Integrating Emotions and Cognition Throughout the Lifespan
This book presents a coherent framework for the balanced development of emotions and cognition throughout the lifespan. It synthesizes rich sources across psychology and neuroscience to show that the brain is hard-wired for basic emotions as well as reaso
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Integrating Emotions and Cognition Throughout the Lifespan
Integrating Emotions and Cognition Throughout the Lifespan
Gisela Labouvie-Vief
Integrating Emotions and Cognition Throughout the Lifespan
Gisela Labouvie-Vief University of Geneva Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
ISBN 978-3-319-09821-0 ISBN 978-3-319-09822-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-09822-7 Springer Cham Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2014955056 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The major purpose of this book is to offer a single and coherent core of common concepts and parameters about the development of emotions—a set of concepts that applies to emotional development over the total span of life, “from womb to tomb.” These concepts/parameters are proposed as theoretical bridges across diverse developmental periods or stages, and that can be consistently applied throughout the total of the life span. At the same time, these concepts carry unique implications for different periods of life, such as infancy, childhood, adolescence, early and middle adulthood, and late life/aging. The unifying concept that ties together these diverse periods of the life span is an extension of Piaget’s
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