This book is about affect—its origins, development and uses—and how it is viewed in a clinical setting. The authors track and further develop the recent major changes in the understanding of affect. From its roots in childhood development to its cross-cultural aspects, affect remains clinically relevant in issues such as aggression and forgiveness.

Contributions by: Harold P. Blum, M. Hossein Etezady, Anni Bergman, Maria Fahey, M.A., Keigo Okonogi, William M. Singletary, Phyllis Tyson, Daniel M. A. Freeman, Osamu Kitayama, Lilo Plaschkes