Modern theories in cognitive psychology and neuroscience indicate that there are two fundamental ways in which human beings comprehend risk.
The “analytic system” uses algorithms and normative rules, such as probability calculus, formal logic, and risk assessment. It is relatively slow, effortful, and requires conscious control.
The “experiential system” is intuitive, fast, mostly automatic, and not very […]
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The Bittersweat Taste of Life Longings
The topic of an optimal or utopian life has received much attention across the humanities and the arts but not in psychology. The German concept of Sehnsucht captures individual and collective thoughts and feelings about one’s optimal or utopian life.
Sehnsucht (life longings; LLs) is defined as an intense desire for alternative states and realizations of […]
Affectionate Communication Accelerates Hormonal Stress Recovery
Contemporary theory in interpersonal communication and health psychology supports the prediction that engaging in affectionate behavior within established relationships has a direct effect on the alleviation of stress symptoms following exposure to an acute stressor. Participants in this study were exposed to a series of standard laboratory stressors and were subsequently assigned either to an […]
The Emotional Revolution: How the New Science of Feelings Can Transform Your Life
The paradigm of this book is based on five propositions:
Emotions are critical survival mechanisms that have survived through many millennia.
Emotions are processed in the brain by specialized circuits that […]
Emotion & Personality
The clinical psychology program at Universitat des Saarlandes is involved in the clinical application of emotion research with a focus on […]
Feelings and Emotions
“An emotion, be it happiness or sadness, embarrassment or pride, is a patterned collection of chemical and neural responses that is produced by the brain when it detects the presence of an […]