The Emotional Foundations of Personality: A Neurobiological and Evolutionary Approach
Davis, Kenneth L.; Panksepp PhD, Jaak
ISBN 10: 0393710572 ISBN 13: 9780393710571
Published by W. W. Norton & Company, 2018
New
Hardcover
From
Majestic Books, Hounslow, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 19 January 2007
This specific item is no longer available.
About this Item
Description:
Seller Inventory # 385646660
Synopsis:
A novel approach to understanding personality, based on evidence that we share more than we realise with other mammals.
This book presents the wealth of scientific evidence that our personality emerges from evolved primary emotions shared by all mammals. Yes, your dog feels love and many other things too. These subcortically generated emotions bias our actions, alter our perceptions, guide our learning, provide the basis for our thoughts and memories, and become regulated over the course of our lives.
Understanding personality development from the perspective of mammals is a groundbreaking approach and one that sheds new light on the ways in which we as humans respond to life events, both good and bad.
Jaak Panksepp, famous for discovering laughter in rats and for creating the field of affective neuroscience, died in April 2017. This book forms part of his lasting legacy and impact on a wide range of scientific and humanistic disciplines. It will be essential reading for anyone trying to understand how we act in the world and the world's impact on us.
About the Author: Ken Davis completed his PhD under Jaak Panksepp at Bowling Green State University; they worked on an assessment and theory of personality for twenty years.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Emotional Foundations of Personality: A ...
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New