The Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology)

Jaak Panksepp's life work has revealed that all mammalian brains are made up of 7 common emotional systems - seeking, lust, rage, fear, care, grief, and play. This book provides an easy-to-understand explanation of the way in which these common systems guide emotional life in all mammals, including humans, and ties this information into clinical work by showing its relevance for understandings of human behavior and psychotherapeutic treatment. The book includes clinical material to show Panksepp's theories at work. Chapters address animal affect, conditioned learning, the social emotional brain, self-preservation, fear and rage systems, and biological sources of values.