health psychology and 20 books, including Psychological Stress and the Coping Process (1966), Stress, Appraisal, and Coping (1984), and Emotion and Adaptation (1991). Dr. Lazarus became a Guggenheim Fellow in 1969 and received two Doctors Honoris Causa, one in 1988 from Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany and one in 1995 from Haifa University, Israel. In 1989 he was awarded the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award by the American Psychological Association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; 1 edition (May 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826102611
• ISBN-13: 978-0826102614
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Messenger Theory of Emotions: Alive and Well, September 3, 2010

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Whereas many "wanna-be biologist" psychologists have abandoned psychology in favor of chemistry, synapses and pharmaceuticals, it is refreshing to read the works of Richard S. Lazarus on the psychological and mental aspects of emotions and emotional life. Drawing upon decades of experimental and field research on the role of cognitive appraisal influencing emotional response, Lazarus provides a very readable synthesis on the stressful and life enhancing transactions, echoed in emotions, between person and environment. In short, emotions serve as messengers. As messengers, emotions serve a communicative function, a role emphasized by Darwin, signifying the outcomes of transactions through altered awareness, and passed on to others through compelling expression and reaction to the messages received. For more, see [...]

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great synthesis, January 3, 2007

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great comprehensive synthesis of the theory; remains circular without direct guidance for research, but broad enough for the researcher to choose concepts

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, November 15, 2009

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This is an excellent, well-written updated treatise on stress and emotion. The service with Amazon was outstanding and delivery expedited.