The Function of Emotions: When and Why Emotions Help Us

Intro
 Dedication
 Synopsis
 Contents
 List of Figures
 List of Tables
 Contributors
 Chapter 1: What Do Emotions Do for Us?
 A New Perspective on Emotion
 Defining Emotion
 Functional Accounts of Emotion
 The Importance of Function
 An Invitation to Consider Emotions
 References
 Chapter 2: Fear and Anxiety
 Defining Fear and Anxiety
 The Functions of Fear and Anxiety
 The Neurophysiology and Behavior of Fear and Anxiety
 Insights About Normative Fear and Anxiety from Developmental Science
 Abnormal Fear and Anxiety: Implications for Mental Health
 Unresolved Questions
 References. Chapter 3: On Sentinels and Rapid Responders: The Adaptive Functions of Emotion DysregulationAttachment Theory and Emotion
 The Classic Attachment Perspective on Affect Regulation
 A Social Defense Theory Perspective
 Advantages and Disadvantages of Secure Individuals\' Defensive Reactions
 Advantages of Anxiously Attached Individuals: The Upregulation of Emotion
 Advantages of Avoidantly Attached Individuals: The Downregulation of Emotion
 Attachment, Threat, and the Effectiveness of Heterogeneous Groups
 Beyond Attachment: A Nuanced Understanding of Emotion Regulation
 References. Chapter 4: Sadness, the Architect of Cognitive ChangeWhat Makes People Sad?
 What Good Does It Do to Feel Sad?
 Expressive and Behavioral Change
 Cognitive Change
 Evidence that Sadness Is Adaptive
 Conclusions
 References
 Chapter 5: On the Functions of Sadness and Grief
 Sadness
 Grief
 Mourning Cycle
 Signals and Cues
 Sadness as Cue
 Grief as Signal
 Weeping as Surrender/Solicit Signal
 Depressive Realism
 Purpose of Sadness and Grief
 Immune Response
 Ritualization
 Coevolved Responsiveness
 The Differential Costs and Benefits of Weeping
 Executive Control
 Crying Alone
 Infant Crying. Cultural CodaPhenomenology
 Reprise
 References
 Chapter 6: Boredom: What Is It Good For?
 What Is Boredom?
 The Physiology of Boredom
 This Is Your Brain on Boredom
 Self-Regulation and Boredom
 What Causes Boredom?
 Can Boredom Help?
 What Is Next for Boredom Research?
 References
 Chapter 7: The Adaptive Functions of Jealousy
 Jealousy
 Consequences of Jealousy
 Early Theories of Jealousy
 Jealousy from an Evolutionary Perspective
 Implications from Considering Jealousy\'s Ultimate Functions
 Future Directions: Maladaptive Jealousy in Modern Contexts
 Conclusion
 References. Chapter 8: Functions of Anger in the Emotion SystemWhat Is an Emotion: A Functional Approach
 Elicitors of Anger and Other Emotions in the Emotion System
 Anger and Other Emotions as Response Syndromes
 Emotions as Coping Strategies: The Functions of Emotions
 Functions of the Emotion Components within an Emotion Strategy
 From Emotion Strategies to Emotion Functions
 Variability in Emotional Response
 Emotions as General-Purpose Coping Strategies
 Emotions as Alternatives to Motives
 Emotions as Alternatives to Each Other
 Functional Relationships between Eliciting Appraisals and Emotions.