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The Psychological Significance of the Blush

The Psychological Significance of the Blush

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Cambridge University Press
Edition: First Edition, 11/29/2012
EAN 9781107013933, ISBN10: 1107013933

Hardcover, 361 pages, 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm
Language: English

The blush is a ubiquitous yet little understood phenomenon which can be triggered by a number of self-conscious emotions such as shame, embarrassment, shyness, pride and guilt. The field of psychology has seen a recent surge in the research of such emotions, yet blushing remains a relatively neglected area. This unique volume brings together leading researchers from a variety of disciplines to review emerging research on the blush, discussing in depth issues that have arisen and stimulating new theorizing to indicate future directions for research. Topics covered include: the psychophysiology of the blush; developmental aspects; measurement issues; its evolutionary significance and the role of similar colour signals in the social life of other species; its relation to embarrassment, shame and social anxiety; and the rationale for, and clinical trials of, interventions to help people suffering from blushing phobia.

1. The study of the blush
Darwin and after W. Ray Crozier and Peter J. de Jong
Part I. The Nature of the Blush
2. Psychophysiology of the blush Peter D. Drummond
3. Measurement of the blush Ruth Cooper and Alexander L. Gerlach
Part II. Theoretical Perspectives on the Blush
4. Psychological theories of blushing Mark R. Leary and Kaitlin Toner
5. Colours of the face
a comparative glance Jan A. R. A. M. van Hooff
6. Self-conscious emotional development Hedy Stegge
7. A biosocial perspective on embarrassment Ryan S. Darby and Christine R. Harris
8. The affective neuroscience of human social anxiety Vladimir Miskovic and Louis A. Schmidt
Part III. The Blush in Social Interaction
9. The interactive origins and outcomes of embarrassment Rowland S. Miller
10. Performing the blush
a dramaturgical perspective Susie Scott
11. Blushing and the private self W. Ray Crozier
12. Signal value and interpersonal implications of the blush Peter J. de Jong and Corine Dijk
Part IV. Blushing Problems
Processes and Interventions
13. Red, hot and scared
mechanisms underlying fear of blushing Corine Dijk and Peter J. de Jong
14. Psychological interventions for fear of blushing Michelle C. Capozzoli, Imke J. J. Vonk, Susan M. Bögels and Stefan G. Hofmann
15. Psychological aspects of rosacea Peter D. Drummond and Daphne Su
Conclusions
16. Conclusions, what we don't know and future directions for research W. Ray Crozier and Peter J. de Jong.

Advance praise: 'A must-read for everyone interested in emotions.' Wilco W. van Dijk, Leiden University