Mood: the frame of mind

Abstract

1. The Concept of Mood.- Defining Mood.- Distinguishing the Major Types of Mood.- The Figure-Ground Distinction.- 2. Theories of Mood.- 3. Sources of Mood: Events of Affective Significance.- Mood Measurement Issues.- Events Which Produce Mood: Speculations.- Events Which Produce Mood: Evidence.- Evaluation of the Evidence on Proposed Sources of Mood.- 4. Endogenous Factors Associated With Mood.- Neurobiologic Aspects of Disordered Mood.- Neurobiologic Aspects of Everyday Mood.- Neurobiologic Theories of Mood Disorder.- Summary and Conclusions.- 5. The Influence of Mood on Thought and Behavior.- The Effects of Mood on Memory.- The Effects of Mood on Perception and Judgment.- The Effects of Mood on Behavior.- Summary and Conclusions.- 6. Individual Differences in Mood.- Dimensions of Mood.- Correlates of the Tendency to Experience Positive Affect.- Correlates of the Tendency to Experience Negative Affect.- Correlates of Reactivity.- Summary and Conclusions.- 7. The Continuity Hypothesis.- Theories of Depression.- Matching Symptoms of Depression With Correlates of Everyday Mood.- Extending the Continuity Hypothesis to Bipolar Disorder and Cyclothymia.- Postscript.- References.- Author Index.

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