Emotions: A Brief HistoryISBN: 978-1-4051-1314-4
Hardcover
204 pages
September 2004, Wiley-Blackwell
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- investigates the history of emotions across cultures as well as
the evolutionary history of emotions and of emotional development
across an individual’s life span
- Oatley examines key topics such as emotional intelligence,
emotion and the brain, and emotional disorders in clear and
accessible language
- interweaves three themes throughout: the changes that emotions have undergone from the past to the present, the extent to which we are able to control our emotions, and the ways in which emotions help us discern the deeper layers of ourselves and our relationships