Clinical Neuropsychology of Emotion

Written in an engaging, accessible style, this book synthesizes the growing body of knowledge on the neuropsychology of emotion and identifies practical clinical implications. The author unravels the processes that comprise a single emotional event, from the initial trigger through physiological and psychological responses. She also examines how patterns of emotional responses come together to motivate complex behavioral choices. Grounded in theory and research, the book discusses relevant syndromes and populations, reviews available assessment instruments, and describes how deficits in emotional processing affect cognition, daily functioning, and mental health.

Yana Suchy, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology Program Director in the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah. Her professional responsibilities include graduate training, research, and clinical neuropsychological practice. Dr. Suchy\u2019s research focuses on understanding the interface among executive, affective, and motor processes, with the long-term goal of developing new methods for detecting subtle, preclinical deficits in executive and emotional control. In line with her research interests, she feels strongly about the need to integrate assessment of affective processes into everyday neuropsychological clinical practice. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society and The Clinical Neuropsychologist, and as an ad hoc reviewer for a number of other journals. Dr. Suchy has published widely in a variety of peer-reviewed journals and neuropsychology textbooks and presents regularly at national and international meetings.

I. Historical Origins: Emotions and Personality from Antiquity to the 20th Century 1. Traditional Models and Theories of Emotions and Personality 2. Early Neuroanatomic Models of Emotional Processing II. Anatomy of an Emotional Event: From Emotional Trigger to Emotion Regulation 3. The Trigger Mechanism and the Detection of Emotionally Salient Stimuli 4. Reflexive Emotional Responses 5. Awareness and Understanding of an Emotional Experience 6. Emotional Communication 7. Emotion Regulation III. Emotions, Affective Styles, and Motivation: How Emotions Shape Who We Are and What We Do 8. Mood and Motivation 9. Motivation and Sensitivity to Incentives 10. Stress and Motivation IV. A Glimpse at Tomorrow from an Interdisciplinary Perspective 11. Temperament, Personality, and Heritability of Individual Differences in Executive Functioning, with Paula G. Williams 12. Stress Regulation, Executive Functioning, and Physical and Mental Health, with Paula G. Williams 13. Future Directions for Clinical Neuropsychology of Emotion Appendix A. Affective Deficits, Symptoms, and Syndromes Associated with Select Clinical Populations Appendix B. Disorders and Populations Associated with Select Affective Deficits, Symptoms, or Syndromes Appendix C. Select Measures for Assessment of Affective Deficits, Symptoms, or Syndromes