Affiliative and prosocial motives and emotions in mental health

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 381-389

  Gilbert, Paul ^a  

^a DERBYSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Attachment; Compassion; Emotion; Evolution; Motive; Oxytocin; Parasympathetic; Prosocial

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PROSOCIAL MOTIVE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; ANIMAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84958986886     PISSN: 12948322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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