Seeing Red and Feeling Blue: The New Science of Mood and Emotion - Softcover

Aldridge, Susan

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9780099296904: Seeing Red and Feeling Blue: The New Science of Mood and Emotion

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ISBN 10: 009929690X ISBN 13: 9780099296904

Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, 2001

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Seeing Red and Feeling Blue will provide a scientific but accessible overview of the various theories about our destructive emotions, seeking to answer the following questions: -If 'bad' behaviour is driven by disordered brain chemistry, then how and why does this chemical disorder happen? Is it something in our genes, or do environmental and social factors play a part? -If chemistry is key, then what new solutions to the problems of stress, depression and crime might be generated by playing around with people's brain chemistry and genes? -What are the ethical and psychological implications of these potential solutions?

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Synopsis:

Anger, stress, depression and crime all seem to be symptoms of contemporary life. Aldridge gives a scientific account of these related phenomena, and reveals how we can use the latest insights into the brain and its chemistry to produce positive solutions to our more destructive emotions.

About the Author:

Susan Aldridge is an acclaimed science writer and was shortlisted for the 1998 GlaxoWellcome ABSW Science Writers Award.

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