Compassion

Concepts, Research and Applications
Herausgeber: Gilbert, Paul

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Paul Gilbert brings together an international line-up of leading scholars and researchers in the field to provide a state-of-the-art exploration of key areas in compassion research and applications.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 631g
• ISBN-13: 9781138957183
• ISBN-10: 1138957186
• Artikelnr.: 57050416

Autorenporträt

Paul Gilbert, OBE, is Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Derby, and has been actively involved in research and treating people with shame-based and mood disorders for over 30 years. He is a past President of the British Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy and a fellow of the British Psychological Society. He was awarded the OBE for contributions to mental health in 2011.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: EVOLUTION AND THE NATURE OF COMPASSION 1 Compassion: Definitions
and controversies 2: Prehistoric origins: The compassion of far distant
strangers 3 Compassion as a Social Mentality: An evolutionary approach 4:
Mindfulness and Compassion: Similarities and differences PART II:
COMPASSION AND ITS PHYSIOLOGIES 5: The body of compassion 6: The
psychobiological foundation of prosocial relationships: The role of
oxytocin in daily social exchanges 7: Compassion in the Autonomic Nervous
System: The role of the vagus nerve 8: Compassion and the Brain 9: Behavior
Genetics of Prosocial Behavior PART III: COMPASSION AND RELATIONSHIP 10:
Evolution, Child Raising and Compassionate Morality 11: An Attachment
Perspective on Compassion and Altruism 12: Broaden-and-Build Theory Meets
Interpersonal Neurobiology as a Lens on Compassion and Positivity Resonance
PART IV: APPLYING COMPASSION 13: Positive Leadership, Power and Compassion
14: Compassionate Leadership for Compassionate Health Care 15: The
Emergence of the Compassion Focused Therapies