Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-252) and index.
Contents
A simple notion -- How emotions work in the brain and body -- Using ritual in psychotherapy -- How the mind feels: the basic emotions -- Anger: the most dangerous emotion -- Fear: the most avoidant emotion -- Sadness: the most paralyzing emotion -- Joy/contentment: the destination emotion -- Interest/desire/excitement: the emotions' source of positive energy -- Shame/guilt: the most instructive emotion -- Surprise/startle/wonder: emotions' clutch -- Fatigue/relaxation/sleep/trance: emotions' anesthesia -- Disgust/contempt: the discerning emotion -- Empathy/compassion/tending: the emotional master key -- Emotions: the symphony of psychotherapy.