Books by Nico H. Frijda

Reviews research on emotions. This book begins by reviewing a number of principles governing emotion, or "the laws of emotion". It examines the nature of emotions and the motivational processes underlying them, and the nature and causes of pleasure and pain. It also explores the processes that lead to emotional arousal.

What are 'emotions'? Drawing together the threads of current research on the nature and funactions of emotional expression, of physiological reactions, and of emotional experience, this book offers a balanced survey of facts and theory. Nico Frijda discusses the motivational and neurophysiological preconditions for emotions, and the ways in which emotions are regulated by the individual.