The psychological significance of the blush /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11831410 |
Table of Contents:
- Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 The study of the blush: Darwin and after; The blush as a puzzle; Darwin on the blush; The nature of the blush; Theoretical perspectives on the blush; The blush in social interaction; Blushing problems: processes and interventions; Conclusion; References; Part I The nature of the blush; 2 Psychophysiology of the blush; Physiological mechanisms that may contribute to blushing; Sympathetic vasoconstrictor influences on facial blood flow; Active sympathetic vasodilatation; Parasympathetic influences on facial blood flow.
- Local autoregulatory mechanismsPyschophysiology of blushing; Surgical treatment of blushing; Selective brain cooling during blushing?; Psychophysiological studies of blushing; Relationship between blushing and subjective estimates of blushing propensity; Relationship between blushing and social anxiety; Future directions; References; 3 Measurement of the blush; The physiological measurement of the blushing response; Blood flow measures; Temperature measures; Other physiological measures of the blushing reaction; Self-report measures of the blushing response; Blushing Propensity Scale.
- Blushing, Trembling and Sweating QuestionnaireObservational measures of blushing; Naïve observer; Coloration comparison; Conclusion; References; Part II Theoretical perspectives on the blush; 4 Psychological theories of blushing; Communicative and remedial theories; Undesired social attention theory; Exposure theory; Overview and future directions; References; 5 Colours of the face: a comparative glance; From signal to display: adaptation for communication; Colour signals; Changing colour and manipulating messages; Blue faces, blue scrota; Red faces, red bottoms.
- Colour perception as an adaptation: mono-, di-, tri- and tetrachromatsWhy see red: to distinguish food or perceive emotions?; Also short-term fluctuations in redness?; Motivational conflict, arrested avoidance and submission; Conflict, reconciliation and maintaining beneficial relationships; From 'normal' habits to (proto- )moral 'norms'; Guilt and a moral conscience; The social effects of blushing; To conclude; References; 6 Self-conscious emotional development; A functionalist perspective on self-conscious affect; The developmental functions of shame-related affect.
- The emergence of self-conscious affectThe self-conscious adolescent; Changes in the nature of the self; Interpersonal sensitivity; The developmental significance of the blush; Self-exposure and self-evaluation; The self-in-relationship; Some directions for future research; Children's awareness and understanding of the blush; Developmental changes in the occurrence of blushing; References; 7 A biosocial perspective on embarrassment; Theories of embarrassment; Nonverbal displays; Bodily responses; The psychophysiology of embarrassment; The neuroanatomy of embarrassment; Cognitive effects.