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Cognitive Approaches to Emotion and Emotional Disorders

Cognitive Approaches to Emotion and Emotional Disorders The Relationship of Cognition and Emotion At the beginning of the last decade, diametrically opposed positions were taken up in a public debate about the relationship between cognitive processes and emotion. At one extreme it was claimed that emotion is completely inde­ pendent of cognition (Zajonc 1980), and at the other, that cognitive appraisals were invariably necessary for the production of emotion (Lazarus 1982, 1984). Since then, the view that cognitive processes are closely related to emotion has been steadily gaining ground, although disagreement continues about the di­ rection and extent of the relationship (Izard 1993). Some of this debate has been associated with confusion about the meaning or definition of cognition: opponents of cognitive models of emotion focused on conscious intentional processes, noting that these seem to have properties quite distinct from feel­ ings and preferences. However, most cognitive psychologists believc that it is useful to distinguish between strategic and automatic processes, with the lauer being relatively independent of conscious intent or effort (see Johnson & Hasher 1987). Proponents of cognitive theories assume that some of the criti­ cal processes involved in emotion are automatic (e.g. spreading activation, Bower 1992) and non-conscious (e.g. primary appraisal, Lazarus 1993).lf http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annual Review of Psychology Annual Reviews

Cognitive Approaches to Emotion and Emotional Disorders

Mathews, A.; MacLeod, C.
Annual Review of Psychology , Volume 45 (1) – Feb 1, 1994
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Annual Reviews
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Copyright 1994 Annual Reviews. All rights reserved
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0066-4308
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1545-2085
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10.1146/annurev.ps.45.020194.000325
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Abstract

The Relationship of Cognition and Emotion At the beginning of the last decade, diametrically opposed positions were taken up in a public debate about the relationship between cognitive processes and emotion. At one extreme it was claimed that emotion is completely inde­ pendent of cognition (Zajonc 1980), and at the other, that cognitive appraisals were invariably necessary for the production of emotion (Lazarus 1982, 1984). Since then, the view that cognitive processes are closely related to emotion has been steadily gaining ground, although disagreement continues about the di­ rection and extent of the relationship (Izard 1993). Some of this debate has been associated with confusion about the meaning or definition of cognition: opponents of cognitive models of emotion focused on conscious intentional processes, noting that these seem to have properties quite distinct from feel­ ings and preferences. However, most cognitive psychologists believc that it is useful to distinguish between strategic and automatic processes, with the lauer being relatively independent of conscious intent or effort (see Johnson & Hasher 1987). Proponents of cognitive theories assume that some of the criti­ cal processes involved in emotion are automatic (e.g. spreading activation, Bower 1992) and non-conscious (e.g. primary appraisal, Lazarus 1993).lf

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Published: Feb 1, 1994

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