For over 35 years, research has examined frontal alpha EEG asymmetry, discussed in terms
of relative left frontal activity (rLFA) in the present review, as a concurrent and prospective …

Anhedonia is a core symptom of major depressive disorder (MDD), the neurobiological
mechanisms of which remain poorly understood. Despite decades of speculation regarding …

What are the basic dimensions of temperament? How does temperament influence
children's relationships to their physical and social worlds--and their behavior and …

Abstract JA Gray (1981, 1982) holds that 2 general motivational systems underlie behavior
and affect: a behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and a behavioral activation system (BAS) …

This book is a reader-friendly description of a viewpoint on human behavior which sees all
behavior as aimed at attaining goals. A wide variety of topics are treated (the theory is …

To successfully negotiate the developmental transition between youth and adulthood,
adolescents must maneuver this often stressful period while acquiring skills necessary for …

Achievement goal researchers and theorists have relied primarily on the distinction between
performance goals and mastery goals in differentiating competence-based strivings. In this …

The primary objectives of this article are (a) to put forth an explicit operational formulation of
positive human health that goes beyond prevailing" absence of illness" criteria;(b) to clarify …

Recent years have witnessed major advances in our understanding of temperament in
childhood. Early views on temperament as unchanging and stable have been replaced by …

The authors review a range of evidence concerning the motivational underpinnings of anger
as an affect, with particular reference to the relationship between anger and anxiety or fear …