Self-Control and Self-Modification of Emotional Behavior [Paperback]

1 Emotions, Self-Control, and Self-Modification: An Introduction.- Self-Control and Self-Modification: Working Definitions.- Perspectives on Self-Control and Self-Modification.- Self-Control and Self-Modification of Emotional Behavior.- References.- 2 Physiological Patterning and Emotion: Implications for the Self-Regulation of Emotion.- Patterning of Subjective Experience.- Facial Muscle Patterning and Emotion.- Autonomic Nervous System Patterning and Emotion.- Denial, Dissociation, and Disregulation.- Patterns of Central Nervous System Processes and Emotion.- Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 3 A Self-Environmental Systems Model and Its Implications for Behavior Change.- to Systems Theory.- Application of a Systems Theory to a Mechanical System.- Application of Systems Theory to Simple Operant Schedules.- Sidman Schedule.- Other Schedules.- Conclusions.- A Self-Environmental Regulation Model.- The SERMOD.- Illustrations of the SERMOD.- Summary.- Self-Environmental Regulation Treatment Strategies.- Application of the SERMOD and SERTS to the Individual Management of Obesity.- Component Analyses of Self-Control Techniques.- Comprehensive Self-Control Treatment Programs.- Application of the SERMOD and SERTS to the Analysis of Television Commercials and Eating Habits.- Health Risks of the Typical American Diet.- Television Viewing and Programming Analysis.- The Research Problem.- The Television Research Program at the University of Montana.- Concluding Comments.- Summary.- References.- 4 Emotionality and Aging.- Defining Emotions.- Theories of Emotion.- Psychophysiological Theories.- The Sociological Viewpoint.- Theories of Emotionality: Some Integrating Comments.- Emotions and Biological Aging.- Cognitive Changes.- The Data: Evidence on Affect and Emotion in the Aged.- Personality Change and Aging.- Long-Term Emotional Problems of the Aged.- Affect and Mood in the Aged.- Experimental Data.- Summary and Discussion.- References.- 5 A Skill Deficit Approach to LonellsL