Banned emotions : how metaphors can shape what people feel / Laura Otis.

9780190698935 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

English

1 online resource : illustrations.

BF582 .O85 2019

152.4

Who benefits, and who loses, when emotions are described in particular ways? How can metaphors such as 'hold on' and 'let go' affect people's emotional experiences? 'Banned Emotions' draws on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology to challenge popular ideas about emotions that should supposedly be suppressed. This interdisciplinary text breaks taboos by exploring emotions in which people are said to 'indulge': self-pity, prolonged crying, chronic anger, grudge-bearing, bitterness, and spite.

Who benefits, and who loses, when emotions are described in particular ways? How can metaphors such as 'hold on' and 'let go' affect people's emotional experiences? 'Banned Emotions' draws on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology to challenge popular ideas about emotions that should supposedly be suppressed. This interdisciplinary text breaks taboos by exploring emotions in which people are said to 'indulge': self-pity, prolonged crying, chronic anger, grudge-bearing, bitterness, and spite.

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