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The Rise of Consciousness and the Development of Emotional Life

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The Rise of Consciousness and the Development of Emotional Life - Lewis, Michael, Professor, PhD
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Synthesizing decades of influential research and theory, Michael Lewis demonstrates the centrality of consciousness for emotional development. At first, infants' competencies constitute innate reactions to particular physical events in the child's world. These "action patterns" are not learned, but are readily influenced by temperament and social interactions. With the rise of consciousness, these early competencies become reflected feelings, giving rise to the self-conscious emotions of empathy, envy, and embarrassment, ...

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The Rise of Consciousness and the Development of Emotional Life 2013, Guilford Publications

ISBN-13: 9781462512522

Hardcover