Emotions and the Family for Better Or for Worse

This book presents, for the first time, a full range of perspectives on emotions and the family from the radical behaviorist to the intrapsychic. B.F. Skinner begins the volume by examining the role of feelings in applied behavior analysis, thus laying the groundwork for the reactions of many distinguished contributors. Offering both opposing and favorable comments, contributors also present their own original empirical, theoretical, and clinical perspectives. Finally, the editor integrates the contributors' positions into an expanded behavioral perspective on the study of emotions and suggest a model for effective family communication.

Contents: B.F. Skinner, Outlining a Science of Feeling. E. Hatfield, R. Rapson, Emotions: A Trinity. R. Plutchik, A. Plutchik, Communication and Coping in Families. C. Saarni, M. Crowley, The Development of Emotion Regulation: Effects on Emotional State and Expression T.A. Wills, Social Support and the Family. K.M. Lindahl, H.J. Markman, Communication and Negative Affect Regulation in the Family. A.E. Fruzzetti, N.S. Jacobson, Toward a Behavioral Conceptualization of Adult Intimacy: Implications for Marital Therapy. L.S. Greenberg, S.M. Johnson, Emotional Change Processes in Couples Therapy. J.E. Dumas, Contextual Effects in Mother-Child Interaction: Beyond an Operant Analysis. E.M. Jouriles, K.D. O'Leary, Influences of Parental Mood on Parent Behavior. E.A. Blechman, A New Look at Emotions and the Family.