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	Full Title:	Emotion in Therapy From Science to Practice
	Author(s):	Stefan G. Hofmann
	Publishing / Edition:	Guilford Press, 2015

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Chapter 1.

1

Defining Emotion 2
Basic Emotions 4
Characteristics of Emotions 6
Affect versus Emotion 12
Core Affect 13
Positive versus Negative Affect 16
Function of Emotions 17
Nature versus Nurture 19
Metaexperience of Emotions 20
Summary of Clinically Relevant Points 23

Chapter 2.

24

Levels of Individual Differences 25
Cultural Background 25
Diathesis 27
Affective Styles 33
Dysregulation of Negative Affect: Rumination, Brooding, and Worrying 36
Positive Affect 37
Emotional Disorders 39
Summary of Clinically Relevant Points 49

Chapter 3.

51

The Relationship between Motivation and Emotion 52
Motivated Behaviors 54
Approach versus Avoidance Motivation 57
Wanting versus Liking 61
Behavioral Activation 62
Summary of Clinically Relevant Points 64

Chapter 4.

66

Structure of the Self 67
Self-Awareness 68
Development of the Self 71
Self and Affect 71
Self, Rumination, and Worrying 78
Summary of Clinically Relevant Points 81

Chapter 5.

83

Defining Emotion Regulation 84
Emotion Regulation and Coping 84
Intrapersonal Emotion Regulation 86
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation 94
Summary of Clinically Relevant Points 102

Chapter 6.

103

The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach 104
Maladaptive Appraisal 108
Reappraisal Techniques 112
Maladaptive Schemas 115
Reappraisal and Emotions 117
Summary of Clinically Relevant Points 119

Chapter 7.

120

Defining Positive Affect and Happiness 120
Historical Background 121
Positive Affect Is Not the Absence of Negative Affect 123
Measuring Positive Affect and Happiness 124
Predicting Positive Affect and Happiness 125
Wandering Minds, Unhappy Minds 126
Mindfulness 128
Mindful Sitting and Breathing 133
Mindful Eating 134
Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditation 137
Summary of Clinically Relevant Points 142

Chapter 8.

144

Neurobiological Systems of Emotions 144
Neurobiology of Emotion Regulation 147
Correlates of Empathy 151
Individual Differences in Neurobiology 153
Conclusion 154
Summary of Clinically Relevant Points 155

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