Contents: The Psychology of Heartbreak: An Introduction. Perspectives on Heartbreak. The Emotional Crossfire. The Ups and Downs of Self-Esteem. Guilt, Justification, Morality: Struggling with Right and Wrong. What Actually Happened? Lessons Learned and Mysteries Glimpsed. Conclusion: The Two Sides of Heartbreak.
Roy F. Baumeister, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Florida State University and at the University of Queensland in Australia. One of social psychology's most highly cited researchers, Dr. Baumeister has been conducting research, teaching, and thinking about the human self since the 1970s. His work spans multiple topics, including self and identity, self-control, interpersonal rejection and the need to belong, sexuality and gender, violence and evil, self-esteem, self-presentation, emotion, decision making, consciousness and free will, and finding meaning in life. He has written approximately 700 professional publications as well as numerous books for professionals and the general public. Dr. Baumeister is a recipient of awards including the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Self and Identity and the William James Fellow Award, the highest honor of the Association for Psychological Science.
Engagingly written, BREAKING HEARTS offers an insightful and
broad-ranging theoretical analysis and a careful empirical
documentation of the heart breakers and the heart broken....It
captures the drama of breaking hearts without sacrificing the rigor
of the scientific enterprise.''
--Bella DePaulo, Ph.D., University of Virginia
This book is a rich and enlightening account of the experience of
unrequited love, and should be of interest not only to scientists
who study close relationships, but also to the general public.
--Caryl E. Rusbult, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
The topic of unrequited love is an intriguing one that has caused
much interest lately since the film, Fatal Attraction, and the
several cases of stalking that have received public attention. This
book offers the first systematic attempt to uncover the patterns of
unrequited love and it is a good example of what a psychological
analysis of important social issues can contribute to their
solution. --Steve Duck, Ph.D., University of Iowa
- Often I found myself swept along by the charming, fluid style in
which the book is written....In short, the authors are highly
successful in creating a book that will appeal to a wide
audience....This book makes a significant contribution to the
literature. --Contemporary Psychology, 8/7/1994ƒƒ For all who've
ever loved and lost, and for all therapists who've worked with
lovesick clients (or their fantasy objects). --Behavioral Science
Book Service, 8/7/1994
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