In this fascinating book, now new in paperback, Robert E. Thayer serves as an expert guide through the latest scientific research into moods and mood management, revealing which behaviours energise and empower us, and which sabotage our best interests. (Just five or ten minutes of walking, for example, can enhance mood for an hour or more, while sugar snacking, Thayer shows, causes more tension that it reduces.) Far from a shallow quick fix book, The Origin of Everyday Moods brings readers to a new understanding of the underlying biology of their daily cycles of energy and tension, and offers…mehr
In this fascinating book, now new in paperback, Robert E. Thayer serves as an expert guide through the latest scientific research into moods and mood management, revealing which behaviours energise and empower us, and which sabotage our best interests. (Just five or ten minutes of walking, for example, can enhance mood for an hour or more, while sugar snacking, Thayer shows, causes more tension that it reduces.) Far from a shallow quick fix book, The Origin of Everyday Moods brings readers to a new understanding of the underlying biology of their daily cycles of energy and tension, and offers powerful recommendations for breaking self-destructive habits and leading a richer, more enjoyable life.
Robert E. Thayer is Professor of Psychology at California State University, Long Beach. A pioneering and highly influential researcher in biopsychology, he is the author of The Biopsychology of Mood and Arousal.
Inhaltsangabe
Part 1: Introduction Ch. 1. Mood and Its Meanings Ch. 2. A Theory of Mood Ch. 3. Moods as Barometers of General Condition Ch. 4. The Relationship Between Mood and Thoughts Ch. 5. Energy and Tension Changes with PMS, Drugs, Social Interaction, Weather, and Life Events Ch. 6. How Energy and Tension Interact Ch. 7. The Evolutionary Biology of Moods Ch. 8. The Physiology and Anatomy of Mood Part 2: The Self-regulation of Mood Ch. 9. Self-regulation: Why, How, and How Effective? Ch. 10. Individual Differences in Mood-regulating Strategies Ch. 11. Mood Substitution: Different Ways of Getting the Same Mood Ch. 12. Rational Mood Substitution: Exercise More and Indulge Less Part 3: Optimal Mood Management Ch. 13. The Practical Psychology of Self-Regulation Ch. 14. Overcoming Tense-tiredness Through Energy Enhancement Ch. 15. Reducing Tension to Overcome Tense-Tiredness Ch. 16. Moods at Different Times of Day Ch. 17. Systematic Self-observation: The First Step in Mood Change Ch. 18. The Origin and Self-regulation of Everyday Moods: A Review Appendix. Beyond Stress Management to Calm-energy Notes Index
Part 1: Introduction Ch. 1. Mood and Its Meanings Ch. 2. A Theory of Mood Ch. 3. Moods as Barometers of General Condition Ch. 4. The Relationship Between Mood and Thoughts Ch. 5. Energy and Tension Changes with PMS, Drugs, Social Interaction, Weather, and Life Events Ch. 6. How Energy and Tension Interact Ch. 7. The Evolutionary Biology of Moods Ch. 8. The Physiology and Anatomy of Mood Part 2: The Self-regulation of Mood Ch. 9. Self-regulation: Why, How, and How Effective? Ch. 10. Individual Differences in Mood-regulating Strategies Ch. 11. Mood Substitution: Different Ways of Getting the Same Mood Ch. 12. Rational Mood Substitution: Exercise More and Indulge Less Part 3: Optimal Mood Management Ch. 13. The Practical Psychology of Self-Regulation Ch. 14. Overcoming Tense-tiredness Through Energy Enhancement Ch. 15. Reducing Tension to Overcome Tense-Tiredness Ch. 16. Moods at Different Times of Day Ch. 17. Systematic Self-observation: The First Step in Mood Change Ch. 18. The Origin and Self-regulation of Everyday Moods: A Review Appendix. Beyond Stress Management to Calm-energy Notes Index
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