THE ORIGIN OF EVERYDAY MOODS

(Oxford University Press, 1996)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pref!e
PA"T ONE T#e Ori$in of %oods
C#&ter 1 %ood nd 'ts %enin$s (
What is Mood?
C#&ter ) A T#eory of %ood 9
Calm-Energy
Calm-Tiredness
Tense-Energy
Tense-Tiredness
Mood as a Biological Rhythm
Vulnerability to Tension, Nervousness, and n!iety in the
Circadian Energy Cycle
C#&ter ( %oods s Bro*eters of +e,,-Bein$ )1
E!ercise
"ood
#ealth and $llness
%lee& and Wa'e(ulness
C#&ter . T#e "e,tions#i& Bet/een %ood nd T#o0$#ts ((
Mood and Thought Congruence
%tate )e&endency
#o* We ssess +ur Energy Reserves and %el(-Regulate
Re,uirements and Resources
The $n(luence o( %ubtle But -ersistent Moods
C#&ter 1 Ener$y nd Tension C#n$es /it# P%S, 2r0$s,
So!i, 'nter!tion, +et#er, nd Life Events .(
-remenstrual %yndrome .-M%/
)rugs
%ocial $nteractions
Weather
0i(e Events Versus Natural -rocesses as Causes o( Mood
Cognitive-((ective $nteractions $nvolving %ubtle
but -ersistent Negative Mood %tates
Bioevolutionary nalyses o( Tense rousal
C#&ter 6 3o/ Ener$y nd Tension 'nter!t 14
%erendi&itous "inding
Model o( Energy and Tension
The -arallel Rise o( Energy and Tension1
The E!&erience o( Tense-Energy and +ther Related %tates
#igh Tension and 0o* Energy1
The E!&erience o( Tense-Tiredness
When )oes Tension Reduce Energy?
The Mind o( the Tense-Tired -erson
#igh Energy and 0o* Tension1 The E!&erience o( Calm-Energy
The Mood o( E!haustion
C#&ter 4 T#e Evo,0tionry Bio,o$y of %oods 41
Energetic %tates
Tense rousal
The $nteraction o( Energy and Tension
E!haustion
Conscious *areness
C#&ter 5 T#e P#ysio,o$y nd Anto*y of %ood 54
Biochemistry o( Brain and Mood Relationshi&s
Nore&ine&hrine
)o&amine
%erotonin
Endor&hins
#ormones as the Basis o( Mood
drenaline and Cortisol
$nsulin and Blood 2lucose
rousal Related natomical %tructures
Reticular ctivating %ystem
0imbic %ystem
Cerebral Corte!
utonomic Nervous %ystem
%'eletal-Muscular %ystem
+ther Bases o( 2eneral Bodily rousal
PA"T T+O T#e Se,f-"e$0,tion of %ood
C#&ter 9 Se,f-"e$0,tion6 +#y, 3o/, nd 3o/ Effe!tive7
Management o( Momentary Moods
Mood Management and *areness
The Basics o( Mood Regulation
#o* )o -eo&le Regulate Their Moods
Research "indings
What Behaviors re 3sed (or Mood Regulation?
Behaviors 3sed to Change a Bad Mood
2eneral %trategies (or ltering Mood
E((ectiveness o( Behaviors and %trategies
-sychothera&ists Ratings o( %trategies
Behaviors 3sed to Raise Energy
Behaviors 3sed to Reduce Tension, Nervousness, or n!iety
What Wor's Best to Regulate Moods?
C#&ter 18 'ndivid0, 2ifferen!es
in %ood "e$0,tin$ Strte$ies 1((
Women and )e&ression
+ther $ndividual )i((erences in Mood Regulation
C#&ter 11 %ood S09stit0tion6 2ifferent +ys of
A!#ievin$ t#e S*e %ood 1..
Theory o( %el(-Regulation1
"rom Tense-Tiredness to Calm-Energy
%el(-Regulating )uring Normal Moods1
%ee'ing Calm-Energy
C#&ter 1) "tion, %ood S09stit0tion6
Exer!ise %ore nd 'nd0,$e Less 114
n E!&eriment With E!ercise and %nac'ing
%mo'ing and %el(-Regulation Theory
n E!&eriment *ith E!ercise as a %ubstitute (or %mo'ing
Regulating Moods and Brea'ing Bad #abits
PA"T T3"EE O&ti*, %ood %n$e*ent
C#&ter 1( T#e Pr!ti!, Psy!#o,o$y of Se,f-"e$0,tion 141
The Many "aces o( Tense-Tiredness
Test o( Tense-Tiredness
$nde! o( Tense-Tiredness
C#&ter 1. Over!o*in$ Tense-Tiredness 9y 'n!resin$ Ener$y 15(
$ncreasing Energy and Reducing Tension Through E!ercise
-ractical 0oo' at E!ercise (or Mood Control
0ac' o( Motivation to E!ercise
Why -eo&le 2et $nto %ha&e, "eel 2ood,
and then %to& E!ercising
C#&ter 11 "ed0!in$ Tension to Over!o*e Tense-Tiredness 196
C#&ter 16 %oods t 2ifferent Ti*es of 2y )8(
Morning *a'ening
Middle to 0ate Morning
Mid- to 0ate (ternoon
Evening
C#&ter 14 Syste*ti! Se,f-O9servtion6
T#e First Ste& in %ood C#n$e )1.
%ystematic %tudies o( the Causes and E((ects o( Mood
$ndirect venues to *areness1 When Energy and
Tension are Recogni4ed Through +ther Reactions
C#&ter 15 A "evie/ of t#e Ori$in nd
Se,f-"e$0,tion of Everydy %oods )))
A&&endix Beyond Stress %n$e*ent to C,*-Ener$y )(1
Notes, )(1
Index, )61